A Princess of Landover

Terry Brooks did it again with his great imagination for the Landover series. It was a great continuation of the story. I recommend this book for any fantasy reader!

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.

Enjoyed this "story within a story." There is a sense of familiarity for those who have read the Landover books, but enough new spins to make it a fun discovery. Definitely the Brooks style of character development. I didn't want it to end.

Former Chicago based lawyer Ben Holiday has faced many of his fire breathing enemy and all kinds of WITCHES BREW in the courtroom and in the fantasy realm of Landover where he has become the monarch and his sylph wife Willow his queen. Magical foes prove easy to deal with when he and his spouse struggle with their half-breed fifteen year old daughter Mistaya, who has been suspended from her preppy school back on earth. Desperate to teach his rebellious offspring a lesson on behavior, he sends her in exile to Libiris the royal library for her to rusticate. Instead Mistaya rejects her father's scheme and runs away only to end up somehow Libiris. She tries to hide from her parents, but Mistaya hears an odd voice from some creature called His Eminence begging her for help. She soon finds a dastardly plot to overthrow her parents so like any teen she charges ahead kicking demon butt in order to prevent a coup from happening. The latest Landover fantasy is an exciting tale starring a chip off the old block teen heroine who brings freshness to the saga. The story line is fast-paced as Ben faces his greatest challenge of all: a rebellious teenage daughter. Fans will enjoy her adventures while newcomers will be able to join Mistaya's escapade with or without reading the fun previous books in this straightforward saga so different than Shannara. Harriet Klausner

I've waited 14 years for a new 'Magic Kingdom of Landover' novel! This book is fantastic from beginning to end. The daughter is a great new character and I love how she is so strong-willed and intelligent at age 15. It is a bit creepy that that landowner wants to marry her, but it just show what a despicable cretin that guy is. Brooks is able to make his fantasy characters seem like real people with real emotions, something that is hard to do in a fantasy novel. Can't wait for the next installment! I thought it was hilarious the way Brooks copied 'The Wizard of Oz' when Mysteria arrived at the library! It was obvious that it was done out of respect and tongue in cheek. I hope he writes another 'Knight of the Word' novel also. The 'Shannara' series got old for me years ago. This is a novel that can be read as a stand alone book, but i recommend that you get all the 'Landover' novels and read them.