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A Princess of Landover |  | Author: Terry Brooks
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Rating:  26 reviews
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Format: Deckle Edge
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0345458524
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345458520
ASIN: 0345458524
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
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Product Description
After fourteen years, New York Times bestselling fantasy master Terry Brooks has returned to the magic kingdom of Landover. The remarkable realm of dragons, demons, wizards, and wonders that wove an irresistible spell in five classic novels throws open its gates at long last for a brand-new adventure featuring a dazzling cast of characters and creatures.
Ben Holiday, Chicago lawyer and mere mortal turned monarch of enchanted Landover, has grappled with scheming barons, fire-breathing beasts, diabolical conjurers, and extremely wicked witches. None of whom have prepared him for the most daunting of challengers–a teenage daughter. Sent by Ben and his beloved sylph bride, Willow, to an exclusive girls’ prep school, headstrong (and half-magical) Mistaya Holiday has found life in the natural world a less than perfect fit. And when her latest rebellious antics get her indefinitely suspended, she’s determined to resume her real education–learning sorcery from court wizard Questor Thews–whether her parents like it or not.
But back home in Landover, Mistaya’s frustrated father is just as determined that the precocious princess learn some responsibility, and he declares her grounded until she successfully refurbishes the long-forsaken royal library. Mortified by the prospect of salvaging a king’s ransom in moldy books–and horrified by word that repulsive local nobleman Lord Laphroig seeks to marry her–Mistaya decides that the only way to run her own life is to run away from home.
So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover’s intrepid princess to the last place she expected to go, and into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test–and might bring the kingdom to its knees.
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 Mediocre Book November 15, 2009
Shane Antony (Staten Island, NY)
Landover is the weakest of Terry Brooks' series and this latest addition only underscores that. The plot is not very creative and the ending almost too fantastic to believe. I almost felt as if the book was written for a teenage market, rather than the adult market that the Terry normally targets. It's a pity that the book was so weak given that Brooks has recently written some great books in the Shannara series. Unless you're a big Landover fan, you should pass this one over.
 PLEASURABLE READING EXPERIENCE October 28, 2009
Thomas G. Boothe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a Terry Brooks fan of the Shannara series so I decided to try the Princess of Landover. This book was classic Brooks and an outstanding and pleasurable reading experience.
I cannot recommend this engrossing novel any higher. I could not put it down once I started reading it.
 Disappointing! October 23, 2009
K. Murphy
I've been an avid fan of Terry Brooks for years, having read as many of his novels as I could get my hands on. His Shannara series captivated me, as did his Landover books. I could hardly wait to read the last Gypsy Morph book and was engrossed from the first page to the very end. I was terribly disappointed in his A Princess of Landover, however. The plot, such as it was, was flimsy and rather pointless; the "princess" was largely a disagreeable, spoiled teenager that I was unable to care about at all. Unlike his previous books, this one did little to develop princess Mistaya's character or to interest me in her undertakings. Frankly, I'm amazed and disappointed that Terry Brooks published such drivel; it certainly was WAY below the standard I've come to expect from him.
Good right up until the end October 20, 2009
BPRJam (Minnesota)
I'm a big fan of Brooks, and have read all his works, save the Star Wars adaptation he did. This book started great despite some annoyances: the stereotypical father, the stereotypical teenage daughter, the ominous encounter with a fairy creature early in the book that you just knew was going to play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the story.
However, the mystery, the challenges, and the interesting characters that Brooks created made for really good reading - right up until the end. The resolution felt rushed and the climax felt overly contrived. The way in which the Princess of Landover fixed the "problem" seems to have some holes.
All in all, I felt as if I was ushered into a great story, then given a lukewarm resolution. Terribly unsatisfying. Nevertheless, the initial 3/4 of the story were fun and interesting, which deserves at least 3 stars.
A Tame Return To Landover: A Young Adult Novel At Best October 18, 2009
Taylor Rand (Florida, MO USA)
I enjoyed "A Princess of Landover" for the most part; it was a quick, light read and taken as a stand-alone book suitable for a teen, I'd recommend it.
However, as an adult familiar with the previous books, I wasn't drawn in by the story. It was far too tame: Princess Mistaya was never in any real danger and neither her flight from Stirling Silver nor her time at Libris generated much heat. The climactic encounter at the book's end was more comical than dramatic.
None of the characters were well-developed. Mistaya herself seemed to not have any particular compelling reason for her running away from the castle except that the plot required her to leave. I believe many fans of the previous books will be like me in being surprised at the treatment of Landover's main characters.
Obviously, Mistaya's the new focus of the series but what happened to everyone else? Nothing apparently; twenty years of being a king and Ben's still just a guy who bought a magical kingdom, Questor's still a random magic generator, Abernathy remains a reluctant dog, Willow an ethereal virtual non-entity and Ben's subjects (like the murderous suitor of Princess Mistaya)don't particularly respect or fear King Ben.
It's one thing for the emphasis to shift to Mistaya and another to realize that seemingly little or no thought was given to envisioning the world she inhabits. I felt like everyone had been frozen in time, sheets thrown over the furniture and only now, when a new series of books considered, were things dusted off and the clockwork people wound-up again.
A big disappointment for me: After all this time, I would've loved to have known that in the background, Landover was still growing and evolving. I won't be waiting for the rest of the series - though if I happen to see it at the library, I'll read it. I just won't go seek 'em out.
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