Sigurd grew up with his grandmother, bothered only by the trolls that seemed bent on destroying their settlement. Then she died, leaving him a mysterious box he couldn't open and a confused warning against some dread warlord or wizard — he couldn't be sure of which from her final ravings. Then the grim warlord Halfdane came to abduct him by force into the Realm of the Alfar. Now he was a virtual prisoner in the hill fort of Halfdane, caught in a bitter war between light and dark...

Plague is creeping up on the medieval town of Aurillac. Two witches call upon the powers of Hecate, Queen of the Night, in an attempt to avert disaster; but she calls for the blood sacrifice of two children. Saved by a miracle, the children are nevertheless cursed by the witch-queen for eternity.

Before David Eddings wrote "The Belgariad" he spent a year working on the design and mythology of the fantasy world in which it is set. This "Codex" comprises the material which is taken for granted but not spelled out, history, geography, myths and folktales, peoples, customs, gods and more.

Blood Trillium. It is now twelve years since the events recorded in Black Trillium. Haramis has devoted herself to the study of magic and science. Anigel governs her provinces with affection, seeking always the bright side of life. Kadiya has not changed still impetuous, wild and careless. When Kadiya loses her trillium talisman in deep waters off the Windlorn Isles, the stage is set for a once peaceful world to plunge into war and catastrophe.