Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold!: #1

by Terry Brooks

Book Overview

Here in his first non-Shannara novel, Terry Brooks has written a gripping story of mystery, magic, and adventure--sure to delight fantasy readers everywhere. Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345317572
• ISBN13: 9780345317575
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Story by a great story teller...

Terry Brooks has a great story here. I was skeptical at 1st I don't like mixing fantasy with reality but it was such a great story and flowed so well I just loved it. Thanks Terry for another great series. The Kobolds in this book changed my whole world perspective on these little creatures.

I'm "Sold!"

This book breaks away from the bonds of normal fanatasy writing and yet takes you away from reality as well as even Tolkien could. If you're not much of a fantasy fan, I would still recommend this book very highly. It is very relatable. In fact, I recently just had a discussion with a friend about why we believe this is the best of all Brook's works and I came up with the fact that it may appeal to more mature audiences more than a book like Shannara, because it is easy to relate to the main character: a middle-aged lawyer from Chicago who's life has hit a plateau, and when he finally finds his fairy tale land, it is all to real, plagued with problems, deceit, and challenges just like every day life. So many fantasy books follow the formula like Shannara: A young man of royal blood who somehow has spent enough time away from royalty to be street-wise admits his fate and saves the world (or kingdom, or whatever). This book is an individual piece of art all of its own. Congratulations to Brooks. Most authors spend their entire careers trying to produce something like this, and yet here it is. I can't understand why anyone wouldn't take advantage of this opportunity and experience it for themselves. As with almost all series I've ever read, the first book in this series (Magic Kingdom:For Sale-Sold) is definately the best. However if you are the kind of person who enjoys the continuation of stories like this, I highly recommend the rest of the series. However, if you are someone who thinks it best to leave well enough alone, you will still be able to live on satisfied with this story just of itself in your heart to treasure for years to come. Happy reading.

Falling apart - I've read it so many times!

What can I say!? Terry Brooks is the one who pretty much spearheaded my interest in Fantasy with The Sword of Shannara, and from there I also went on to enjoy the tales of the magical kingdom of Landover. Magic Kingdom For Sale Sold is one of my all-time favorite books. I loved it as a child, and still love it as an adult. In fact, I've lost track of how many times I have read and re-read it over the years. It is a definite keeper, and one that I have recommended to all my friends, and anyone that has a love of Fantasy.Have you ever wished that you could find a portal to another world? Have you ever dreamed of being swept away into a magical land with fantastical creatures? Well that is exactly what happened to Ben Holiday. He answered an add in a Christmas catalogue, thinking it to be a joke, and instead found himself stepping through the boundary between our world and the world of Landover ... and as it's king no less! Sounds wonderful right? Well, let's just say that things were not exactly what he expected!Terry Brooks has spun a thoroughly enchanting tale with Magic Kingdom For Sale Sold! It has so many wonderful elements; magic, romance, fascinating creatures, humor, a hint of mystery, and lots of wonderful, quirky characters. But be warned ... once you pick it up, you will not be able to put it down until you have read the last page! And the adventure doesn't end there. There are four more books in the series, all equally as good as the first; The Black Unicorn, Wizard At Large, The Tangle Box, and Witches' Brew. I highly recommend this book. If you haven't yet read it yet, then what are you waiting for?!! Buy it now! You will not be disappointed ... I promise.

Great series!

I'm an avid fan of fantasy, but I'd read (or tried to read) other books by Terry Brooks, and not really been able to get in to them (probably my fault, but still. . .) Anyhow, this book was captivating from the first page to the last, and I found myself wishing that I could find a magic kingdom for sale in some odd catalogue, as Ben Holiday does in this book. As he journeys to the magic kingdom of Landover, he finds that being king of a fairy kingdom isn't all strolling through ferny forests and sunlit meadows -- for all is not well in this kingdom, and the king is the one with the heaviest load of responsibility. . . and the most pressing weight of danger. . . I highly recommend this book to any fantasy fan, which at points is funny, mystical, romantic, action-packed; and it's interesting throughout. Enjoy, and the check out the rest of the series, because they're all great reads!

Incredible Journey!

Terry brooks is a master of fantasy. Magic Kingdom was the first book of his that I had read and it is so good that I have read it three times, given it to a friend to read, and then bought it again for my fiancee. It is always a joy to pick up a book, and within a few pages, be thrown into a fantastic world, on an incredible journey, with such vivid characters. I felt as though I had become the main character, Ben Holiday. And the link between this reality and the kingdom of Landover made it seem so ... possible. If you long to get away from it all and take an exciting journey, do it now, and buy your own Magic Kingdom!