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Omnibus: The Eyes of the Dragon/Firestarter
ACE 0316855170 (ISBN13: 9780316855174)
THE EYES OF THE DRAGON The King is dead, murdered by a strange and horrible poison. But while the land of Delain mourns, the magician Flagg, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots. Soon the King's oldest son Peter is imprisoned at the top of a high tower, the Needle, for his father's murder, while his younger brother Thomas inherits the throne. Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence, and the truth of the evil that is Flagg. And only Peter can save Delain from the horror Flagg has in store. He has a plan, but it is dangerous and desperate and if he fails there will be no second chance...
FIRESTARTER A mesmerizing and menacing story of a sinister government agency, a fateful drug experiment, and a pigtailed girl named Charlie, who has an unimaginably terrifying gift.
THE EYES OF THE DRAGON The King is dead, murdered by a strange and horrible poison. But while the land of Delain mourns, the magician Flagg, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots. Soon the King's oldest son Peter is imprisoned at the top of a high tower, the Needle, for his father's murder, while his younger brother Thomas inherits the throne. Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence, and the truth of the evil that is Flagg. And only Peter can save Delain from the horror Flagg has in store. He has a plan, but it is dangerous and desperate and if he fails there will be no second chance...
FIRESTARTER A mesmerizing and menacing story of a sinister government agency, a fateful drug experiment, and a pigtailed girl named Charlie, who has an unimaginably terrifying gift.
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First published January 1, 2000
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Stephen King
2,300 books891k followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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November 4, 2020
See individual reviews for each book - both 7/10, not worth reading again or keeping, especially as omnibus has faulty pages!
November 6, 2014
The Eyes of the Dragon, a story of kings, queens, princes & of course...evil wizards.
In this case the evil wizard - magician - is of course none other than recurring character Randall Flagg.
Flagg from the Dark Tower series & The Stand is old as time itself & causing mischief as per usual in the Kingdom of Delain.
After the death of Queen Sasha, Flagg watches her eldest son Peter & plots to kill the boy. At age of 16, Flagg stitches up Peter good & proper & the boy is imprisoned in the Needle & his young brother, Thomas, is crowned king at age of 12.
Over the years Peter plots his escape to clear his name with the help of friends Ben & Dennis.
I love this book as it is the first book to show Randall Flagg & how old he is, what mischief he can cause & shows his scheming dark side very well.
It is a good story, with a lot of thought to Peter's escape plan & the lengths that characters will go to for their own gain or how loyal others can be.
An enjoyable book suited for young teenagers starting on the path of Stephen King reading.
In this case the evil wizard - magician - is of course none other than recurring character Randall Flagg.
Flagg from the Dark Tower series & The Stand is old as time itself & causing mischief as per usual in the Kingdom of Delain.
After the death of Queen Sasha, Flagg watches her eldest son Peter & plots to kill the boy. At age of 16, Flagg stitches up Peter good & proper & the boy is imprisoned in the Needle & his young brother, Thomas, is crowned king at age of 12.
Over the years Peter plots his escape to clear his name with the help of friends Ben & Dennis.
I love this book as it is the first book to show Randall Flagg & how old he is, what mischief he can cause & shows his scheming dark side very well.
It is a good story, with a lot of thought to Peter's escape plan & the lengths that characters will go to for their own gain or how loyal others can be.
An enjoyable book suited for young teenagers starting on the path of Stephen King reading.
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