Prequel to The Belgariad series But must not be read until after Belgariad and Mallorean series as major spoilers included Polgara has finally been persuaded to tell her tale And so, at last, the full truth of The Belgariad is revealed It is the story of wizardry and politics, doom and evil, love and magic But, above all, it is the story of Polgara, a beautiful woman whose constancy and inner powers have been the foundation of all the luck and love that have saved the world