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Review of Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! (The Magic Kingdom of Landover)
- After Ben Holiday purchased Landover, he discovered the magic kingdom had some problems. The Barons refused to recognize a king and the peasants were without hope. To make matters worse, Ben learned that he had to duel to the death with the Iron Mask, the terrible lord of the demons--a duel which no human could hope to win....
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Comments for Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! (Magic Kingdom of Landover)
- Posted on 2008-06-18
Magic Kingdom for Sale
What a fun story ! I read it years ago, and then read the series. Now I am ordering it for my grandson. Order it and ESCAPE into another time/space.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-05-16
Comedy, and a bit with a dog ...
This was one of the first fantasy novels that I had read after I had given up on the bulk of them in my early teens. I had ingested so much fantasy in my early years that I may not have been the best person to ask exactly what reality was. Being into Dungeons & Dragons also didn't help and so went my cold ingrained perspective on the world, which wouldn't rear its head again until my early thirties.
Brook's Magic Kingdom For Sale, Sold is the type of novel that has probably inspired a lot of other writers for the simple fact that this book is easy to read, has a very strong story from beginning to end, is engaging and is undoubtedly a cult classic, whether some of us like it or not. When I read Terry Brooks these days, I get a strange and uncanny feeling regarding J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series. While this book is in no way a mirror of her books, it just has the same type of childish charm and allure that is so present in the first three Harry Potter adventures. The characters are equally engrossing and irascible.
I read this when it was released. I was an everyday sucker at the grocery store caught under the `spontaneous purchase' at the cash register and I was getting ready to bed down during my Senior Year to suffer through a bad case of chicken pox. I played a lot of Nintendo during those weeks, read a lot of Science Fiction and made my reading return back to fantasy after about a six or seven year absence. I wouldn't call Carlos Castaneda `Fantasy' per se, but some would, and that was when I moved on to read the classics, and rightly so.
I was glad I came back and read this, because I read the Shannara books right after and re-read the Tolkien books to see if Brooks really was ripping off Lord of The Rings or not, as many have accused.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-04-04
A hilarious, fun blend of mystery and fantasy.
Audio narrator Dick Hill has had vast experience narrating gripping stories, which is one of the selling points to the audio version of Book One in the 'magic Kingdom of Landover' series, MAGIC KINGDOM FOR SALE - SOLD!. Landover is a real magic kingdom purchased by Ben, who finds only after his acquisition that the kingdom is in ruin. There's even an evil witch and a dragon wrecking havoc on his new purchase. Add in the contested rights to his assuming the position of King and you have a hilarious, fun blend of mystery and fantasy.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-03-04
Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold
I am a huge Terry Brooks fan. This book does not disappoint. I have introduced my grandson to Terry Brooks, and he enjoyed this book as much as I did.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-02-16
Sold !! (On The Landover Series)
I was recommended this book by a friend and I have to say, I am glad that I made the purchase. If you are in to the fantasy genre you cannot go wrong getting into this series. Mr. Brooks does it again.
Score: 5