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I think this was the very first fantasy series i ever read when I was a teenager. I measure all fantasy against it because its story and characters are so standard. That's not to say it isn't creative or well executed, just that the humble Everyman who trains with a forgotten master and discovers his destiny story is oft told. I read the Belgarion, the Mallorion but passed on Polgara because it was getting a bit repetitive.
Now i don't remember many details except for this cool bit where the hero discovers a magic book has ever word written on top of the other rather than in lines. I love that sort of creative mystery work in fantasy and scifi much more than world building or pageantry.
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