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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780340952726 ISBN: 0340952725 Label: Hodder Paperbacks Manufacturer: Hodder Paperbacks Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: January 10, 2008 Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks Studio: Hodder Paperbacks Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies and his successor must do battle for the throne. Pitted against an evil wizard and a would-be rival, Prince Peter makes a daring escape and rallies the forces of Good to fight for what is rightfully his. This is a masterpiece of classic dragons-and-magic fantasy that only Stephen King could have written! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Very different to his usual storiesI really loved this book and was disappointed when I had to finish it! I had never read his fantasy books before so it was a nice surprise. The significance of the napkins in the story (which people will find out reading the book) is very clever and Flagg is an almost terrifying figure towards the end of the book. I will now read The Dark Tower. What a versatile author Stephen King is. Rating:  - Eyes of the DragonStephen King takes a break from the norm and produces his first children's novel - the tale itself is fairly standard fairy tale material, complete with a murdered king, a prince wrongly imprisoned in a high tower, and an evil plotting magician who must be defeated, but King tells it well, and despite a slightly bloated middle section (even when writing for children King can't quite get the hang of economy) events ramp up to a breathless finale. Younger reader (who already enjoy the likes of Harry Potter perhaps?) will find this captivating, and thanks to King's interlinked mythology there are enough links to novels such as The Stand, The Talisman and the Dark Tower novels to keep older readers interested. Rating: - Heart-warming childrens' fantasy with universal appealWonderful stuff. King's classic horror fare, while generally entertaining, can be sometimes be too long-winded for me (although I haven't read his recent stuff). But this... if you liked the old Mumfie adventures, or say The Thief Of Always, you will so dig this. A simple tale belonging in the overcrowded childrens' fantasy genre - but like the above examples, intoxicating, beautifully narrated and illustrated, laced with funny, tender and dark scenes, carried along by some memorable characters. It's not as explicitly gruesome as many of his other stories, but there's plenty of cruelty, injustice and suffering, orchestrated by a fascinating and devious villain. And there's a bittersweet climax, with a sublime moment of forgiveness, which always brings a tear to my cynical eye. A perfectly self-indulgent enduring escape for all ages. For me, Stephen King's best, and not by coincidence, the most whimsical - and by all accounts one of his most personal. Rating: - More enjoyable if you're not familiar with KingI first read The Eyes of the Dragon when I was 13 - it was my first book by King and I didn't feel up to reading his horror novels just then. 10 years later, I've just re-read it and, although I still found it really enjoyable, it wasn't until then I realised how differnt it is from his other books. Don't buy this book if you don't like fantasy - it's no where near as scary as most of his other work. If you do like fantasy, but haven't enjoyed other books by King, this is worth a go. Rating: - A Fantasy Book by KingFirst of all this isn't the kind of King novel that we are used to. It is much more fantasy than horror but still a thoroughly enjoyable read. It's one of his early books so his style isn't quite as refined and its quite an easy read but its still a great book.  Try searching the Internet for "The Eyes of the Dragon" or Ebay for "The Eyes of the Dragon". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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