ベルガリアード物語〈1〉予言の守護者 (ハヤカワ文庫FT) [文庫]

この世が創造されて間もない頃、世界制覇の力を宿す宝石をめぐって神々が熾烈な闘いを繰り広げていた。この争いは魔術師ベルガラスが邪神トラクを倒して終局を迎えた。だが、いつの日か邪神トラクは宝石を求めて再びこの世に現われるという…農園で平隠な日々を送るガリオン少年にとって、神々の争いや宝石など単なる神話でしかなかった。だが、謎の語り部ウルフが現われた時から、ガリオンの生活は激変した。彼はウルフに導かれるまま何かを避けるように、また何かを追うようにして旅立つが…。全米でベストセラーのシリーズ、逐に登場!

"Eddings' BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight."
Piers Anthony
Long ago, the Storyteller claimed, in this first book of THE BELGARIAD, the evil god Torak drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe.
But Garion did not believe in such stories. Brought up on a quiet farm by his Aunt Pol, how could he know that the Apostate planned to wake dread Torak, or that he would be led on a quest of unparalleled magic and danger by those he loved--but did not know...?

--このテキストは、 マスマーケット 版に関連付けられています。

There is a television commercial for potato chips that challenges "Bet you can't eat just one." A similar challenge could easily be made for the books that are part of the Belgariad series: "Bet you can't read just one." When I read Pawn of Prophecy, I couldn't stop and continued right on through the other four books of the Belgariad. I was then quite sad that I finished the series. It felt like saying good-bye to a bunch of great friends...and after all we had been through together that was hard.
--Tim Kochuba, General Manager
--このテキストは、 マスマーケット 版に関連付けられています。