The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen
King
A Magic Mirror For Us All
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!
Personal Review: The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
I have just reread this book not long ago and I think it is his best work! I am
a huge fan of The Dark Tower series but I think this little itty bitty book is
far superior to them. It just so darn real, I really felt like I was there to the
point where I forgot that I even exist, I was not only the hero Peter but also
I was Thomas and even though it was hard to take I saw a little of Flagg in
me and in some people that I have known. That is the magic of this book in
the three main character I think most of us if we are honest with our selves
will see a little of each of them not only in ourselves but in almost everyone
we have ever known, because they are not black and white and neither are
we. We are all the hero's and jealous brother and the villain of our own
stories.
Now on to a more pratical reason for loving this story: This didn't have long
drawn out remebrances that often plague some of King's works (even TDT
books have some of that i.e. Eddie and and all the memories of Henry).
There was some memories mostly Thomas's memories of his father but
this were fairly short and helped flesh out the story.
Also King avoided using bizzare and silly made up phrases ( I think you
know what I mean)and really even though the story is set in a fantasy land
it is one of his most straight forward tales, I feel sometimes that when King
has struggled with a story he is writing and the characters, instead of
giving his characters memorable traits through subtle nuances instead
gives us strange and sometimes stupid repetive nonsense. In this story it
was like it was already written and all he had to do was type it so the stuff
that boughs down some of his other work wasn't necessary and the story
just grew into the world without struggle. I highly recommend this to fans of
King and to fans of fantasy in general, you might never find a tale this true
and touching if you don't read this book.
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