Garion, a simple farm boy, was going to a strange tower to face a powerful evil magician. He was aided by master sorcerer Belgarth and his daughter, the arch-sorceress Polgara.

Garion rules as the Overlord of the West but the evil God, Torak, is awakening in the east. Somehow Garion must overcome him. Accompanied by his grandfather, Belgarath, Garion heads toward Torak while his fiancee, The Princess Ce'Nedra, leads the armies of the West against Torak's followers.