Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.7
Points
21.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
136871
Points per Word
0.000153
Page Count
454
Points per Page
0.046256
Series
Malloreon
Description
The infant son of Garion and Ce'Nedra has been kidnapped, setting in motion a great quest to rescue the child. The search is led by the sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara, who are guided by the Orb of the God Aldur. The story takes place across new lands and among strange peoples as the characters become caught up in the culmination of a seven-thousand-year war between two ancient, warring Destinies. This is the second book in The Malloreon fantasy series.