The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of the Belgariad and the Malloreon

Eddings, David and Leigh

ISBN 10: 0002246775 / ISBN 13: 9780002246774

Published by Voyager Books, 1998

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VGC.Voyager, 1998. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted and yellow on the outer edges, previous owner's inscription written on the edges of the front endpaper. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 394pp including Afterward. Price un-clipped. Seller Inventory # 10761

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Title: The Rivan Codex: Ancient Texts of the ...

Publisher: Voyager Books

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very good

Edition: First UK edition-first printing.

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Synopsis:

Join David and Leigh Eddings on a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the extensive background materials they compiled before beginning the masterpiece of epic fantasy unforgettably set down in The Belgariad and The Malloreon and their two companion volumes, Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.

Our tour stretches from the wealthy Empire of Tolnedra to the remote Isle of the Winds, from the mysterious mountains of Ulgoland to the forbidding reaches of darkest Mallorea. Along the way, you will meet old friends and enemies alike. Rare volumes will be opened to your eyes. Sacred holy books in which you may read the secrets of the Gods themselves and of their prophets. Scholarly histories of the rise and fall of empires from the Imperial Library at Tol Honeth. The profound mysteries of the Malloreon Gospels. THE RIVAN CODEX will enrich your understanding of all that has gone before . . . and whet your appetite for more spectacular adventures from this talented team.

Review:

So you want to write a multivolume, bestselling epic fantasy? Here's the book to help you. The Rivan Codex was published to answer the many letters David and Leigh Eddings have received from students, teachers, and aspiring writers. It's a companion to the 12-book fantasy series comprised of The Belgariad (five books), The Malloreon (five books), Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress. In David Eddings's words, The Rivan Codex "may give the student of our genre some insights into the creative process--something on the order of 'connect wire A to wire B. Warning! Do not connect wire A to wire C, because that will cause the whole thing to blow up in your face." This is a collection of the groundwork David and Leigh Eddings laid for the Belgariad and Malloreon series. On this firm foundation they imagined and built their world in book after book.

There's a fascinating introduction, a personal history of Belgarath the sorcerer, Holy Books, Gospels, Histories, King Anheg's diary, and an afterword. Footnotes tell how the authors used and changed these materials in writing the books. And of course, there are plenty of maps (the starting point for all epic fantasies). --Nona Vero