A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdon from the wizard, Meeks. But unbeknownst to him, he has been the victim of a trap by Meeks, who has succeeded in stealing the Paladin and appropriating his face. Suddenly none of Ben's friends know him, but all of his enemies do. He must win it all back again--only this time on his own!
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Dreams of trouble, missing spellbooks, and a black unicorn send Ben Holiday, Landover's newest king, his wizard, Questor, and the sylph, Willow, on three separate quests that converge in a battle for control of their magical kingdom. This sequel to Magic Kingdom for SaleSold! contains the same welcome touches of humor as its predecessor and confirms Brooks's talent for light fantasy. JC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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A marvellous fantasy trip Frank Herbert If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS Confirms Terry's place at the head of the fantasy world Philip Pullman
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By Allison
Format:Audio Cassette
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.
By Tyler Tanner
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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.
By General Pete
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is just a great book fun and lighthearted
Talking Cats
A former trial lawyer who now has to be king
An evil wizard scheaming his way back to power
See? great story elements go pick up a copy if you haven't already.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best fantasy books!
This is a great sequal to Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold! There were many interesting twists and turns, I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on Mar 23 2003 by Nightshade
2.0 out of 5 stars
Why do we need sequels?
When reading the first book in this series I was pleasantly surprised. Very nice and original plot. A five star book in my opinion. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2003 by snjp calis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Possibly my favorite in the series...
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... Read more
Published on Nov 21 2002 by Bryan J. Peterson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining...
This is based on the abridged audio book version:
1) Definitely a high-magic type story...meaning magic is everywhere and some characters are very powerful. Read more
1) Definitely a high-magic type story...meaning magic is everywhere and some characters are very powerful. Read more
Published on Nov 7 2002 by Erik1988
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating
I have always the liked the shannara series, but once I started reading the magic kingdom of landover series I fell in love. Read more
Published on July 2 2002 by "chubbywise"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful! Attention Catching!
This book caught my attention with breathtaking twists, and supprises! Multisided and mysterious characters, all seeking truth. A WONDERFUL Terry Brooks book.
Published on Nov 25 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
You'll Laugh, you'll cry....you'll hope he doesn't Die.....
Our man, Ben Holiday, ruler of a magickal kingdom, finds even more problems to solve in his new world...like, for instance, staying alive. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2000 by Graham D. Lincoln
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best!
I read this book and it made me a true fan of terry brooks! It is an amazing book with lots of twists. Read more
Published on Sep 20 2000 by "plutow"
4.0 out of 5 stars
not five because Ben is silly
This is a wonderfully original book. The black unicorn as a dreaded creature was a nice touch. Brooks, as expected, set a great scene and developed his plot very well. Read more
Published on July 13 2000 by Jared Garrett
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good...
This was a pretty good book. It's not the best in the series though. Ben Holiday once again surprises us all with his relentless strokes of LUCK. Read more
Published on July 10 2000 by Marqi Blount
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