When David Eddings sketched a strange map one morning before work, he took the first step in an extraordinary, imaginative journey that would last for years and result in a majestic saga of Gods, Kings, and Sorcerers-one loved by millions of readers the world over.  Now David and Leigh Eddings take us on a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the extensive background materials they compiled before beginning the masterpiece epic fantasy unforgettably set down in The Belgariad and The Malloreon and their two companion volumes, Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress..

One tour stretches from the wealthy Empire of Tolnedra to the remote Isle of the Winds, from the mysterious mountains of Ulgoland to the forbidding reaches of darkest Mallorea.  We will visit the time before Time when two opposing Destinies began the cataclysmic struggle fro supremacy that would involve Gods and men alike, crack the world asunder, and threaten to unravel the fabric of the universe itself.  We will see the origin of the Orb of Aldur and glimpse the final act upon the Sardion Stone.

Along the way, we will stop to greet old friends: Belgarath, the Old Wolf, disciple of the god Aldur; Polgara, his enigmatic daughter; brave Belgarian, the Rivan King; and his beautiful Queen, Ce'Nedra.  Old enemies will be waiting too: the maimed god Torak, evil incarnate; Zandramas, fearsome Child of the Dark; and the tragically corrupted traitor, Belzedar.

Rare volumes will be opened to your eyes.  Sacred holy books in which you may read the secrets of the Gods themselves and of their prophets.  Scholarly histories of the rise and fall of empires from the Imperial Library at Tol Honeth.  The profound mysteries of the Mallorean Gospels.

Brimming with adventure, romance, and excitement readers have come to expect from David and Leigh Eddings-including invaluable advise for aspiring writers on how and how not to create their own fantasy worlds-the Rivan Codex will enrich your understanding of all that has gone before...and whet your appetite for more spectacular adventures from this talented team.

Score: 4.8
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This is a good book to have if you are serious fan.

Eddings are and will remain the best writer in the world

This book rooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it's one of the best books ever

This is an awsome explaination and gives great detail of the history.

Very informative, as it show about each different race

This is a must have if you love the Belgariad & Mallorean series.

this shows what they are talking about with the BOOK of ALORN and the BOOK OF TORAK

I havnt raed it but it must be good Eddings wrote it.

This is a great book to read as a support the Belgariad and the Mallorean series. But if you would read this book alone it would't say anything. Authors comment in the begginning was great. I loved to read about the author in his own words. Great. Thanx David and Leigh!

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