The Eyes of the Dragon

Paperback, 427 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 1988 by Futura.

ISBN:
978-0-7088-3574-6
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OCLC Number:
440634461

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4 stars (5 reviews)

The king is dead, murdered by a strange and horrible poison. But while the land of Delain mourns, the magician Flagg, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots. Soon the king's oldest son, Peter is imprisoned at the top of a high tower, the Needle, for his father's murder, while his younger brother Thomas inherits the throne.

Only Peter knows the truth of his own innocence, and the truth of the evil that is Flagg. And only Peter can save Delain from the horror Flagg has in store. He has a plan, but it is dangerous and desperate and if he fails there will be no second chance. And all the while, Flagg's words echo in his mind: "I'll carry your head on my saddle-horn for a thousand years. Here I come, Peter! Coming for your head!" (back cover)

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4 stars

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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