Black Unicorn: Landover, Book 2

I love this series. This is book 2. Great fantasy.

the book is what i was looking for and i will deal with these people in getting the whole series

I feel like all I do is give Terry 5 stars when I rate his books, so if I had to give a 4 star, it would be to the Black Unicorn. Why? It's probably my least favorite in the Landover series. I just finished reading it for the second time and although I thoroughly enjoyed it, it just didn't grab me as much as the other books in the series. It reminded me of books like The Last Unicorn and Alice in Wonderland. I am saying this in reference to the Unicorn and Cat charachters in the book. I think Terry was trying to revive some of our old childhood stories and present elements of them in a new light. Still, I loved the book, just not as much as the others:)This book also turned me against Willow's father. (Really have harsh feeling for him after 'Wizard at Large, haha.)I will add though that any new readers to the Landover series, will love this book and if you are a fan of the Shanara series, you'll like how the Landover series isn't actually setup like a trilogy, where one book continues into another. They are all chronoligical, but each book presents new adventures, so be prepared for fun, suspense and excitement.

I read the entire Landover series years ago and was happy to see them in Kindle format. I finished the first one - Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! and was very disappointed at all the spelling & formatting errors, but since it was free, I couldn't complain too much, right?So I purchased "The Black Unicorn" - Kindle version. Again, on just about every other page there are misspelled words, formatting errors, strange characters (print type, not story type.) I'm really shocked at how poorly these things have been converted to Kindle format.As a comparison, I read the Kindle version of the first Shannara trilogy and don't remember any errors, if there were, they were few.I've written Amazon, got the standard canned (thank you for your feedback) response and also wrote to the publisher - Del Rey but haven't received a reply yet.I'm taking 2 full stars off this time for the poor conversion to Kindle format. The book is great but since I'm reviewing the Kindle version, it loses points.I just ordered the 3rd one in the series (stupid, I know) but I'm curious to see if there are still errors. If so, I may ask for a refund.To summarize: Great book, poor conversion to Kindle format.

This is more written for young teens than adult and as such, is a light read. The plot doesn't get too in depth, but still remains enjoyable as long as your not expecting something intense

Brooks, as always, is a master at capturing wild magic and rendering from it a fantastic world, capturing our hearts and imaginations and only he can.

The book was in better condition than I expected for a used book, like it had been read once and put on a shelf until I bought it.

Started the Landover series in 1985 but never finished. Don't really remember why. Could have been that I considered the Shannara saga more appealing at the time or had started reading Salvatore or Jordan books. Either way, after almost 30 years I picked this series of Brooks books back up. Magic Kingdom was better than I remembered (except for the too often use of the "in style" use of 80's foul language in a fantasy novel) and this book The Black Unicorn was even better. I am now reading Wizard at Large and am probably 1/3 through that book and at the moment am not nearly as taken as I was reading The Black Unicorn.

effgr

This is the second excursion into the magical kingdom of Landover, and while it may not have the immedate freshness of the original, Brooks still manages to keep the entertainment coming.The novel begins with all the protagonists experiencing prophetic dreams and setting off on individual adventures. For main POV character Ben Holiday, that means a trip back into our world to check on his friend. I honestly though that this was the prelude to a mirror-image of the first book, with Landover's magical creatures entering the mundane world.Instead, the trip is just a quick one, and Ben is soon back in Landover, albeit bereft of his throne and his friends. We follow him as he tries to set things right, while news of a mysterious black unicorn spreads throughout the kingdom...I found the odd segment of the book to drag somewhat, as Ben travels the land disconsolately, but Brooks always manages to bring the attention back with a witty character or an exciting action sequence.The major 'new' character, a mysterious cat called Edgewood Dirk, is a good addition to the cast. Ben's exasperation with Dirk's inability to give a straight answer is a great running gag and very well-written. The evil wizard Meeks, too, although largely bereft of screentime, makes for a menacing foil.The novel wraps up nicely with both a magically puissant climax and a little bit of important character development for Ben. It will be interesting to see where his adventures take him next.

I enjoyed the book but prefer his Shannara series. The story was not so believable (yes I know it’s fantasy, but you need to believe it could be true)The kindle version is useless, so that didn’t help. Punctuation missing so passages needed reading a couple of times to make sense of who was talking or just making sense of where the full stop actually was. Font size was very different for just about every page (very big or very small) so needed changing constantly. I feel let down paying for a book that Amazon have obviously not checked was readable.

Charactures and storyline develop. Enjoyed this read.

I really love this series. It's well thought out and totally engaging, with a touch of this world and a lot of the magic of Landover. Enchanting!