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THE BURDEN OF DESTINY

Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, returned to Elenia after ten years of exile, only to find his young Queen Ehlana trapped in a block of ensourcelled crystal. Only the great sorcery of Sephrenia, ageless instructor of magic, kept her alive--but the spell would last only a year, and its cost was tragically high.

Now a Prince Regent ruled Elenia, the puppet of Annias, ambitious Primate of the Church who planned to seize power over all the land.

As Sparhawk and Sephrenia set out to find a cure for Ehlana, Sephrenia revealed that there was only one person in the west who could defeat the evil plots against Ehlana. That person was Sparhawk.

I really enjoyed this series.

The start of the Elenium trilogy. Eddings is a master of fantasy. remarkable stories.

again, ho-hum. I really felt like the potential was great, but the book didn't find any of it.

This book was okay but not near as good as the Belgariad books or the Mallorean or "Belgarath The Sorcerer".

THE BURDEN OF DESTINY
Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, returned to Elenia after ten years of exile, only to find his young Queen Ehlana trapped in a block of ensourcelled crystal. Only the great sorcery of Sephrenia, ageless instructor of magic, kept her alive--but the spell would last only a year, and its cost was tragically high.
Now a Prince Regent ruled Elenia, the puppet of Annias, ambitious Primate of the Church who planned to seize power over all the land.
As Sparhawk and Sephrenia set out to find a cure for Ehlana, Sephrenia revealed that there was only one person in the west who could defeat the evil plots against Ehlana. That person was Sparhawk.

Book one of the Elenium

I enjoyed this book.

Eddings second world, grittier and less pristine than the Belgariad, but so-so. It's not a bad start for a reasonably decent series, but nothing to sell your kids for.