You leave my precious Belgariad alone! 😡
October 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
You leave my precious Belgariad alone! 😡
What did you grow up reading? My dad got me into sci-fi fantasy, and a series I reread over & over was David & Leigh Eddings’ Belgariad Series. I haven’t read them in years and wonder how they would hold up.
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April 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
What did you grow up reading? My dad got me into sci-fi fantasy, and a series I reread over & over was David & Leigh Eddings’ Belgariad Series. I haven’t read them in years and wonder how they would hold up.
#TheBelgariad #FantasyBooks #EpicFantasy #BookSky
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them: why is your brain like this
me: Clash of the Titans, Dark Crystal, Secret Of Nimh, Legend, Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, Labyrinth, Krull, Shannara books, Belgariad books, Xanth books,,,,
me: Clash of the Titans, Dark Crystal, Secret Of Nimh, Legend, Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, Labyrinth, Krull, Shannara books, Belgariad books, Xanth books,,,,
April 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
them: why is your brain like this
me: Clash of the Titans, Dark Crystal, Secret Of Nimh, Legend, Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, Labyrinth, Krull, Shannara books, Belgariad books, Xanth books,,,,
me: Clash of the Titans, Dark Crystal, Secret Of Nimh, Legend, Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, Labyrinth, Krull, Shannara books, Belgariad books, Xanth books,,,,
Yes I read the Belgariad too many times as a middle schooler.
July 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Yes I read the Belgariad too many times as a middle schooler.
All of these. 😄
Belgariad Universe Series by David Eddings
The Belgariad universe is the broad universe containing two major pentologies, the Belgariad and the Malloreon, as well as a pair of prequels and a rel...
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October 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
All of these. 😄
The Belgariad/Mallorian
December 7, 2024 at 3:29 AM
The Belgariad/Mallorian
I wouldn't say they were "great" books but I've always loved David Eddings' Belgariad series.
August 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I wouldn't say they were "great" books but I've always loved David Eddings' Belgariad series.
Belgariad! Great "we're gonna do some fantasy tropes" series
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Belgariad! Great "we're gonna do some fantasy tropes" series
David Eddings is the one I keep seeing. That one didn’t get nearly as much press, and if you grew up on the Belgariad and happened to be off the internet that week…
February 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
David Eddings is the one I keep seeing. That one didn’t get nearly as much press, and if you grew up on the Belgariad and happened to be off the internet that week…
He wasn't my first, alas.
It did put several things in the Belgariad and his other books in a new light, though.
It did put several things in the Belgariad and his other books in a new light, though.
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
He wasn't my first, alas.
It did put several things in the Belgariad and his other books in a new light, though.
It did put several things in the Belgariad and his other books in a new light, though.
I really hate this; it feels like something deeply personal was stolen. Gaiman is one. My worst one is David Eddings. Must've read the Belgariad 30 times or so as a kid. Comfort food, a cozy mental space I could revisit when stressed.
And then I learned the bit about the cage…
And then I learned the bit about the cage…
September 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I really hate this; it feels like something deeply personal was stolen. Gaiman is one. My worst one is David Eddings. Must've read the Belgariad 30 times or so as a kid. Comfort food, a cozy mental space I could revisit when stressed.
And then I learned the bit about the cage…
And then I learned the bit about the cage…
The sexism in the Belgariad would actually be super easy to fix. The only real issue that needs a major change is that the Belgariad doesn't have any major female characters in the quest team other than Polgara and Ce'Nedra, but there's an easy fix for that too: genderswap Silk.
July 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The sexism in the Belgariad would actually be super easy to fix. The only real issue that needs a major change is that the Belgariad doesn't have any major female characters in the quest team other than Polgara and Ce'Nedra, but there's an easy fix for that too: genderswap Silk.
David Eddings the Belgariad
December 7, 2024 at 3:26 AM
David Eddings the Belgariad
The Belgariad series by David Eddings is my safe place :)
June 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Belgariad series by David Eddings is my safe place :)
Drop some FANTASY HEROES
Barak from the Belgariad.
Barak from the Belgariad.
August 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Drop some FANTASY HEROES
Barak from the Belgariad.
Barak from the Belgariad.
Because I recently learned I have some more Belgariad fans amongst my followers I thought I'd reshare this.
yes I painted Gina Torres as the model for my version of Polgara. What of it? lol.
yes I painted Gina Torres as the model for my version of Polgara. What of it? lol.
April 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Because I recently learned I have some more Belgariad fans amongst my followers I thought I'd reshare this.
yes I painted Gina Torres as the model for my version of Polgara. What of it? lol.
yes I painted Gina Torres as the model for my version of Polgara. What of it? lol.
Why limit it to the 30s? If you're GenX like me and loved The Belgariad, whatever you do, don't google "David Eddings." Trust me. Don't.
January 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Why limit it to the 30s? If you're GenX like me and loved The Belgariad, whatever you do, don't google "David Eddings." Trust me. Don't.
January 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Heroes who were a ripoff of the Belgariad against cosmic horrors that I thought myself brilliant for naming misspelled versions of Time, Matter, Death, and Destiny. (In fairness, this was before the Sandman had come out.)
Written in black pen, switched to blue partway through.
Written in black pen, switched to blue partway through.
so, to the writers... what was the terrible novel you wrote at 14? Mine was about a redhaired freedom fighter called Eleanor Sunstripe
June 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Heroes who were a ripoff of the Belgariad against cosmic horrors that I thought myself brilliant for naming misspelled versions of Time, Matter, Death, and Destiny. (In fairness, this was before the Sandman had come out.)
Written in black pen, switched to blue partway through.
Written in black pen, switched to blue partway through.
Let’s also add:
- Thirteen Clocks, Thurber (standalone)
- Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles/Dido Twite series (god so good)
- The Belgariad/Malloreon, Eddings — perfect high fantasy archetyping (bleak backstory here but authors are dead & proceeds go to good source)
- Six of Crows duet, Bardugo
- Thirteen Clocks, Thurber (standalone)
- Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles/Dido Twite series (god so good)
- The Belgariad/Malloreon, Eddings — perfect high fantasy archetyping (bleak backstory here but authors are dead & proceeds go to good source)
- Six of Crows duet, Bardugo
More:
- Patrick Ness’s “The Knife of Never Letting Go” & sequels (sci-fi, but very fantastical sci-fi); highly rec going in with no prior knowledge
- Howl’s Moving Castle & the other Howl books, Jones (v diff than movie!)
- Inkheart, Funke
- The Mirror Visitor, Dabos (so good, so underappreciated!)
- Patrick Ness’s “The Knife of Never Letting Go” & sequels (sci-fi, but very fantastical sci-fi); highly rec going in with no prior knowledge
- Howl’s Moving Castle & the other Howl books, Jones (v diff than movie!)
- Inkheart, Funke
- The Mirror Visitor, Dabos (so good, so underappreciated!)
March 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Let’s also add:
- Thirteen Clocks, Thurber (standalone)
- Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles/Dido Twite series (god so good)
- The Belgariad/Malloreon, Eddings — perfect high fantasy archetyping (bleak backstory here but authors are dead & proceeds go to good source)
- Six of Crows duet, Bardugo
- Thirteen Clocks, Thurber (standalone)
- Joan Aiken’s Wolves Chronicles/Dido Twite series (god so good)
- The Belgariad/Malloreon, Eddings — perfect high fantasy archetyping (bleak backstory here but authors are dead & proceeds go to good source)
- Six of Crows duet, Bardugo
the belgariad is american harry potter and i mean that sentence VERY thoroughly
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the belgariad is american harry potter and i mean that sentence VERY thoroughly
My dad, who commuted 3 hours a day to work and back, left the house at 4 am and got back at dark, read me the whole Belgariad, the first 5 Wheel of Time books, gave me an entire enriching life of reading fantasy. Wouldn’t trade that for anything.
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My dad, who commuted 3 hours a day to work and back, left the house at 4 am and got back at dark, read me the whole Belgariad, the first 5 Wheel of Time books, gave me an entire enriching life of reading fantasy. Wouldn’t trade that for anything.
In the Belgariad there's a kingdom that has a pretty expansive palace with some areas in disrepair and others pretty well tended.
There's a comment made by one of the characters that expanding the palace gives weak kings something to do.
There's a comment made by one of the characters that expanding the palace gives weak kings something to do.
October 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the Belgariad there's a kingdom that has a pretty expansive palace with some areas in disrepair and others pretty well tended.
There's a comment made by one of the characters that expanding the palace gives weak kings something to do.
There's a comment made by one of the characters that expanding the palace gives weak kings something to do.
Belgariad series immediately jumps to mind
June 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Belgariad series immediately jumps to mind