The Tangle Box
Ratings15
Average rating3.5
15
Ratings15
Average rating3.5
***50 MILLION TERRY BROOKS COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD*** 'Terry's place is at the head of the fantasy world' Philip Pullman Horris Kew, conjuror and confidence-trickster, has returned to the Magic Kingdom of Landover, and a chorus of disapproval immediately assaults Ben Holiday's ears. Both Questor Thews, the Court Wizard, and Abernathy, the Court Scribe (currently, magically transformed into a dog) urge Ben to lock him up or exile him. Fair as ever, Ben decides to consider the problem rather than act immediately. Alas, this leads to disaster, for Horris's return is not what it seems, and Ben soon finds himself in deadly peril. Only his lady, Willow, holds the means to save him. But Willow has disappeared on a mysterious mission of her own . . . 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
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6 primary booksMagic Kingdom of Landover is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Terry Brooks.
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This book felt like a filler episode of a TV series. Our hero is trapped in a magic box with two of his adversaries. None can remember their real self. Our heroine is off on a rushed side quest to give birth, and our bumbling sidekicks are left to manage yhe kingdom in the hero and heroine's absence.
The true enemy was underdeveloped and forgettable. The mock enemy was somewhat interesting, then has an unnecessary cliche reveal in the epilogue. There are some interesting ideas, but you could remove this book entirely from the series and it wouldn't make a difference.
