David Eddings Books in Order

On a deer-hunting trip in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, Vietnam-era veteran Dan Alders joins his estranged brother and a volatile group of friends. Old grudges, alcohol, and fear turn the outing into a tense, violent test of loyalty and survival.

Garion, an ordinary farm boy raised by his stern Aunt Pol, is swept from his quiet life when a sacred object is stolen. Traveling with the mysterious storyteller Mister Wolf and new companions, he’s drawn into a dangerous quest he barely understands.

Still hunting the stolen Orb, Garion and his friends cross war-torn Arendia, the imperial court of Tolnedra, and the swampy kingdom of Nyissa. As plots close in, Garion discovers his own gift for sorcery and begins to see how deeply he’s entangled in prophecy.

Garion travels to the remote Vale of Aldur to train, then joins a stealth mission into the Angarak city of Rak Cthol, lair of the sorcerer Ctuchik. The group must snatch the Orb back from an enemy stronghold before catastrophe strikes their world.

With the Orb recovered, Garion reaches the island of Riva and learns he is heir to a long-lost throne. As he struggles with kingship and an arranged betrothal to Ce’Nedra, a new prophecy forces him toward a fated confrontation with the god Torak.

War erupts across the West while Ce’Nedra leads a desperate alliance against overwhelming Angarak armies. Far from the main battle, Garion, Belgarath, and Silk race to Torak’s hidden city for a final duel that will decide both the prophecy and the fate of their world.

Years after Torak’s fall, Garion rules peacefully until the Orb warns him to beware Zandramas. A rising bear-cult, political unrest, and the kidnapping of his infant son shatter that peace, sending Garion and his old companions on a new quest into the unknown East.

Detained in the Mallorean capital during a deadly plague, Garion meets Emperor Zakath, an enemy who might become an ally. Escaping quarantine, the group heads into Karanda, where demon-ridden lands, a mad sorcerer, and the terrifying Demon Lord Nahaz block their road east.

Tracking Zandramas, Garion’s company pursues clues through swampy Nyissa and war-scarred Cthol Murgos. Disguised as slavers amid a Mallorean invasion, they navigate double-crosses and ancient hatreds, finally reaching the court of the Murgo king, where surprising family ties complicate politics and loyalties.

Guided by obscure prophecies and the Ashabine Oracles, Garion and his companions cross battlefields and ruined kingdoms toward the jungle land of Darshiva. There, amid shifting alliances and an uneasy partnership with Zakath, they draw closer to Zandramas and the true shape of their final destination.

Pandion Knight Sparhawk returns from exile to find Queen Ehlana poisoned and encased in protective crystal. With only a year to save her, he gathers fellow knights, the sorceress Sephrenia, and unlikely allies, uncovering church corruption and hints of a far older, darker power.

Sparhawk’s quest continues as he searches for Bhelliom, a lost jewel shaped like a sapphire rose and the only hope of curing Ehlana. The trail leads through haunted battlefields, treacherous nobles, and the schemes of an imprisoned god determined to break free.

Armed at last with Bhelliom, Sparhawk races to heal Ehlana and prevent a usurper from seizing the church’s highest office. His path ends in the bleak land of Zemoch, where he must use the jewel’s power against the god Azash in a battle that could remake the world.

The last leg of Garion’s journey leads to the hidden kingdom of Kell and the enigmatic seeress Cyradis. Racing Zandramas to the Place Which Is No More, the company faces betrayals, demons, and a final choice between Light and Dark that turns prophecy into decision.

Now Prince Consort to Queen Ehlana, Sparhawk faces new trouble when omens, monsters, and ancient warriors begin to plague the distant Tamul Empire. Answering an imperial plea, he and his companions journey east, only to uncover a web of divine meddling and political rot.

Raphael Taylor, a gifted student and athlete, sees his privileged life destroyed after a night of manipulation and a brutal car accident. Hiding in a run-down Spokane neighborhood, he observes the welfare-dependent “losers” around him while a dangerous figure from his past returns to pull him down again.

In the Tamul Empire, Sparhawk and his allies confront escalating unrest, sinister cults, and eerie, luminous beings called the Shining Ones. As Aphrael retrieves the hidden Bhelliom, the group races across hostile lands to untangle a god’s schemes before the empire tears itself apart.

The final Tamuli volume sends Sparhawk after kidnappers who have seized Queen Ehlana to ransom her for Bhelliom. His pursuit leads to the secret city of the Cyrgai, a fanatical god’s followers, where Sparhawk must wield divine power against an unleashed rival force.

Framed as Belgarath’s own memoir, this companion volume recounts his seven thousand years of wandering, from orphaned village boy to first disciple of Aldur. Along the way he helps shape kingdoms, steal the Orb of Aldur, and prepare the long line of events that leads to Garion.

Told in Polgara’s voice, this book fills in the gaps left by Belgarath’s story. It follows her from childhood in Aldur’s Vale through centuries spent guiding royal houses, guarding the hidden Rivan heirs, defying Torak’s plans, and finally raising Garion on Faldor’s farm.

Part world-book, part writer’s notebook, this volume collects background material for The Belgariad and The Malloreon. It includes essays, myths, maps, religious texts, and notes on economics and culture that show how the Eddingses built their world behind the scenes.

In rainy Seattle, graduate student Mark watches over Renata, the surviving half of a pair of nearly indistinguishable twins shattered by her sister’s murder. As petty criminals begin turning up dead, Mark must decide whether the fragile young woman he cares for is also a killer.

Professional thief Althalus is hired to steal a mysterious book from the House at the End of the World and instead meets a talking cat who is really the goddess Dweia. Trapped outside of time, he’s recruited to gather an unlikely band and thwart a god bent on rewriting history.

In the land of Dhrall, the Elder Gods discover that the hive-minded Vlagh is sending hordes of monsters toward Zelana’s western domain. Forbidden to kill directly, they rely on the prophetic dreams of a child and the hired swords of sea-raiders, archers, and imperial soldiers to hold the ravine at Lattash.

The struggle against the Vlagh moves to the mountainous region around Crystal Gorge, where its creatures spread a deadly “plague.” Outlander armies and native fighters dig in for a brutal siege, using the enemy’s own venom and the Dreamers’ terrifying visions to turn the narrow pass into a killing ground.

After the first victory over the Vlagh, the war shifts south to Veltan’s peaceful domain. As new dreams warn of another invasion, Veltan’s friend Omago and the combined Maag and Trogite forces reinforce fresh battle lines, while human greed and betrayal threaten to undo their hard-won unity.

In the final Dreamers novel, the Elder Gods grow too tired to stay awake as the Vlagh prepares one last push from the Wasteland. Longbow, Omago, and their allies venture into the heart of the hive, using newly revealed powers and a risky plan to end the threat at its source.