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The Black Unicorn

af Terry Brooks

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Serier: The Magic Kingdom of Landover (2)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard Meeks, who had set a series of pitfalls against him. Ben survived, by the aid of three loyal friends: Questor Thews, and ill-trained wizard; Abernathy, a talking dog, the Court Scribe; and the lovely Willow, who sometimes had to be a tree.
Bu ben had been troubled by dreams of disaster to his former partner, Miles Bennett. Yet when he returned to Earth, Ben found Miles doing splendidly.
Unknown to Ben, the dreams had been a trap by Meeks, who had returned to the Magic Kingdom as a tiny insect hidden in Ben's clothing. That first night back in Landover, Ben awoke to see Meeks gloating over him. claiming to have the medallion that could summon the mysterious knight-protector, the Paladin, and that he had cast a spell to witch appearances with Ben.
Ben found himself outcast, no longer recognized by any friend, though all his powerful enemies seemed to know him. Without the medallion, he couldn't seek the help of the Paladin against Meeks. There was only the prism catâ??whatever that might be!
And where was Willowâ??and the mysterious black unicorn she'd set out to
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I only got up to page 25 and decided the book just isn't for me at this point in my life. There are so many many books I want to read that I don't have time for books that are just okay.

The book has been on my shelves for a long time. (I must have over 2K books at this point, many still unread.) If I had picked it up even a decade ago, I expect I would have finished it. It's my kind of book, a quirky fantasy, yet it just didn't grab me enough to keep reading. Maybe it had too many silly elements to it for my taste these days--a talking dog who was a man transformed by a magical mistake for one. And the cliche of a bumbling wizard whose magic doesn't always go as he had planned.

I will be adding this to my To Sell pile. ( )
  jezebellydancer | Dec 15, 2023 |
The Black Unicorn is a fun, action-packed jaunt through the Magic Kingdom of Landover. The motley crew is back together, and Ben has his hands full fending off the newest and oldest threat to his crown. I loved the addition of Dirk to the crew, and the humor melded well with the more poignant moments. ( )
  RsReading | Nov 4, 2022 |
Recensione sul blog: http://thereadingpal.blogspot.it/2018/01/recensione-160-lunicorno-nero.html


Alla buon ora, ho ripreso in mano questa serie. Il primo volume, Il magico mondo di Landover, non mi ha lasciato, alla fine, un gran ricordo. Che di solito non è un buon segno. Ma mi era piaciuto, e avevo già tre dei quattro libri quindi ho continunato a leggere. Questo è il secondo libro.

Ben Holiday si è finalmente installato come re di Landover. Ci sono molti programmi da portare avanti e molti impegni, e di Meeks, finalmente, neanche l'ombra. Solo che una mattina, Ben, Questor e Willow raccontano di aver fatto dei sogni particolari, sogni che sono molto di più. Tutti e tre si mettono in viaggio, e scatenano qualcosa che non si aspettano per nulla.

I personaggi sono quelli del primo libro: Ben, Willow, Questor e Abernathy, con una serie di personaggi secondari, come i due coboldi, la Strega del Crepuscolo e il drago Strabo.

Ovviamente si concentra di più su Ben, ma un gran spazio ha Willow (ottima cosa, essendo l'unico personaggio femminile, ANCORA UNA VOLTA, a parte la strega). Abernathy è praticamente nel restroscena, che vabbe', poco importa sinceramente. E Questor pare migliorato ma poi mica tanto.

Questo secondo libro mi è piaciuto un po' di meno rispetto al primo.

Parlando delle cose positive: si vede una crescita piuttosto faticosa in Ben, che capisce più di se stesso e di Landover. A volte l'ho trovato un po' pesante, ma è una cosa che è riferita nel libro. Mi connetto con il Gatto Prismatico ad un livello spirituale. Solo che il gatto aveva più pazienza, ed è tutto dire. Sembrava che Ben avesse innalzato un muro per non capire quello che il gatto tentava in tutti i modi di fargli capire. Comunque la crescita c'è stata, anche se si è dovuto aspettare un po'. E il gatto è uno dei miei personaggi preferiti in questo libro.

Anche il filone di Willow è interessante. Purtroppo, come ho detto, per i personaggi femminili non c'è molta scelta (una cosa che anche nel primo libro doveva essere migliorata, ma che a questo punto non credo vedrò nei prossimi libri). Ma Willow rimane comunque un personaggio particolare. La sua dualità, che le viene dai genitori, la rende una creatura con molte sfaccettature che possono essere esplorate. È più intelligente di quello che sembra e mi pare che ci sia stato un salto di qualità (non molto alto, ma c'è stato) da Love Interest a Personaggio di una qualche importanza. La sua relazione con Ben è molto veloce e non sono riuscita ad apprezzarla. Da troppe cose per scontato. Ma come sifilide, come personaggio a sé, Willow non è male.

Per quanto riguarda lo sviluppo dei personaggi in lato un po' negativo, non mi pare che a Questor sia stato dato uno spazio adeguato. È sicuramente un personaggio comico e un po' stupido, ma c'è qualcosa in più in lui e la sua missone non ha avuto la stessa importanza data a quella di Ben e Willow, pur essendo allo stesso livello.

Anche la storia è interessante, se si finisce tutto il libro, ma la parte iniziale è piuttosto pesante e penso potesse essere fatta meglio. Il tema della realtà e dell'illusione è stato esplorato in modo non del tutto completo, penso. Mi sembra che abbia perso un'ottima possibilità.

Lo stile l'ho trovato un po' pesante e forse è anche colpa della traduzione, e questo non mi ha fatto apprezzare il libro come forse avrei dovuto. Ma nel complesso è stata una lettura "okay".

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  thereadingpal | Jun 14, 2022 |
unicorni imprigionati ( )
  SamanthaRaciti | Feb 25, 2020 |
'Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!' ended with Ben Holiday in possession of his magic powers of kingliness and how he defeated/banished/subdued the main antagonists towards his rule. There was a lot about the kingdom left unsaid, particularly concerning the people that sold it to him in the first place.

On finishing 'The Black Unicorn', most things were still left unsaid.

I pray you, expand the cover image as Darrell K. Sweet has surpassed himself with this one. Our vacant-eyed love interest, Willow, leads the titular unicorn stage left; the emerald and ebony hues and turbulent sky are classically offset by a god-damned rainbow.

The novel starts with Ben Holiday's magic warm castle Sterling Silver fully staffed and his modernization plans purring through committees. There are still long strides to make before the kingdom functions again and all sides (really, only two count and are treated with any length at all - the River Master's people and the feudal landlords) still mistrust each other. Holiday, Questor, and Willow have strange dreams; Holiday dreams about the friend he left behind, Questor about the lost books of magic and Willow about the black unicorn and a harness that will capture it. The black unicorn is a creature whose appearance has always led to disaster. Each dreamer is driven to ignore the better advice of their friends and pursue the truths behind their dreams. Rumors of the black unicorn lead to all in the land (read:feudal landlords and the River Master) desiring the creature for themselves.

The characters go through the book much as they did the last one, Holiday goes through some tribulations, but finally reaches the step I thought he'd taken at the end of the last one. The one new character, Dirk, is a fancy kind of cat that is as aloof and clever as you want from a cat in a fantasy book. A little too clever, his hints might have been over Holiday's head, but they reveal everything far too soon in the novel for the reader. I read this book, and the next, because I told myself I would, but I didn't enjoy it much or have any appreciation for Brooks' style or substance until the very end of the book where there is a lovely bit about unicorns.

Landover

Previous: 'Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!'

Next: 'Wizard at Large' ( )
  ManWithAnAgenda | Feb 18, 2019 |
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"How do you know she is a unicorn?" Molly demanded. "And why were you afraid to let her touch you? I saw you. You were afraid of her."
"I doubt that I will feel like talking for very long," the cat replied without rancor. "I would not waste time in foolishness if I were you. As to your first question, no cat out of its first fur can ever be deceived by appearances. Unlike human beings, who enjoy them. As for your second question--" Here he faltered, and suddenly became very interested in washing; nor would he speak until he had licked himself fluffy and then licked himself smooth again. Even then he would not look at Molly, but examined his claws.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard Meeks, who had set a series of pitfalls against him. Ben survived, by the aid of three loyal friends: Questor Thews, and ill-trained wizard; Abernathy, a talking dog, the Court Scribe; and the lovely Willow, who sometimes had to be a tree.
Bu ben had been troubled by dreams of disaster to his former partner, Miles Bennett. Yet when he returned to Earth, Ben found Miles doing splendidly.
Unknown to Ben, the dreams had been a trap by Meeks, who had returned to the Magic Kingdom as a tiny insect hidden in Ben's clothing. That first night back in Landover, Ben awoke to see Meeks gloating over him. claiming to have the medallion that could summon the mysterious knight-protector, the Paladin, and that he had cast a spell to witch appearances with Ben.
Ben found himself outcast, no longer recognized by any friend, though all his powerful enemies seemed to know him. Without the medallion, he couldn't seek the help of the Paladin against Meeks. There was only the prism catâ??whatever that might be!
And where was Willowâ??and the mysterious black unicorn she'd set out to

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