A tale of archetypal heroes and sweeping adventures, of dragons and princes and evil wizards, here is epic fantasy as only stephen king could envision it. Find books like the eyes of the dragon from the worlds largest community of readers. It is different from kings standard fair and i admit i only picked this up because the books principal antagonist, randal flagg, later reappears in kings dark tower series. The eyes of the dragon stephen king1987 1st edition viking hc w dust jacket. If my only way of escape was to fashion a rope out of strands of napkin, worked on a toy and it was going to take over a year, then id have thrown myself out of the tower on day 3, fuck it as. The eyes of the dragon ebook by stephen king rakuten kobo. A true fantasy story written in the unmistakeable stephen king style. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration.
Thus begins one of the most unique tales that master storyteller stephen king has ever writtena sprawling. First printing thus full number line, cover a little worn, pages somewhat tanned due to age, no marks or writing. It is just not possible to stop turning the pages the washington post of this bestselling classic talean epic fanta. I had this book before and read it over and over again. The eyes of the dragon book cover with images stephen. The eyes of the dragon is a fantasy novel by american writer stephen king, first published as a. Book is a former library book and has library stickers andor markings on or inside the front or back cover andor spine and may not have a dust jacket if hardcover. Previously, it was published as a limited edition hardcover by philtrum press in 1984. Stephen king is 2nd on my list of all time greatest authors first is dean koontz, i just wish he could write a book a week, then i wouldnt have. The eyes of the dragon starts out slowly, but, as in most of kings books, the pace speeds up steadily, building to an exciting and satisfying climax. The eyes of the dragon, however, is just a straightup fantasy novel. I saw this copy and decided to get it and when it arrived, it was in.
Flagg kills the king and frames his heir, peter, with the murder. The book is a work of epic fantasy in a quasimedieval setting, with a clearly. The eyes of the dragon art print stephen king book cover. Possible clean exlibrary copy with their stickers and or stamps. Although the binding appears sound, due to age the binding glue may be a little weak so book should be opened and used gently. Buy the eyes of the dragon by stephen king online at alibris. It is just not possible to stop turning the pages the washington post of this bestselling classic talean epic fantasy as only stephen king could envision it. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant. One of the animal trophies mounted on the wall in rolands sitting room.
The eyes of the dragon is in my book a kids fantasy tale and one with a merrily joyous feel good factor, it was all just too nice and goodly good for me. Its head is mounted on the wall of his sitting room, and a secret passage behind it allows people to look through the tintedglass eyes into the sitting room. The novel follows the story of flagg, the kings magician, and his plan to bring ruin to the kingdom of delain. Eyes of the dragon is steven kings first departure from horror into the realm of epic fantasy. Its the story of old king roland and his two sons, peter and thomas, and revolves around the wily schemes of the kings mysterious magician, who is plotting to destroy delain. The dragon came crashing and blundering out of the underbrush, its scales glowing a greenish copper color, its sootcaked nostrils venting smoke. The eyes of the dragon by stephen king never even heard of this book til a friend was telling me how good it was.
That said, i was very impressed with what i found here. Most of the party were thunderstruck, unable to draw an arrow or even to move. It forms part of steve jackson and ian livingstones fighting fantasy series. Stephen king is 2nd on my list of all time greatest authors first is dean koontz, i just wish he could write a book a week, then i wouldnt have to keep waiting for the next one to come out. The eyes of the dragon by stephen king 1987, hardcover. The eyes of the dragon book by stephen king official. The eyes of the overworld is a fantasy fixup novel by american writer jack vance, published by ace in 1966, the second book in the dying earth series that vance inaugurated in 1950. Unfortunately, my copy got ruined when the house flooded and i wished i had another copy. While some king fans who want their favorite horror writer back might grumble, fantasy or adventure fans of more open mind will find the eyes of the dragon a thoroughly entertaining book. Pitted against an evil wizard and a wouldbe rival, prince peter makes.
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of delain, king roland is murdered and his son and heir, peter, is framed for the crime. A postapocalyptic dragon shifter romance fireblood dragons book 7 by ruby dixon 4. The origin story of the overlook hotel through the eyes of its first owner, bob t. The eyes of the dragon tells a tale of of sibling rivalry set in a mystical and mythical kingdom called delain. Accept the quest, eyes of the dragon, from image of kalec.
The actual cover is different and way less cool looking, but the book itself is great. This is a black mass market paperback 451ae5125 with dragon on cover. The eyes of the dragon is a book by stephen king published in 1987. Eyes of the dragon unknown binding january 1, 1994 4. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Although i had written thirteen novels by the time my daughter had attained an equal number of years, she hadnt read any of them.
Hardcover paperback limited edition first edition release date. Buy a cheap copy of eyes of the dragon book by stephen king. High quality eyes of the dragon gifts and merchandise. The eyes of the dragon by stephen king from book of zidan. A robber baron at the turn of the 20th century, watson scaled the remote peaks of the colorado. Email the webmaster report an errortypo in a book send feedbackcontact us. The eyes of the dragon by stephen king 1987, paperback. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Ive loved reading stephen kings books since childhood, and this one was no different. Travel west, to coldarra, borean tundra to the area of 29, 28, to scout the following locations. The eyes of the dragon is a tale of chivalry and heroes that could easily fit with the tales of king arthur and the knights of the round table. Eye of the dragon is a singleplayer roleplaying gamebook written by ian livingstone, illustrated by martin mckenna and published in 2005 by wizard books.
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The sorcery of stephen kingexpertly seductivethe kind of book that. We started the year with the announcement of the publication of the eyes of the dragon art portfolio, so we figured we would close out the year with the covers collection print of the eyes of the dragon by david palladini this is a gorgeous, vibrant giclee print, reproducing the famous dragon art from the cover of the 1st trade edition of the. The novel would later be published for the mass market by viking in 1987, with illustrations by david palladini. As a fantasy it is disappointing, in that the storys background is never expanded on enough to properly snag the readers imagination. It had not been a small dragon, either, but a male ju st before its first molting.
The dust jacket does show a little wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Eyes of the dragon is written for adults, but it is. This is an a6 lined notebook and i hand sculpted both the front and back covers from polymer clay. The eyes of the dragon by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eyes of the dragon use kalecs image crystal, in your inventory to summon the image of kalec while standing in the azure dragonshrine of dragonblight. I used mica powders and metallic wax finish for colour. This fantasy book by stephen king is published by signet, an imprint of new american library, a division of penguin group usa inc. This trade edition was slightly revised for publication. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Retitled cugel the clever in its vance integral edition 2005, the book features the selfproclaimed cugel the clever in. I wish i had read, or listened to, this book many years ago when i questioned if it was good or not.
Read the eyes of the dragon by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. The eyes of the dragon written by anonymous on september th, 2011. It is a diversion for king, but done as nobody else can. College student devin jones took the summer job at joyland hoping to forget the girl who. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The eyes of the dragon was the very first stephen king novel i ever read, and neither its style, nor its setting, are what the majority of his books conform to, though as time goes on, king seems to be just as comfortable branching off into other subgenres of horrorsuspense. Editions have also been published by viking press and time warner paperbacks. The eyes of the dragon by stephen king, 1987, viking edition, hardcover in english the eyes of the dragon 1987 edition open library. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.