Everything should have been quiet and pleasant for Ben Holiday, former Chicago lawyer become sovereign of the Magic Kingdom of Landover. But it wasn't. Horris Kew, conjurer, confidence-man, and trickster, had returned to Landover from Ben's own world. Alas, Horris had not returned of his own volition - he had been sent by the Gorse, a sorcerer of great evil, whom Horris had unwittingly freed from the magic Tangle Box, where it had long ago been imprisoned by the fairy folk. Now it had returned to enslave those who had once dared to condemn it. But first, it would rid Landover of all who could stand in its way . . . Soon Ben found himself imprisoned within the gloom of the Tangle Box, lost in the mists and its labyrinthine ways. The only one who could free Ben from the tangle box was the lady Willow. But she had disappeared, gone from Landover on a mysterious mission of her own. . .
The fourth installment in the Magic Kingdom will be easier to follow if it's not the first of the series listened to. Dick Hill is back with the familiar characters and a sense of fun that permeates the production. There may be serious problems to face, but it's always better to tackle them with a bit of irony. Hill keeps the dialogue and witty repartee flowing with a smile in his voice. Underlying the fun, he maintains a serious tone that supports the irony and avoids silliness. Ben Holiday, erstwhile King of Landover, finds himself needing to find a way to escape the tangle box in time to greet his soon-to-be-born child. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Terry Brooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977. It was a New York Times bestseller for more than six months. He has published twenty-four New York Times bestsellers since. Two of those - the novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word - were chosen by the Denver Rocky Mountain News as among the best fantasy novels of the 20th century. Brooks lives in Seattle with his wife, Judine.
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