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Summary: One of Stephen King's best, yet least known books...
Review: I first read this fantasy in high school. After reading it, I was hooked on King and wanted more books in this vein. I loved it! I think it's one of the best books he's ever written. I wish he'd do more like it. It's also interesting because it's the first time he introduces Randall Flagg (at least I think it is- not sure on the publication of this versus the Dark Tower stuff). It's interesting to see how Flagg, such an evil character is thwarted by patience and time.I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes fantasy. It's like King stepped outside of himself to write this book. It's not at all like his normal, weird, scare-the-bejesus-out-of-you horror novels.
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Summary: A read aloud book - captivating
Review: I recently had the pleasure to read this outstanding book. It is a clever fairy tale that makes no assumptions about having childish readers. It is fully formed, with brilliantly crafted characters, and plot twists that will have you paging forward for solutions to the plot precipices King so deliciously places you upon. But resist the temptation, and allow King to reveal his secrets in time. He unfolds his tale beautifully to a very satifying conclusion. This is a book that I read aloud with a friend on an extended road trip, and the suspense and magesty of the tale kept me captivated mile after mile. I highly recommend it as read aloud material, both for mature children and for adults.
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Summary: Has good as The Shawshank Redeption
Review: This was one of Stephen Kings best books I have read so far.When you finish the first page you can't put it down. The story is about a kings magician (Flagg- The Stand and The Dark Tower series).The king and his two sons.The queen is killed while giving birth to the youngest one (Thomas).Years later the king is murdered and the only likely suspect is his son Peter.Peter is then imprisoned in a tower 300 feet to the ground.Leaving Thomas has the king with Flagg to guide him. I would tell you the rest but it would give away to much.
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Summary: The Eyes of the Dragon
Review: I've read most of the reviews about this book and even though most were positive there were a few, as there always will be, that didn't like the book for one reason or another. The main reason in most of the "bad reviews" was that The Eyes of the Dragon was not a typical King novel and as a fan they were extremely let down. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and this is mine. What is a typical Stephen King novel? If King were a typical writer I probably would have stopped reading his books years ago and I suspect neither would alot of his other "true" fans. Do I consider myself a fan of King's work? Of course I do, but being a fan makes me appreciate ALL of his work because it shows me how diversified he truly is and this is what I mostly look for in a writer. The genius that is Stephen King is that he is NOT typical at all and I pray to God he never becomes. I love his books, some more than others, as will always be the case, but I love them all and I do because no matter what he writes about it is always fun and interesting to read. This is especially true when he writes something so different and so wildly exciting as The Eyes of the Dragon. Thank you Amazon for giving me an opportunity to say what I wanted to say.
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Summary: A fantasy version of the evil Dark Man
Review: Officially this is a book for children, children who like fantasy and magic. The main character is a child who is trying to save his world from the grip of a sorcerer, a version of Flagg, the Dark Man, who controls this world through his magic and his constant spying on people. The child is imprisoned in a tower and he manages to escape. This tower is of course a reminiscence or a premonition of the Dark Tower of the series of novels that is not yet finished. This tower is essential in Stephen King's work. Here it is a prison that you must escape from. In the Dark Tower series it is a tower that you must reach to regenerate and save the decaying world. It occurs in other novels in different shapes and with different values. The struggle between the child and the wizard is very well organized and full of suspense and fear. The fantasy is always understood as referring to a world that is under our own world, though this aspect is less clear than in other books like The Talisman. This other world is definitely referring to the Middle Ages and of course to the Round Table Knights, King Arthur and Merlin. This book should be promoted a lot more for young teenagers. Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, Paris Universities II anc IX.
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Summary: A fun, entertaining story!
Review: "The Eyes of the Dragon" is a testament to Stephen King's diversity. Every time you think his books all feel the same, along comes a book like this one to break the mold. This is a short book by King standards; he doesn't spend a long time on character histories and back story (as he does in other novels). Instead, the reader is dropped into the heart of the story pretty early on. "The Eyes of the Dragon" has a real fairy tale feel. A first-person storyteller sometimes injects comments, but ultimately says "I leave it up to you to decide." The story is of King Roland, his eldest son Peter (who is intelligent, talented, kind and destined to be king) and his younger son Thomas (who is less intelligent, feels rejected and is jealous of Peter). Add in one evil magician (Flagg), and all sorts of trouble ensues. Flagg is Roland's right-hand man, but with Peter poised to inherit the throne, Flagg knows he won't be around for long. But then, King Roland is murdered, and Peter is judged guilty and imprisoned for life, while Thomas becomes king. Of course, the reader knows that Peter was framed. Will he escape from his prison in a 300-foot tower? Will Flagg bring death, despair and destruction on the kingdom? Will Thomas continue to be manipulated by Flagg? Do the kingdom's citizens think Peter is guilty or innocent? And what do a dragon's eyes have to do with all this? King manages to keep the reader guessing on these questions; the answers are not as apparent as they seem (meaning that King doesn't simply go for happily-ever-after cheesiness). Minor decisions (a question not asked here, an early departure there) made by any of the characters have sweeping effects they never predicted. I wish Stephen King would write more books like "The Eyes of the Dragon." It's a lighter read than many of his other novels, but it's also fun, entertaining and interesting.
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Summary: I'm a little confused
Review: I can see elements of Stephen King in this book, I really can, but they seem to be muted a bit. The story reads a bit like a fairly tale ...which is to say that the voice of the narrator is a shake condescending and you can see where the plot is headed from a mile out in fog, but the biggest problem I have with this novel is that it's difficult to tell that it's Stephen King who's telling the story. One of my favorite qualities of his writing is the voice that he uses to tell his stories, and while that voice isn't gone in this one, it's definitely been altered to affect the atmosphere of the book. While I wouldn't say that this is a bad read, it's not what I would consider conventional Stephen King by any means--good for fans, but if you don't follow him closely, you could miss this one with no regrets. One explanation for this apparent change in voice may be the fact that this book was supposedly written for children, though I find it hard to believe that even Stephen King could think that the phrase "flacid penis" had ought to be in any grade schooler's vocabulary. In truth, this story really does stop at being a fairy tale--the depth and development that many people are used to in Stephen King simply isn't here. Of all the main characters, only two or three are given real attention, and I was surprised to find that when King actually chose to keep his attention on telling a single story, I was disappointed at what had been left out. As a story, this book is just fine, though it may show itself to be a little obvious and hollow to some readers, and as an artistic piece there's very little to recommend it. Overall, I'd say that the only people for whom this would be a must read are students of King concerned with getting the whole picture (the scenes and characters of this book show up in Dark Tower [Flagg] and The Talisman [the two headed bird], and maybe elsewhere, since I'm only about three eighths of the way through his career). For all others, this is fluff at best--though good, there's certainly better in King's library and in others'.
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Summary: A book filled with enchantment and thrills
Review: The Eyes of the Dragon was written by the fabulous and creative Stephen King. The story read like a fairy-tale with adult content. This book was not the same as other publications written by Stephen King. Even though the story starts out slow by introducing all the characters and the setting of the medieval times, the storyline kept you interested and curious of what's going to happen next. Flagg, the utterly mysterious and evil magician, is my favorite character. This book is a definite keeper. This book is recommended for those who are not looking for stories of monsters but that it includes a thrilling story.
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Summary: The Eyes of the Dragon Review
Review: The book The Eyes of the Dragon takes you through a dreadful time in the medieval age where in Delain a king dies, the prince and next in line to the thrown is locked away for the charge of murdering his father the king, and the younger prince ends up ruling Delain and rules it very badly because of the vicious plans of the magician who wants to reak havock and send Delain into a period of darkness and wars amongst the people within Delain. I personally thought that the book was very good and it gives you unpredictable twist and turns in the story which always keep you wondering what is going to happen next. At points of the story I found it very hard to put down and I believe that you will to once you start reading it.
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Summary: Why you should read this book?
Review: Even thought it's a very old book, it introduces a different style it seems King experimented with the Fantasy genre. This book is very good reading for ages 10 and up, its very simplistic and with rotating character point of view. Its just a shame King doesn't write more fantasy novels.
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