Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! (Landover Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 142335012X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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The task of proving his right to be King seemed hopeless. A dragon was laying waste the countryside, while an evil witch plotted to destroy everything. But after he purchased it, Ben Holiday learned that there were a few details the ad had failed to mention. But Ben Holiday was stubborn .. To put a final touch on the whole affair, Ben soon learned that the Iron Mark, terrible lord of the demons, had challenged all prospective Kings of Landover to a duel to the death - a duel which no human could hope to win. Book One in the Magic Kingdom of Landover Series Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisement promised. Ben's only followers were the incompetent Court Magician; Abernathy, t
While still inventive, Brooks fails badly in his lackluster, unbelievable protagonist, his preachy moral tags and the adolescent, daydream quality of Ben's triumphs. His yearning for a simpler life seems thwarted when he finds the magic kinddom of Landover, a close analogy of Earth, with precariously balanced powers threatening each other, massive pollution, and general discontent centering on a lack of faith in leaders. In his first non-Shannara novel, he takes on another well-worn premise: the contemporary Earthling transported to a fantasy world. From Publishers Weekly Brooks bestselling Shannara trilogy may have been at heart a formulaic fantasy but its vigorous storytelling and intriguing characters won many readers. This first volume in the new series is mainly introductory as Ben meets the locals and dashes off a few impossible tasks to assert his right to the throne. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Shannarafans are in for a disappoint
"Great start to the best series Terry Brooks ever wrote!" according to Kid Icarus. although my first impressions of Terry Brooks was "Sword of Shanara" I saw a book in my uncle's house and became interested. The Magic Kingdom series(starting with this one "For Sale Sold") was the one I truly read from start to finish(ending with Princess of Landover). I have read the first leg of the journey three times over about three decades, the second trilogy, Starting with "Tangle Box" and . "A well-designed story by a master storyteller!" according to Amazon Customer. This, the first book in Terry Brooks' Landover series, introduces readers to Ben Holiday, a successful Chicago attorney whose life has lost its meaning after the death of his wife. Needing desperately to find new challenges and purpose, he is intrigued by one item in a prestigious New York department store's Christmas catalogue: a magic kingdom showing castles and a knight battling a fire-breathing. George R. Park said New adventures. a city lawyer becomes bored with the day to day routine of winning hopeless cases. One day he receives a gift catalog and before he tosses it aside he glances through it haphazerdly. Suddenly an article for sale catches his eye. It's a magic kingdom, complete with wizards, dragons, and a castle of his own where he would be crowned KIng.He tries to get it out of his mind but then decides to fly to N