The Belgariad: Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings

An ancient prophecy - and a maimed God.

Long ago, the evil God Torak fought a war to obtain an object of immense power - the Orb of Aldur. But Torak was defeated and the Orb reclaimed by Belgarath the sorcerer.

Garion, a young farm lad, loves the story when he first hears it from the old storyteller. But it has nothing to do with him. Or does it? For the stories also tell of a prophecy that must be fulfilled - a destiny handed down through the generations.

And Torak is stirring again ...

PAWN OF PROPH ECY is the first book in a magnificent fantasy epic set against a history of seven thousand years of struggles between Gods and Kings and men.