Guardians of the West
- 428
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Guardians of the West” opens “The Malloreon” with the assurance of an author returning to a world and a hero he already knows. Garion, King of Riva, is caught between two rival prophecies, and the question of who or what Zandramas is supplies the mystery. The story follows closely on an earlier series, which some readers count as the reason this first of five volumes starts so surely.
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About the book
For use in schools and libraries only. Garion, the King of Riva, finds himself caught between the Dark Prophecy and the Prophecy of Light when he searches a previously obscure part of the Mrin Codex to identify someone or something called Zandramas.
Reading order · The Malloreon
Full order & progress →- Guardians of the WestThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - King of the Murgos
7.87.8 / 10 - The Demon Lord of Karanda
7.87.8 / 10 - Sorceress of Darshiva
7.87.8 / 10 - The Seeress of Kell
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 189 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 189 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Guardians of the West?
It has 428 pages — shorter than 69% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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