Synopses & Reviews
Ben Holiday, mere mortal turned monarch of the magic kingdom of Landover, has grappled with numerous contenders for his throne, but nothing could have prepared him for the most daunting of challengers: his headstrong teenage daughter, Mistaya. After getting suspended from an exclusive private school in our world, Mistaya is determined to resume her real education—learning sorcery from court wizard Questor Thews—whether her parents like it or not. Then, horrified that a repulsive Landover nobleman seeks to marry her, Mistaya decides that the only way to run her own life is to run away from home.
So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant Gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover’s intrepid princess into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test—and possibly bring the kingdom to its knees.
Synopsis
The Magic Kingdom series about a Chicago lawyer who buys a fantasy kingdom--complete with dragons, demons, disgruntled noblemen, and a passel of problems--picks up with the tale of a 15-year-old who uncovers a magical plot that could spell the end of all Landover.
About the Author
Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels
Armageddons Children and
The Elves of Cintra; The Sword of Shannara; the Voyage of the
Jerle Shannara trilogy:
Ilse Witch, Antrax, and
Morgawr; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy:
Jarka Ruus, Tanequil, and
Straken; the nonfiction book
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life; and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas,
Star Wars®: Episode I The Phantom Menace.™ His novels
Running with the Demon and
A Knight of the Word were selected by the
Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.
From the Hardcover edition.