In contrast, five years later, Thomas is conceived after Roland drinks a double dose of Flagg’s potion and becomes violent.
One day, Roland slays the dragon Niner, and that night Peter is conceived without the use of Flagg’s magic. Roland is only able to perform his marital duties with the help of Flagg’s potions, with one exception. Roland, who has never been interested in women, marries Sasha, a young girl of lesser nobility, with the goal to produce an heir. The story begins with the circumstances of their births. The novel focuses on the different upbringings of King Roland’s sons Peter and Thomas and how each prince responds to Flagg’s machinations. Flagg also serves as an adviser to King Roland, ruler of Delain, who is unaware of Flagg’s true nature. The story follows the evil magician Flagg’s attempts to destroy Delain by seeding discontent among the people. The Eyes of the Dragon takes place entirely in Delain, a fictional medieval kingdom reminiscent of Arthurian tales. This guide uses the Gallery Books trade paperback released in 2018, which matches the revisions made for the 1987 edition.Ĭontent Warning: The Eyes of the Dragon depicts addiction, sexual violence, and animal cruelty. King combines fairy tale conventions and a high fantasy setting with elements of realism and occasional metacommentary from the novel’s omniscient narrator. The story is set in the fictional Kingdom of Delain, where old magicians, young princes, and unlikely heroes battle for the fate of the land in the name of good or evil. Instead of his familiar mix of American and gothic terror, The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy epic with fairy tale conventions more typical of young adult novels. The novel was a departure for King, who had earned a reputation as a master of horror novels by the 1980s.
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