Magician's Gambit is the third part of The Belgariad, a fantasy book series written by David Eddings continuing the events in Queen of Sorcery and is followed by Castle of Wizardry.
 Magician's Gambit cover | |
| Author | David Eddings and Leigh Eddings |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Belgariad |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | June 1983 |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback |
| Pages | 320 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-345-32731-4 |
| Preceded by | Queen of Sorcery |
| Followed by | Castle of Wizardry |
Plot summary edit
Garion and friends go after Ctuchik, the evil Angarak sorcerer who has the Orb.
Reception edit
Colin Greenland reviewed Magician's Gambit for Imagine magazine, and stated that "For all its accumulated bulk of pages, this really is easy reading. Try it to distract you while you're weaving your next tapestry."[1]
Reviews edit
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1984) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 7, Number 6[2]
- Review [French] by Olivier Coron (1991) in Yellow Submarine, #85
- Review [Dutch] by Eya Kuismanen (2005) in Holland-SF 2005, #4
References edit
- ^ Greenland, Colin (August 1984). "Fantasy Media". Imagine (review) (17). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 47.
- ^ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1590