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The Black Unicorn: The Magic Kingdom of Landover, vol 2 Paperback – Import, May 14, 2007
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***50 MILLION TERRY BROOKS COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD***
'Terry's place is at the head of the fantasy world' Philip Pullman
An outcast king fights for his throne!
A year has passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom and claimed the throne despite the machinations of the wizard Meeks. Three loyal friends had come to his aid: the incompetent Court Wizard, Questor Thews; the court scribe, Abernathy, a talking dog; and the lovely willow, who was sometimes a tree.
Now Ben dreamt of a former partner, Miles Bennett, in grave trouble. But when he returned to Earth, Miles was in the best of spirits. His home-coming to Landover was shattered by the disappearance of Willow and the partial destruction of Questor's books of magic. Not only that, no one seemed to recognise Ben himself. And Meeks had taken on Ben's appearance, and the role of king. Ben Holiday and his kingdom were in deep trouble.
Praise for Terry Brooks:
'A master of the craft . . . required reading' Brent Weeks
'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind
'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V. Brett, author of The Painted Man
'If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read fantasy' Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon
- Print length304 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOrbit
- Publication dateMay 14, 2007
- Dimensions6.65 x 0.83 x 7.83 inches
- ISBN-101841495581
- ISBN-13978-1841495583
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- Publisher : Orbit; New Ed edition (May 14, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 304 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1841495581
- ISBN-13 : 978-1841495583
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.65 x 0.83 x 7.83 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,312,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #21,490 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy (Books)
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Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the Genesis of Shannara novels Armageddon's 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(R): Episode I The Phantom Menace.(tm) 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.

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Customers say the book has fantasy elements and intrigue, using the characters of the first. They also mention that the Magic Kingdom is better than they remembered. Readers describe the book as a great addition to the series. However, some customers report errors in the Kindle version.
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Customers find the fantasy elements in the book great, with good twists. They also say the book is easy to read and has a great pace.
"I love this series. This is book 2. Great fantasy." Read more
"...but each book presents new adventures, so be prepared for fun, suspense and excitement." Read more
"...Magic Kingdom was better than I remembered (except for the too often use of the "in style" use of 80's foul language in a fantasy novel) and..." Read more
"Brooks, as always, is a master at capturing wild magic and rendering from it a fantastic world, capturing our hearts and imaginations and only he can." Read more
Customers find the book series great and a great starter series for young fantasy enthusiasts. They also say the Kindle version is plagued with errors.
"...This is an enchanting series that is a must-read for Terry Brooks fans and a great starter series for young fantasy enthusiasts...." Read more
"Another awesome book in this amazing fantasy series. Enjoy, enjoy. Share it with your family." Read more
"His Magic Kingdom series is excellent. I recomend all the earlier Shannara series books also." Read more
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This is an enchanting series that is a must-read for Terry Brooks fans and a great starter series for young fantasy enthusiasts. I am re-reading so I can read them to my 8yo grandson and likely his 6yo brother.
Enjoy the magical land of Landover, and it would be king, Ben Holiday. You'll want to return over and over again.
This book also turned me against Willow's father. (Really have harsh feeling for him after 'Wizard at Large, haha.)
I will add though that any new readers to the Landover series, will love this book and if you are a fan of the Shanara series, you'll like how the Landover series isn't actually setup like a trilogy, where one book continues into another. They are all chronoligical, but each book presents new adventures, so be prepared for fun, suspense and excitement.
This series is what got me into reading in the first place. Love Terry Brooks.
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.









