SuitabookPawn of Prophecy
David Eddings
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the prophecy, names and wider conflict are easy to follow. Pause where danger becomes prominent and let the reader set the pace.
- Themes
- Prophecy and choice: Garion does not believe in magic or prophecy, yet a prophecy is connected to the danger that draws him into a quest. The prophecy is a plot force; whether the story treats it as unquestionable or leaves room for doubt is unclear.
- Discovering heritage: Garion has been raised by Aunt Pol and is said to have a strange heritage he does not yet know. The revelation appears central to the story, but its meaning and effect on Garion are not given.
- Good and evil: The backstory presents Torak as an evil god seeking dominion and describes war between gods and men. The conflict is framed in stark terms in the outline; how the full story develops its moral distinctions is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The outline signals danger, a threatening figure, an evil god and a history of war. The intensity and detail of these elements in the full story are not clear.