Rating: Summary: Decent Sequel Review: A nice addition to the Landover series. The book starts off with Ben, Willow and Questor all having very vivid dreams that they feel they need to act upon. Ben, thinking that his friend from Chicago is in trouble, goes back through the fairy mists to earth. Questor goes to an ancient fortess to find lost books of magic and Willow goes in search of the black unicorn, a legendary beast of pure evil. All of this, not surprisingly is the grand planning of Meeks. The quasi-villian from the last book. The reason why I say quasi is that he was not the main antagonist in book one. Here however, he takes a much more active role and the results make for very entertaining reading. Meeks transforms Ben into an incognito peasant and takes his persona, acting as king of Landover. The only people who recognize him are is enemies and the only help he gets is from a frustratingly egnimatic talking cat by the name of Edgewood Dirk. A nice addition to the growing pantheon of characters. Speaking of which, Strabo, Nightshade, Kallendor and the River King all make an appearance and all show growth. Even Ben, but the decisions that he makes can be somewhat daft and tends to strain the story a bit. Other than that warning, (more of a heads up really) it's a great story and a nice diversion from the epic Shannara series. I think most will like this and agree.
Rating: Summary: An Excellent Book! Review: An exciting book filled with twists and turns that leaves the audience on the edge of their seats. Recommended to all those with a sense of imagination and adventure!
Rating: Summary: it is so great book! I couldn't put the book down for hours! Review: I don't has lot to say... I like the green girl... Love that drogon!
Rating: Summary: Captivating Review: I have always the liked the shannara series, but once I started reading the magic kingdom of landover series I fell in love. This is one of the few books (with the exeption of the other landover novels) that I can sit on the couch for four hours at a time reading. A must read. I would also highly recomend the other landover novels.
Rating: Summary: Captivating Review: I have always the liked the shannara series, but once I started reading the magic kingdom of landover series I fell in love. This is one of the few books (with the exeption of the other landover novels) that I can sit on the couch for four hours at a time reading. A must read. I would also highly recomend the other landover novels.
Rating: Summary: Entertaining Review: I listened to the book on tape version of this book (abridged) on a recent road trip. It was entertaining as a travel distraction. I have to agree with some other reviewers: Ben (the hero) didn't strike me as a particularly brilliant king. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be backed by a particularly brilliant staff, either. Despite the general lack of brilliance, the characters and plot can be quite charming. It is certainly not perfect, but worth at least three stars, since it served its function. Probably not worth spending money on this, but well worth checking out from your local library.
Rating: Summary: Entertaining Review: I listened to the book on tape version of this book (abridged) on a recent road trip. It was entertaining as a travel distraction. I have to agree with some other reviewers: Ben (the hero) didn't strike me as a particularly brilliant king. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be backed by a particularly brilliant staff, either. Despite the general lack of brilliance, the characters and plot can be quite charming. It is certainly not perfect, but worth at least three stars, since it served its function. Probably not worth spending money on this, but well worth checking out from your local library.
Rating: Summary: I LOVE this book! Review: I loved this book, and the wole series. Terry Brooks is one of my favorite authors. He captures knights, horses, princess, castle deal so well. It's a great book. Order it, read it!
Rating: Summary: This one will keep you going Review: I loved this book. The way he keeps me going cannot be copied. I will keep reading his work until I finish the series. Thank you Terry Brooks for kepping this 14 yr. old boy reading
Rating: Summary: One of the best! Review: I read this book and it made me a true fan of terry brooks! It is an amazing book with lots of twists. Terry brooks is an amazing writed and i am glad i read this book because it made me realize that. I have read all of the "magic kingdom of Landover" novels and this one remains my favorite. It is a must read!
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