The Eyes of the Dragon

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mass market paperback, 427 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 1987 by Hodder.

ISBN:
978-0-340-89906-9
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OCLC Number:
63397040

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The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, first published as a limited edition slipcased hardcover by Philtrum Press in 1984, illustrated by Kenneth R. Linkhauser. The novel would later be published for the mass market by Viking in 1987, with illustrations by David Palladini. This trade edition was slightly revised for publication. The 1995 French edition did not reproduce the American illustrations; it included brand new illustrations by Christian Heinrich, and a 2016 new French version also included brand new illustrations, by Nicolas Duffaut.

At the time of publication, it was a deviation from the norm for King, who was best known for his horror fiction. The book is a work of epic fantasy in a quasi-medieval setting, with a clearly established battle between good and evil, and magic playing a lead role. The Eyes of the Dragon was originally titled The Napkins. …

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This is clearly written for a young audience, but its still a page-turner like any other King novel. I was reading this alongside Farseer Trilogy, and the similarities and contrasts were too well-matched for me to ignore. Both even share a few character names. However, it was still a wonderful read, and I enjoyed almost every bit of it.

A few descriptions and overly-foreshadowing took it down a few notches for me, though.

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