The Belgariad
David Eddings
10 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2016–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
It is most firmly in the territory of "comfort reading" for me these days.
And then, as I got older, I started to realize that most of the "good guys", other than Garion, were deeply-flawed awful people who would not be nearly as funny or heroic in real life as they were made out to be in the book.
I probably liked David Edding's Belgariad series, along with the Mallorean series, the most. I reread them, regularly, and go through all ten books, in a couple of weeks. They are an easy read.
I tend to either give "The Belgeriad" or "Mistborn" as a gift to people who want to get into Fantasy.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? 2024 · 7 recommendations
- Ask HN: Which book have you re-read the most times? how many times? 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 1 recommendation