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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great book in series - Kindle version still plagued with errors,
By JD (TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Unicorn (The Magic Kingdom of Landover) (Kindle Edition)
I read the entire Landover series years ago and was happy to see them in Kindle format. I finished the first one - Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! and was very disappointed at all the spelling & formatting errors, but since it was free, I couldn't complain too much, right?
So I purchased "The Black Unicorn" - Kindle version. Again, on just about every other page there are misspelled words, formatting errors, strange characters (print type, not story type.) I'm really shocked at how poorly these things have been converted to Kindle format. As a comparison, I read the Kindle version of the first Shannara trilogy and don't remember any errors, if there were, they were few. I've written Amazon, got the standard canned (thank you for your feedback) response and also wrote to the publisher - Del Rey but haven't received a reply yet. I'm taking 2 full stars off this time for the poor conversion to Kindle format. The book is great but since I'm reviewing the Kindle version, it loses points. I just ordered the 3rd one in the series (stupid, I know) but I'm curious to see if there are still errors. If so, I may ask for a refund. To summarize: Great book, poor conversion to Kindle format.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A well thought out novel, with a fun story,
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This review is from: The Black Unicorn (Magic Kingdom of Landover Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)
Brooks has an amazing way to twist words and thoughts together in a flow that paints a beautiful picture for his readers. When reading The Black Unicorn, I found that I was able to visualize the world that Ben Holiday and his friends traversed from day to day, and that I was able to understand, at least in part, the lives of those who would inhabit the world.
In The Black Unicorn, Brooks shows his readers a part of the world - the faery lands - that are so intwined with Landover. He shows us how the faeries used the realm of dreams to intervene in life as the Landoverian people know it, by showing Willow the black unicorn, by assisting Ben in his quest to rediscover himself. Brooks shows his readers how subtle influences can change the course of history. And for that feat, I love his story of the Black Unicorn.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Return of the Wizard,
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This review is from: The Black Unicorn (Magic Kingdom of Landover Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Black Unicorn (1987) is the second fantasy novel in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series, following Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold. In the previous volume, Ben and his friends faced the demons in a fight to the death. Ben called the Paladin and defeated the Iron Mark. Then he took pledges of fealty from his Lords and others.
In this novel, Ben Holiday is a founding partner of a rich and well-known law firm. Then he buys the Magic Kingdom of Landover and leaves his friend Miles Bennett in sole charge of the firm. Ben spends the next year restoring the kingdom. Willow is a sylph, the daughter of the River Master and a wood nymph. She is now Ben's lover. But Ben still cannot overcome his residual feelings for Annie, his deceased wife. Questor Thews is the court wizard of Landover. He is the half-brother of the former court wizard, now known as Meeks. Questor is getting better at wizardry, but still has many misapplications of his magic. Abernathy is the court scribe. He is also a talking dog. He had once been a human, but had been transformed by Questor. Then the wizard had not been able to restore his human form. Bunion and Parsnip are kobolds. Both are retainers of the kingdom. Bunion is the court runner and Parsnip is the cook. In this story, Ben, Questor and Willow have dreams. When they discuss them at breakfast, there seems to have been an urgency to each dream. Despite warnings from Abernathy, all three set out to follow the dreams. In Ben's dream, Miles is having some difficulty. So Ben returns to Chicago to check. He encounters visions of Meeks twice during his visit, once at the end of the time tunnel and once outside the elevator on the fifteenth floor near the offices of his law firm. Miles tells him that his fears are unfounded and Ben hurries back to Landover. In Questor's dream, the hiding place of the lost magic books is revealed. So Questor and Bunion travel to the ruined fortress of Mirwouk. There they find the lost books and return to the castle. In Willow's dream, a black unicorn appears in Landover. So Willow and Parsnip search for the unicorn. Ben returns first to Sterling Silver. Shortly thereafter, Questor arrives and shows the magic books to Ben. Then Ben goes back to bed, but has a strange encounter in the night. Suddenly Meeks appears before him. This time he is not an illusion, but the real wizard. He paralyzes Ben with magic and them replaces his clothes with those of a common man. When Ben tries to use his Paladin medallion, he finds it changed to an image of Meeks. And Meeks has the Paladin medallion. Somehow Ben no longer looks like himself to others and Meeks looks like Ben. Ben tells his friends that he is the High Lord, but they deny him and have him ejected from the castle. After stewing a while, Ben realizes that Willow will bring the Black Unicorn to Meeks in his guise as the High Lord, so he heads south to intercept her. After he stops for the night, a cat appears in the clearing. It tells Ben that it is named Edgewood Dirk and that it is a prism cat. After it transforms itself to start a campfire, Ben accepts that it is from fairy. Ben soon discovers that it may talk and shoot flame, but it is still a cat. It refuses to answer his questions, but decides to accompany Ben as a guide. Ben wants to strangle it on several occasions. This tale forces Ben to face some of his buried fears and other emotions. Dirk keeps telling him about self-deception, but Ben doesn't understand. Finally, Dirk leaves him on his own. The story brings out the history of unicorns within Landover. Black unicorns have been seen before and are believed to be demons. Everyone knows that it is dangerous to touch a unicorn. The story of Landover continues with Wizard at Large. Read and enjoy! Highly recommended for Brooks fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of magic kingdoms, desperate quests, and true romance. -Arthur W. Jordin
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