I loved The Belgariad and The Malleron. I also really liked the series with Sparhawk in them. So when this book came out I rushed right out and got it. I was terribly disappointed.I can't exactly say what was wrong with this book, besides just being completely forgetable, because it was so boring I can't even remember reading it. The only way I know I read it is the fact that it is on my book shelf and I've read all of those books.