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Title: The Eyes of the Dragon
Author: Stephen King
Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-16
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1073 votes
Genres: Fiction, Horror
Publisher's Summary:
The Kingdom of Delain is at stake when King Roland is murdered and his son and rightful heir, Peter, is framed for the crime. Plotting against him is the evil Flagg and his pawn, young Prince Thomas. Yet with every plan there are holes - like Thomas's terrible secret. And the determined Prince Peter, who is planning a daring escape from his imprisonment.
Stephen King has taken the classic fairy tale and transformed it into a masterpiece of fiction for the ages.
Critic Reviews:
"Memorable, suspenseful, brimming with action." (
Chicago Sun-Times)
"King has done a masterful job - beautifully told and beautifully illustrated." (
The Cincinnati Post)
"Compelling - his most powerful storytelling." (
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Members Reviews:
Nice change of pace as I read all things dark tower
I'm currently reading through the dark tower series, including some of the books that tie into it. Before this I had just read:
Salems lot
The gunslinger
The drawing of the three
The stand
I've liked each book so far, but this one was very different from the others. The book is told as a bit of a fairy tale, with the narrator stopping to comment on the story, teasing what will happen next and asking you to stop and think about how you would feel if you found yourself in the story.
I very much enjoyed the narration, and while the story was simple, it was a short and pleasant change of pace.
While the book does tie in strongly with a character found in other king books, you don't need to have read anything else before this one.
If you're like me and still early on your journey through all things dark tower, I think you'll look back on this one as a nice little side vacation.
A Great Place to Start
If you haven't read Stephen King and you've been meaning to start, this would be an excellent book for you. It's also appropriate for younger readers. Featuring a villain familiar to anyone who's seen or read The Stand, or The Dark Tower series, this story stands alone and is a favorite of many of King's constant readers. Fans of Ronnie James Dio, and Game of Thrones should enjoy this.
King pulls a Tolkien
Eyes of the Dragon is Steven King's first departure from Horror into the realm of Epic Fantasy. It is different from King's standard fair and I admit I only picked this up because the book's principal antagonist, Randal Flagg, later reappears in King's Dark Tower series. That said, I was very impressed with what I found here. Eyes of the Dragon is fantastic and stands as a great novel all on its own.
Also, Bronson Pinchot's narration is absolutely terrific. The echo he uses when voicing the dark wizard Flagg is particularly bone chilling. Highly recommended!
Wow
I don't believe I've ever before heard a narrator so good that I could, as they say, listen to him read the phone book. That it's Bronson Pinchot, who I've known for his many well-remembered silly-voiced characters is amazing. I'm going to go and look for more that he's done.
Stephen King's foray into medieval fantasy is a w
inner. Listen to it with your children.
Many great memories of this book.
I am trying to make the 15 word minimum at this point.