Queen of Sorcery

Belgariad, Book 2

By: David Eddings

Narrated by: Brian Wiggins

Discover the epic story that inspired thousands-from Raymond Feist's The Riftwar Cycle series to George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones.

The Accursed One isn't dead . . .

He only sleeps . . .

The evil God Torak covets dominion over all men. If the stolen Orb of Aldur reaches him, he will surely gain what he desires.

Garion travels through strange lands with master sorcerers Belgarath and Polgara in frantic pursuit of the Orb. But as his own powers grow, Garion starts to realize that he too may have a part to play-a part he isn't sure he wants . . .

©1982 David Eddings (P)2024 Tantor

Fantastic revist to my childhood

It was wonderful getting to revisit my childhood with the books that started my love of reading.

The flow

I love how this book and the whole series flows , every page leaving you more excited for the next, the way they describe even some of the smallest thing. And keeping the audience engaged and focused on what’s happening around them

OMG

This was even more exciting to listen to this time around. I listened to C.B. And I thought he had great talent but Mr. Wiggins was super surprising cause I didn't think it could get any better. Thank you for doing such a great job bringing this masterpiece to life. Thank you again, I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Playful and serious

The differentiation between when things were lighthearted and gravely serious was executed perfectly. The gravity of certain situations was definitely captured correctly.

What is this dialect bro.

I love this book and have read it several times, but desired to listen to the audiobook the dialect decisions and straight up incorrect phrasing of sentences, confounds me. Multiple times in the story the book will say a scripture for how a sentence is said, however, the narrator will say it completely differently. It drove me crazy the entire time don’t even get me started on the accents. He gives all of the characters if you don’t come from Sendaria, then you sound like a crazy European.

The new narrator.

The new narrator was perfectly fine. I just miss the old narrator. He brought out all of the humor in the story. It was so much more enjoyable.

Still a classic

I have read these for years and having the option to listen as I drive was wonderful. These stories are so rich and layered. Brian Wiggins was a wonderful choice for narrator as he adds to the stories and is able to perform multiple distinct voices which adds to the overall story

A title that always satisfies

Again and again, the story is timeless, characters are well developed and the plot is compelling

The narrator was very distracting

I loved these books when I first read them 30 years ago. They are good fun. A little flawed here and there but generally a good time. The characters are the best part. The narration sapped all of the fun out of them. His delivery didn't capture the charm of the characters. Even worse, the accents he used were inconsistent and distracting. All of the tough guys sound straight out of the Bronx, no matter what country they are from.

Incredibly Well Done

Brian Wiggins was incredible and actually brought some of my all time favorite characters to life!!! I have been waiting years and years for a decent audio book of The Belgariad and Malloreon series, and this over delivers!!! I am patiently waiting the remaining books and will order them all. Please, please, please continue with the fantastic work. I cannot say enough about the amazing writing and world building of David Eddings, other than to commend the narrator for bringing this story to life!