Books In Public: My favourite book

As part of Books In Public, Jo Stapley from Once Upon A Bookcase, tells us her favourite book for a long bus or train journey…

My favourite book to read on public transport is Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings, the first in a series of books I have come to adore over the years.

I am a huge fantasy fan, and the first in the Belgariad series, Pawn of Prophecy is the start of everything I could ask for from a fantasy; a world of powerful sorcerers, sword fights, intense wars, terrible monsters, an evil god, and a mission to save the world – with the added bit of humour. It’s completely thrilling!

It’s the book that officially made me a reader, and no matter how many times I read it, I am taken right back to the first time I picked it up, and the wonder I felt at discovering how completely lost in a book I could be, and how it could evoke such powerful emotions in me.

Before I had only read the first three Harry Potter books, but this book has a slightly more grown up feel to it; the danger is much more intense, the magic much more fantastic. Although it was originally published in 1982, Pawn of Prophecy is completely timeless.

I enjoyed it as a child, and I enjoy now as an adult. And what’s even better, there are four other books in the series, and a second follow on series, the Mallorean, to enjoy too once you’re done! The only problem is trying not to get so lost that you miss your stop!

What’s your favourite book for a long bus or train journey? Tell us here.

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