Black Unicorn

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Summary: Read this one too
Review: If you want a light hearted fun book to read then you have to try this. Terry Brooks spins a great tale.

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Summary: You'll Laugh, you'll cry....you'll hope he doesn't Die.....
Review: Our man, Ben Holiday, ruler of a magickal kingdom, finds even more problems to solve in his new world...like, for instance, staying alive. The novel begins at breakfast, with a dream and escalates from there....entangled with more twists and turns than a roller-coaster, so hang-loose and enjoy the ride. I like the girl who turns into a tree. After reading the Shannara series, you may need a little comic relief. "Magic Kingdom For Sale" has the same great writing style, but less Intensity.... you won't feel so nervous about the main characters and the quest is more like your own life--how the heck am I going to straighten this mess out? What did I get myself into? --except for the fact that your friends are not quite human and your world is completely new...and you have more responsibility than you ever imagined, just when you thought you were FINALLY going to get a break...and then this Dark Lord character wants to take-over everything and.... Oh, read the story! This series is more at-home on the shelf beside "The Hitch-hiker's Guide," than the Shannara series. You'll love it!

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Summary: A magical quest for a unicorn
Review: Terry Brooks has done a good job with this book. It took me two days to get through this book and I have read it a couple more times; it has never failed to impress me

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Summary: Possibly my favorite in the series...
Review: The sequel to Magic Kingdom for Sale...Sold is once again narrated by Dick Hill, who continues to do an excellent job capturing the personalities of the characters and of giving listeners a very clear mental picture of the landscapes and places explored by the characters, and in many cases a very good idea of what each character looks like. This story, like the prior one, requires the characters to unravel mysteries both about themselves and others, and might also give them a better understanding of illusion and reality. Now for the story.
It all started with three dreams, each sent to a different person. To Ben Holiday, there came a dream about his old law partner and close friend Miles Bennett. TO Questor Thews, there came a dream about a pair of ancient books of magic which had been lost for centuries. To the Sylph girl Willow, there was sent a dream of a mysterious black Unicorn, a being reputed to be not a fairy but a demon. As expected, each of these three feel compelled to test the accuracy of their dreams.
Ben returns to Chicago only to discover that, far from being in any kind of trouble, Miles is actually doing quite well. Convinced that his dream was a lie, Ben returns to Landover. When Questor returns with the missing Books of Magic, it is revealed that one of these books appears to have been burned up from within, while the other contains drawings of unicorns. It may or may not pertain to the legend of a black unicorn. It does seem to have something to do with the legend of a large number of unicorns who mysteriously disappeared while on a journey through the valley of Landover to other worlds. Perhaps these unicorns and the black one are linked in some way?
Later in his bedroom, Ben encounters the former court wizard, a man named Meeks. Meeks lured Ben back to Earth with a false dream of Miles and then returned with him to Landover by taking the form of an insect and hiding in Ben's clothes. He decides that the best way to take his revenge on Ben would be to let him live. He places a special spell on Ben that prevents others from recognizing him, and he also seems to have managed to rest the enchanted Medallion away from Ben, giving him command of the Paladin. But if he possesses such power, why doesn't he use it? He also decides to tell Ben the truth about what's going on. The dreams were his own invention. Indeed, two of them have already served their purpose. Ben's provided Meeks with a way back into Landover, while Questor's provides him with the missing books. But what of Willow's dream?
After being thrown out of the castle by Meeks (who has assumed Ben's appearance), Ben resolves to find out what the purpose of Willow's dream is and to attempt to thwart it. But first, he must find a way to undo whatever magic Meeks placed on him. This requires more journeying inside himself than in the world of Landover, but Ben is aided by the two newcomers to the series, Edgewood Dirk, the mysterious fairy cat, and the Earth Mother, Landover's beautiful Nature goddess. Arrayed against Ben are not only Meeks, but the dragon Strabo and the witch Nightshade, who both have personal reasons for wanting Ben dead.
My recommendation is for those fantasy lovers who have not read this book or this series find a copy. It's definitely worth a read. Brooks once again fails to disappoint readers with his spell-binding tales of enchantment and adventure.

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Summary: One of his best!!
Review: The story of Ben Holiday, Has got better with all the enjoyment of "Magic kingdom for sale" I have read the whole set of 5 books , This was one of my favorites. It's well worth the time to read all five, But this ones really Draws your attention!! So don't miss it, If you love Fantasy books of any type!

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Summary: Wonderful! Attention Catching!
Review: This book caught my attention with breathtaking twists, and supprises! Multisided and mysterious characters, all seeking truth. A WONDERFUL Terry Brooks book.

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Summary: Left me watching breathlessly for unicorns
Review: This book was not my favorite but I loved the ending. I was riding home in the car after I finished reading this book and I was looking out the window the whole time, something I almost never do. Why? I was looking for unicorns. This book just gave me that sense, that if I looked hard enough I would see a unicorn streak by. I have to admit that the story itself got a little boring to me (Ben was being so stupid) but the ending made it all worthwhile. A good ending for a book is vital because since we read it last we remember it best and Terry Brooks has more than succeeded in that field. Even now, the morning after I finished reading it, I'm still watching expectantly for a unicorn to run past my window, with its tail and mane streaming out behind it, the very picture of hope and belief in magic.

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Summary: Telling my opinion of this book.
Review: This book was not quite what I expected. It was on a different line from The Sword of Shannara, but I liked it for itself. I especially liked Questor Thews, the Court Wizard whose spells often go awry, Abernathy the Scribe, who was turned into a dog by one of Questor's twisted spells, and Edgewood Dirk, the prism cat. Dirk was sent by the fairies to bring to truth the spell in which Ben Holiday, High Lord over Landover, has become entangled. In Dirk's own words, "I was sent to make you think." This was an extremly good book, and I wish I had read the first in this series first.

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Summary: It wasn't the best of the series.
Review: This book was probably the worst in the Landover series. Allthough, it was still an okay book, I found it a little boring and uneventful. If you keep up with the Landover series, this edition is a good segway into Wizard at Large, the third Landover book, which I think is a little better than this one. So, if you are reading the series, I would still read this because it has a few dialogues in it that are essential to the continuation of the later books.

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Summary: The very best!!!
Review: This book was very interesting. I loved it! Terry Brooks is an amazing writer. This book deserves something above a 10, but oh well.... I just hope to get the other Landover novels.... One of the best books in the world!