Decent but weak King Roland, strong and good Prince Peter, lonely and weak Prince Thomas and the thoroughly evil royal advisor, Flagg. The Eyes of the Dragon tells the story of the unhappy royal family of Delain. So, King decided to write in Naomi’s favourite genre, a book that was just for her and was never really intended for publication. The story goes that King wrote this book for his daughter, Naomi, who did not have any interest in reading horror and so wouldn’t read his books. Here we have a book by my favourite author in what I would likely describe as my favourite genre and yet I haven’t read it? It’s long past time to remedy that oversight. As some of you may know, I’m a fantasy writer and I love the genre just as much as I love Horror. This was one of the King books that I had somehow never got around to reading, which surprised me when I picked it up for this project. I’ll be looking at the recurring themes, the tricks he likes to use, the way he develops character and the way that his craft has evolved in the 44 years since Carrie was first published. I will be reading all of Stephen King’s books in order of publication (with the exception of The Dark Tower series which I will read together, at the end of this adventure) and writing a review of each.
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