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Title details for The Tangle Box by Terry Brooks - Available

The Tangle Box

#4 in series

by Terry Brooks
Cameron Beierle
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Everything is not going quite right for former Chicago lawyer turned king, Ben Holiday.Confidenceman Horris Kew has been sent to Landover by a sorcerer of great evil.

Landover -- island of enchantment and adventure rescued from the mists of time, home of knights and knaves, of dragons and damsels, of wizards, and warlocks. All of your fantasies become real in this kingdom from another world. Only one thread to this whole cloth is lacking -- you, to rule over all as King and High Lord. Escape into your dreams and be born again.

Price: $1,000,000.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Magic Kingdom of Landover

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 21, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 351069 KB
      • Duration: 12:11:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 4, 1994
      Brooks continues the magical adventures of Ben Holiday, ex-trial lawyer and now the reigning ruler in the Magic Kingdom of Landover. This latest installment in the series is slower and less charming than its predecessors ( Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! ; Wizard at Large) , but it is still likely to please readers already hooked. Horris Kew and his talking avian sidekick are brought back from Earth to Landover, where Horris is tricked into letting the Gorse, an evil spirit, out of the Tangle Box, where it has spent a very long time dwelling on its entrapment by the fairies. Now the Gorse wants to overrun Landover and manages to imprison Ben Holiday, the witch Nightshade and the dragon Strabo inside the Tangle Box. Holiday's wife, the non-human Queen Willow, is pregnant and must perform her own difficult quest to ensure a healthy birthing for the child. Meanwhile, with Holiday out of the way, the sinister Gorse coerces Horris into creating serious mischief in the Kingdom. This rather haphazard tale liberally inserts many of the characters made popular in previous books, which may be an asset for hardcore readers who like their fantasy lite. Author tour.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The fourth installment in the Magic Kingdom will be easier to follow if it's not the first of the series listened to. Dick Hill is back with the familiar characters and a sense of fun that permeates the production. There may be serious problems to face, but it's always better to tackle them with a bit of irony. Hill keeps the dialogue and witty repartee flowing with a smile in his voice. Underlying the fun, he maintains a serious tone that supports the irony and avoids silliness. Ben Holiday, erstwhile King of Landover, finds himself needing to find a way to escape the tangle box in time to greet his soon-to-be-born child. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 28, 2008
      Brooks's 1994 novel creates a vast imaginary world telling the tale of the mysterious Tangle Box that threatens the Kingdom of Landover. With his trademark straightforward approach, Dick Hill brings this story to life in a realistic and believable reading that is wonderfully underplayed yet subtly wondrous and otherworldly. Hill's characters are real and honest, his omniscient narrator a guiding light for this complicated fable. Once again displaying his massive dialectical pallet, Hill offers memorable characters sure to entertain and enthrall listeners for hours. A Del Rey paperback (Reviews, Apr. 4, 1994).

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  • English

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