Pawn of Prophecy - Definition and Overview

Pawn of Prophecy is the first part of The Belgariad a fantasy book series written by David Eddings and is followed by Queen of Sorcery.

The farmboy Garion, his guardian Polgara (known to Garion as Aunt Pol), the sorcerer Belgarath disguised as an old storyteller (called Mister Wolf by Garion and Old Wolf by Polgara) and the blacksmith Durnik set out from Faldor's farm to pursue a mysterious stolen object. On the journey they are joined by Silk (a Drasnian thief) and Barak (a Cherek Warrior).