The Magic Kingdom of Landover · Book 1

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!

Published
1 January 1986
Pages
350
ISBN-13
9781841495552
Type
novel
Cover of Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!

About this book

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! is the first book in The Magic Kingdom of Landover, published in 1986 at 350 pages. It introduces Ben Holiday, a grieving Chicago trial lawyer who answers a mail-order catalog ad offering a magic kingdom for sale and finds himself the unprepared new king of a realm of dragons, witches, and a talking dog turned court scribe.

Key facts about Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! is a novel by Terry Brooks. Readers have had it since 1986. It runs to 350 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold!. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781841495552 to find the main one.

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! is book 1 of 6 in The Magic Kingdom of Landover series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Terry Brooks writes The Original Shannara Trilogy, The Heritage of Shannara and Word and Void, plus 9 more series. Those series sit on our epic fantasy, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Brona is the latest published Terry Brooks book on file, from 25 August 2026.

About Terry Brooks

Terry Brooks is one of modern fantasy's most commercially important authors, best known for The Sword of Shannara (1977), which became the first work of fantasy fiction to appear on the New York Times bestseller list and proved, alongside Tolkien's continuing popularity, that there was a mass commercial audience for epic fantasy. See every Terry Brooks book in order.

Its place in The Magic Kingdom of Landover

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! is book 1 in the The Magic Kingdom of Landover series. It is followed by The Black Unicorn. See the full The Magic Kingdom of Landover reading order.

Terry Brooks's Magic Kingdom of Landover series follows Ben Holiday, a grieving Chicago trial lawyer who, on a whim, answers a mail-order catalog advertisement offering a magic kingdom for sale and finds himself the new, thoroughly unprepared king of Landover -- a realm of dragons, witches, a talking dog turned court scribe, and a castle that's falling apart both physically and magically. Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! introduces Ben's chaotic first attempts to rule a kingdom that doesn't want him and rebuild…

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