# The Belgariad by David Eddings Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/belgariad/ 2 people recommended The Belgariad by David Eddings in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 1 of the 2 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Read the Novels and Forget Everything Else”. **Verdict:** People recommend it as an engaging fantasy series that readers loved and devoured, especially as young teens. No common caveat appears in the quotes. Summary written by Claude from 2 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 1 of those comments still counts. ## Why people recommend it - Read it voraciously, eagerly (1 comment in the sample): "voraciously read my way through the Belgariad" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49149610)) ## Other fantasy novels people recommend - [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings/): 52 recommend, 13 mixed, 10 criticize - [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl/): 43 recommend, 4 mixed, 6 criticize - [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit/): 34 recommend, 6 mixed, 9 criticize - [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality/): 15 recommend, 4 mixed, 17 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "The Belgariad by David Eddings", https://hackerapproved.com/p/belgariad/ (2 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.