Sorceress of Darshiva

Sorceress of Darshiva

David Eddings

First published 1989Original language EN

7.87.8 / 10
Score out of 10159 ratingsConfidence 52%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
381
Pages
about 7 h
Reading time

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Our view

The pleasure of “Sorceress of Darshiva”, fourth book of “The Malloreon”, lies in its company of sarcastic, quick-tongued travellers. David Eddings keeps Garion’s party on the trail of Zandramas, who has taken his infant son, and some readers love the banter, others the way new characters join in. It is a book some come back to as an old favourite; with one volume still to follow, the quest does not end here.

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About the book

The fourth book in the series pits Garion and his fellow wizards against the evil sorceress Zandramas, who has kidnapped Garion's infant son for use in a bizarre ritual

Reading order · The Malloreon

Full order & progress →
Score per volume5 volumes on a timeline, 1987 to 1991 · Best-rated volume: King of the Murgos
  1. Guardians of the West
    Guardians of the West1987 · 189 ratingsStart here
    7.87.8 / 10
  2. King of the Murgos
    King of the Murgos1988 · 196 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. The Demon Lord of Karanda
    The Demon Lord of Karanda1988 · 169 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  4. Sorceress of Darshiva
    Sorceress of Darshiva1989 · 159 ratingsThis book
    7.87.8 / 10
  5. The Seeress of Kell
    The Seeress of Kell1991 · 180 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.6 across 159 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 52% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.6159 100%

Frequently asked

How long is Sorceress of Darshiva?

It has 381 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Fantasy.

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