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The Eyes of the Dragon: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Stephen King (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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“It is just not possible to stop turning the pages” (The Washington Post) of this bestselling classic tale—an epic fantasy as only #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King could envision it.

Once, in a kingdom called Delain, there was a king with two sons…

​Thus begins one of the most unique tales that master storyteller Stephen King has ever written—a sprawling fantasy of dark magic and the struggle for absolute power that utterly transforms the destinies of two brothers born into royalty. Through this enthralling masterpiece of mythical adventure, intrigue, and terror, you will thrill to this unforgettable narrative filled with relentless, wicked enchantment, and the most terrible of secrets…
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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!

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Advance publicity hails this "story" (not labeled a novel) by the popular writer as appealing to "readers of all ages," although its genesis was in a story King told to his children. King's legion of fans are likely to find that a restrained maturity marks the differences between this stylish, successful effort at fantasy (illustrated by 21 half-tones) and his earlier, sometimes overwrought writings. Eyes details the crusade of Peter and Thomas, two princely brothers, to destroy the 400-year-old Flagg, the evil magician who threatens to control the kingdom of Delain after the death of their father, King Roland, who remained unwed until he was past 50. Flagg has imprisoned Peter, the heir apparent, on suspicion of murdering the king (actually it was Flagg who did it) and installed the profligate second son, an easier mark, on the throne. Surprisingly, Eyes is a gentle story, despite violence, gore and his standard vulgarity, because King has ingeniously interposed himself between reader and narrative as if he were telling the tale aloud, with a soothing cadence practically audible in the evocative prose. This heartwarming chronicle of brotherly love may be enjoyed by young adults and their parents. 1,000,000 first printing; $300,000 ad/promo; BOMC selection.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018ER7KNK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribner; Reprint edition (December 19, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 37451 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1501192205
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Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.

King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.

King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.

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C.L.B
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story.
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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After all these years of reading Stephen King I got around to this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Fans of the Dark Tower will like it.
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Evan Wearne
4.0 out of 5 stars An amazing novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2004
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The Eyes of the Dragon is an exciting novel. I like the voice Stephen King tells it in also. This is the only one of his books I've read where there is an all knowing narrator. That said, I like this book even more because it deals with one of the characters in the Dark Tower Series, Flagg. This novel reveals many facts about Flagg. That he is a demon, that he likes to see the destruction of kingdoms and order. It also makes him appear strangely mortal. He is a demon that has lived seemingly forever, yet he is often scared of what humans can accomplish.
This novel is about a peaceful kingdom, during the reign of a less intelligent man. By chance, his first son turns out to be of amazing quality, while his second son seems exactly like himself. For Flagg to bring about the ruin of Delain he must make the second son, Thomas, King instead of the first son, Peter. If he could accomplish that feat, the kingdom of Delain would be on the brink of crumbling in four years, after standing for thousands.
I recommend this book to anyone, but especially to fans of the Dark Tower.
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Connie J. Jasperson
5.0 out of 5 stars A lyrical and wonderful tale
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2011
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From my book review blog post [...] post 07-29-2011

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King takes place in the realm of Delain (which, I have since found out, is located within In-World from The Dark Tower series). This beautiful and poetic tale is told from the perspective of a narrator who speaks as if he were an old friend, frequently adding his own commentary on characters' motivations and the like; just as an uncle would.

King Roland is a middle-aged king who marries late in life and finds a wife who is both young and intellegent. The Royal Wizard Flagg, Roland's advisor, attempts to assassinate Queen Sasha because he dislikes her good influence. He finally succeeds in forcing the Queen's maid to kill the queen while she was giving birth to Thomas, her second child. As time passes, Peter, the older brother, grows older and he begins to show a great deal of his mother's common sense and intelligence. Flagg realizes that the Crown Prince is a far greater threat to his position as royal wizard than was Sasha. Therefore Flagg has King Roland poisoned and Peter framed for the murder.

Twelve-year-old Thomas witnesses the murder through the glass eyes of the mounted head of King Roland's greatest trophy, the dragon which he once killed in an act of incredible bravery. After a brief trial, Peter is judged to be guilty, and he is locked up in the enormous tower called the Needle in the center of the city. His younger, weaker brother Thomas is then crowned King, although he is only twelve years old. Due to his youth, inexperience, and fear of both his own precarious position and Flagg, Thomas allows Flagg to become the defacto ruler, earning the hatred of the people in the process.

This story is told in a lyrical, old-fashioned way that is reminiscent of the way the great fairy-tales were told in my childhood. King's prose is poetic and beautiful; it draws you in to his world and paints a vivid picture of the events that unfold before you. If you have never read a Stephen King novel because you 'don't read horror' then this is the novel for you. In my opinion it is his finest work, and it was the first novel I ever read of his. I highly reccomend this book!
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Karen Geanacopoulos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
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I love Stephen king books Their very interesting b
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edward
5.0 out of 5 stars Stephen King
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
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Just his name sums it all my wife collects follows and reads, all his books watches all the movies and even had me paint on canvas to hang in our living room a renderence of a compilation of Stephen King novels, and to do it in oils paint. which i am currently working. along with my edition of Audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffanys.
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Dan Roop
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting tale
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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This was not the story I was expecting - from the title, I thought there would be more dragons! This was a good coming of age tale with a dark antagonist, an admirable protagonist, and an assortment of other characters in a full range of good and evil - some unwittingly so!

I'm beginning to wonder if Stephen King is for me. I'm going to continue reading his works, but so far I have given 3 stars to all those I've read. His writing style throws me off at times.
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Roger Ward
4.0 out of 5 stars Flagg again
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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Told like a court post, this tale visits many of Kings regular haunts - self doubt, familial deception, forgotten history, and the pulse of good that ever frustrates the final triumph of evil. Flagg is the parasitic figure of evil always trying to undermine the normal goodness of small things and little lives. Never quite killable but always stoppable.
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Teresa Ramseur
5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Fairytale
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
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I have only recently decided to give Stephen King's work another go after not liking "It" when I read it several years ago. However, I just recently finished "11/26/63" and having enjoyed that book, I thought why not give his works another try? Landing on this one after hearing that the fan reception to it was not necessarily the greatest when it was initially released and that in turn led to King writing " Misery"-which I plan to get to at some point. It was a bit rough going in and I was a bit surprised to see some sexual references in the beginning of the book, given that this is intended for a younger audience, but those references neither threw me or pulled me out of the story. And I slowly found myself becoming immersed in the story. I liked the slow pacing and build-up, it allowed the suspense to grow while spending time with the characters, which gave us time to get to really know them, I do wish we'd had a bit more world-building, but we can't have everything, I suppose. It reads like a fairytale from another time, and not a Disney one, either. And while the story has an ending, and a good one, I still want to know what happened after that. I can't say it any better or anything more than that, if I did it would probably spoil the ending.
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Kody
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't read myself, gift for my mother
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2024
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So... I didn't read this or I'd write a review about the contents in detail. But my mother, a huge King fan, recommends this. It is a huge departure of his typical writing and she enjoyed experiencing him write something different. So I'd say it's a 5 star according to King fan who has read every darn thing he's written!
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Kody
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't read myself, gift for my mother
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2024
So... I didn't read this or I'd write a review about the contents in detail. But my mother, a huge King fan, recommends this. It is a huge departure of his typical writing and she enjoyed experiencing him write something different. So I'd say it's a 5 star according to King fan who has read every darn thing he's written!
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Mrs T Ashley
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent storytelling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2023
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Love Stephen King. This book did not disappoint
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Vicente
5.0 out of 5 stars Different
Reviewed in Spain on March 17, 2022
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Different but good also, worth reading
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Phil Damian
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on December 13, 2019
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El libro llegó en buen estado y a tiempo. La edición es muy bonita, de calidad. La historia es muy diferente a las que estamos acostumbrados de SK, está genial y muy ligera, donde conocemos otro poco más de Randall Flagg.
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SANDRO LO PINTO
3.0 out of 5 stars Taglio sulla copertina
Reviewed in Italy on September 24, 2019
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Consegna come al solito puntuale.
Purtroppo devo segnalare che uno dei due libri (the talisman) consegnati presenta un taglio di ben 7 cm sulla copertina. In libreria l'avrei senz'altro scartato.
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