Queen of Sorcery

Queen of Sorcery is the second book in the series The Belgariad. In this book, Garion discovers that he is a sorcerer, or in other words, he discovers his ability with the will and the word. In this fantasy world, the way people use sorcery is through the will and the word. If they want something to happen, they build up their will, and then speak the action they wanted to happen. Like if Belgarath, one of the best sorcerers in the world, wants to move a rock, he would gather his will, and then speak something like ‘move’. If he had enough will focused on moving the rock, it would move.
The first time he uses the will and the word on purpose is when a Grolim named Chamdar slaps Aunt Pol, Garion’s guardian, across the face. Garion was filled with so much anger that he ran over and slapped Chamdar. It might not of seemed like a bad thing, but he had poured all of his will into making Chamdar catch fire. He then spoke the word ‘burn’ and Chamdar’s face burst into flames. Garion hated to watch Chamdar burn, and wanted to stop it. Aunt Pol told him to stay at it, because if he didn’t, Chamdar would kill Garion as soon as he stopped. After he had died, Garion promised that he would never use sorcery again. Aunt Pol kept telling Garion that he couldn’t stop using sorcery, because once it’s out, you can’t bring it back in. Throughout the rest of the book, Garion tries to deny that he is a sorcerer. Everyone keeps telling him that he needs to learn how to control it, but he doesn’t listen.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure, and doesn’t mind gore. I think that this book is perfect for a person like me. I absolutely loved reading this book, and am very excited to read the next one.