Good morning Womble. I'm reading Polgara the Sorceress, one of the prequels to the Belgariad by David & Leigh Eddings

Thank you. Book 2 will be out next year. It's currently going through the editing process.

And here we are. I wondered how long it would take. You obviously haven't look at my website or social media thread.

I'm over halfway through the first draft of book two

No, there is no age restriction, although it's written with adults and teenagers in mind. It's not a children's story, but is suitable as it does not have sex or excessive violence in it, although there is some violence in the same way as there is in Tolkien or other medieval-style fantasy.