Editing The Malloreon (section)

=== ''Sorceress of Darshiva'' ===
{{Infobox book | 
| name          = Sorceress of Darshiva
| author        = [[David Eddings]]
| illustrator   = Shelly Shapiro
| cover_artist  = Edwin Herder
| country       = United States
| language      = English
| series        = The Malloreon
| genre         = [[Fantasy]]
| exclude_cover     = yes
| publisher     = Del Rey Books
| release_date  = 12/1989
| media_type    = Print (  )
| pages         = 410 (hard cover)
| isbn          =  0-345-33005-6
| preceded_by   = {{pslink|Demon Lord of Karanda}}
| followed_by   = {{pslink|The Seeress of Kell}}
}}

The party enters the Melcene [[Empire]], where they discover that the Sardion, the moral opposite of the Orb of Aldur, was once kept in an undersea cave where traces of its power still resonate. Upon reaching the University at Melcena, [[Belgarath]] finds an unmutilated copy of the Ashabine Oracles, which he has sought, and decides that the party must go to [[Kell (Belgariad)#Kell|Kell]] to learn of the location of "The Place That Is No More". Garion, in the same book, sees that in his sole moment of [[sanity]], Torak specifically addressed Belgarion, demanding that if need be he should destroy the world, even kill his own son, rather than let Zandramas complete her plans. This reflects a similar warning made by Cyradis in ''Guardians of the West''. Having achieved this knowledge, the group return to Mallorea and travel overland. At some point thereafter, a suggestion is made that Torak's existence was an aberration and that another God shall appear to take his place.

The party is recaptured by Zakath, who threatens to take Garion back to Mal Zeth with his companions as [[collateral (finance)|collateral]]. At Beldin's request, [[Minor Characters (Belgariad)#Cyradis|Cyradis]] persuades him to release the party, offering herself as a hostage; Zakath does so and joins their [[quest]].  Shortly thereafter, Poledra joins them in the guise of a [[wolf]], bringing an orphaned cub later domesticated by Ce'Nedra. Her identity is concealed from both characters and reader until the next book.

Urvon's Karand army under Nahaz and Zandramas' Darshivan army eventually engage each other in battle, as do Urvon's Demon Lord [[Deities in The Belgariad|Nahaz]] and Zandramas' Demon Lord [[Deities in The Belgariad|Mordja]]. The [[demon]]s go after Garion's group, sensing the [[Orb of Aldur|Orb]]'s presence, but [[Deities in The Belgariad|Aldur]] infuses [[Durnik]] with his own powers, and he defeats and banishes Nahaz. Aldur, before leaving, informs Belgarath, [[List of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters#Disciples of Aldur|Beldin]], and Polgara that Durnik is "also my beloved Disciple, as he was the best suited of ye".  An [[amulet]] shaped in the likeness of a sledgehammer (the only one made by Aldur without the aid of Belgarath) is then bestowed upon the smith.