King of the Murgos (The Malloreon, Book 2)

by David Eddings

Book Overview

Guided by the Orb of the God Aldur, Garion and Ce'Nedrea begin a great quest to rescue their kidnapped child. Making their way through the foul swamps of Nyisssa, then into the lands of the Murgos,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345358805
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Love Eddings

For people who enjoy reading for the purpose of getting into the story. The books written by David Eddings' are for people who get attached to characters and love to immerse themselves in reading. To me his books are like coming home for a visit. If you want to read simply to get to the finish line---Eddings is not for you.

Clever and witty

I have enjoyed most everything David and Leigh Eddings have ever written. They have a fine touch with wit and cleverness, even when their characters are in deepest peril.The average reader can easily identify with (Bel)Garion, who has been thrust into the role of sorceror/king and is still getting used to his new responsibilities. Luckily he has his grandfather Belgarath, his aunt Polgara and plenty of other monarchs to help him out.He also has his natural intelligence to help him cope when his son Geran is abducted. He is often able to keep a cool head when others around him cannot. Most anyone who enjoys fantasy novels would enjoy Eddings's work.To Sarahjames: You would do well not to try to elevate Eddings's work at the expense of others, notably Tolkien. Many, many people would disagree with your assessment. They are far different stylistically, and ultimately to each his own.

Better than the belgariad

I don't understand why people are so shook up about this book. All I keep reading is, 'same as the first', and 'reading about a prophecy that we know exists and who is going to win' and 'characters don't mature, except physically'...and so on.Firstly, I think those reviewers are either missing the point because it's so big or are being deliberately obtuse. Of course we know who's going to win. Nobody wants to follow a character for ten books just to find out he dies in the end. If Harry Potter dies in book seven, J.K. Rowling would never sell another book.The key is it isn't how it all comes out, because every story has to come out somewhere, but about how the author takes us there. Of course we know who's going to win, of course we can even guess how it's gonna happen, but I wanna know what happens IN BETWEEN. The struggles they go through to get to the confrontation, the new ideas and uses of Word and Will and the cleverness of Silk and all the rest.My suggestion is to stop being so needy and just go along for the ride. David Eddings characterizes like no other author alive, and he writes funny, entertaining fantasy books. Why be so cranky when the book doesn't turn out the way you want it to? No it isn't Tolkien (thank goodness) --- it's not even in the same league as that trash --- and it isn't like any other fantasy series I've ever read. Quit beeing needy, don't worry about how the thing comes out, and just enjoy the wit and humor and the trip! Man the trip in these books alone justifies the $7.50 I spend at Borders for each of these.I recommend this series to anyone intelligent enough to appreciate the story as one of it's own, and not compare it to Tolkien's garbage or Rowling's tripe. Read up!

A Great Read!

I am surprised these other reviewers didn't like it. I, personally, loved the book! Eddings is an amazing foreshadower, giving you just enough info to know something's not quite right, but at the same time, he keeps things hidden, so that there are surprises! I can't wait to read the third one!

By far my favorite in the series!

O.k., so like an unobservant fool I picked up this book without reading the fine print that said "Book Two..." but was pleasantly surprised that I had 6 previous books to read and 3 more to follow! From the first scene in the tunnels I was hooked. A reviewer of another of DE's books called his dialogue "annoyingly cute" or something to that effect; I personally found it to be just the right amount of "cute" (although "cute" would not be my personal choice in words). The discussion of the meaning of the word "lost" in the first chapter was wonderful. The sarcastic humor of Silk is what makes me re-read the books over and over. He is by far my favorite character in any fantasy book I've read! Just thinking about it makes me want to read all 10 again! (I havent gotten around to the final 3-ie Belgarath... Pol...and that last one- but I'll tell you, if any character deserves his own book(s) it's Silk!!!!!!!)