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    A Princess of Landover

    Written by Terry Brooks

    Narrated by Dick Hill

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    Ben Holiday, Chicago lawyer and mere mortal turned monarch of enchanted Landover, has grappled with scheming barons, fire-breathing beasts, diabolical conjurers, and extremely wicked witches. None of whom have prepared him for the most daunting of challengers-a teenage daughter. Sent by Ben and his beloved sylph bride, Willow, to an exclusive girls' prep school, headstrong (and half-magical) Mistaya Holiday has found life in the natural world a less than perfect fit. And when her latest rebellious antics get her indefinitely suspended, she's determined to resume her real education-learning sorcery from court wizard Questor Thews-whether her parents like it or not.

    But back home in Landover, Mistaya's frustrated father is just as determined that the precocious princess learn some responsibility, and he declares her grounded until she successfully refurbishes the long-forsaken royal library. Mortified by the prospect of salvaging a king's ransom in moldy books-and horrified by word that repulsive local nobleman Lord Laphroig seeks to marry her-Mistaya decides that the only way to run her own life is to run away from home.

    So begins an eventful odyssey peppered with a formidable dragon, recalcitrant gnomes, an inscrutable magic cat, a handsome librarian, a sinister sorcerer, and more than a few narrow escapes as fate draws Landover's intrepid princess to the last place she expected to go, and into the thick of a mystery that will put her mettle to the test-and might bring the kingdom to its knees.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 18, 2009
    ISBN9781423398493
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    • 4/5
      when Lifrog turn to stone and the heiling of the libros
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    • 4/5
      Good addition to this series, not as engaging or quite as readable as previous Brooks entries in the world of Landover, but still interesting. I do find the character of Mistaya a bit harder to get into than other characters in this series. Apparently, Nightshade is making future appearances in this series, as she escapes at the end.
    • 1/5
      I really enjoyed the series until this point. I was very excited to hear about it and very disappointed with the read. I understand that things need to move on but I did not enjoy the Princess and I was not interested in a Young Adult novel with a flimsy lesson. I found it predictable and dull.

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    • 4/5
      Very boring beginning, but the story picked up a bit at the end.
    • 3/5
      I've enjoyed the Landover series since the first book.A Princess of Landover had the same easy-read feel of the books that came before it. One difference is that the main protagonist and focus of the book is Mistaya, High Lord Ben Holiday's daughter. After being suspened from a girls' school in our world, she returns to Landover and intends to take some time just getting back in sync with her birthworld of Landover. She rebels against Ben's plans for her and runs away to Libiris, Landover's royal library that is a nearly forgotten and decrepit place. There she must solve a mystery of what is going on in Libiris and defeat two main enemies, one a Lord of the Greensward and the other the administrator of Libiris.Mistaya must overcome teenage self-doubt and anxieties and come up with a creative way to escape an unwanted marriage and defeat the demons of Abaddon who play a part in the administrator's plans for ruling Landover and being High Lord himself.This book kept up my hopes for the series and I believe it begins the setting up of a new heroine (possibly a new Queen someday soon?) for the world of Landover. Once again, a great addition to anyone's light reading for a weekend library.
    • 4/5
       I love this series! It's simple reading but just the kind of easy escapism read you need sometimes.
    • 3/5
      I got this as a ARC (Advanced readers copy) Thank you for allowing me the pleasure of reading thisA magical kingdom that pulls you in and keeps you on the seat of your pants begging for more. Delightful Intriguing Magical!I read this before the other books i didn't seem to have understanding what was going on and I'm going to pick up the other books because i liked this one so much!!!
    • 3/5
      After finishing a recent demon-haunted, postapocalyptic trilogy linking his urban fantasy “Knight of the Word” series with his popular high fantasy “Shannara” series, Brooks apparently decided it was time for something a little bit on the lighter side. This book is a return to the humorous fantasy Landover series (beginning with “Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold!” in 1986) and is Brooks’ first trip back to that world since 1995’s “Witches’ Brew.” Given the long hiatus between series titles, Brooks is forced to be slightly more heavy-handed than usual with backstory exposition, but this in no way detracts from the story at hand.Where most of the other Landover books focused on the trials and tribulations of Ben Holiday, the hapless lawyer who answered an ad for a magic kingdom for sale and found himself suddenly King and champion of the magic realm of Landover, “A Princess of Landover” focuses on Ben’s magical, rather head-strong, half-nymph daughter, Mistaya. Sent to the normal human realm to attend boarding school, Mistaya finds herseld unable to conform to our rules and is expelled. Upon her return to Landover, Mistaya is given the assignment of traveling to Libiris, a magical library that has fallen into disrepair, in order to put things right. She refuses, runs away, and, by chance and mischance, ends up at Libiris anyway—though incognito. But what Mistaya finds at Libiris is far more than just a messy library—a plot to overthrow her own father looms in the shadows and she must fight to save the realm.Somewhat on the lighter side, and featuring a plucky teenage heroine, this book would be a perfect suggestion for a teen reader looking for something to read post-Potter, but would also serve as a swift and engaging title for adult readers looking for something less heavy than the standard epic fantasy fare.
    • 3/5
      Princess is a well known tale, using a well known formula. Picture a rebellious teen, who has a journey in which she develops an awareness of self and a respect for those around her. It's been seen a hundred times in trashy teen movies and the formula has now had a fantasy make over, in the familiar Landover world. Princess is mostly a story by the numbers, never really getting out of first gear. The characters are stereotypical and the plot is straight as an arrow, the only real diversion is the crafty and coy Prism Cat. It's a quick read and opens up avenues for further adventures in Landover which will hopefully rekindle some of the spirit seen in the earlier entries.
    • 2/5
      It took me awhile to read this book, I kinda had a hard time getting into this book. The author had a lot of characters in this book with really weird names. At times, I found myself having a hard time trying to keep up. I am not a fan of the fantasy novel anyway, but to somebody who likes that genere, they might like this book a lot better. I did like the 15 year old lead character, she was very strong.