#126 in Adventure
Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Terry Brooks starts “Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!” from an inviting idea: a weary Chicago lawyer ends up king of a fantasy realm. Beneath the adventure he writes about fear, of failing, of the past and of what lies ahead, and about what makes a true king. Some readers find the pace slow and the humour flat, and others who loved it when young are less taken on rereading. The Landover series runs to six books.
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About the book
Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the first in his Magic Kingdom of Landover series. Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom. The book was re-released as part of a Landover omnibus in 2009.
Reading order · Magic Kingdom of Landover
Full order & progress →- Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!This book
7.67.6 / 10 - The Black Unicorn
7.67.6 / 10 - Wizard at Large
7.77.7 / 10 - The Tangle Box
7.77.7 / 10 - Witches' BrewWitches' Brew–Not ranked yet
- A Princess of Landover
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 151 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 19 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 132 | 87% |
Frequently asked
How long is Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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