Stephen King’s "The Eyes of the Dragon".

"The Eyes of the Dragon" by Stephen King is probably the closest, no, I should say is the most conventional fantasy story that ever wrote. And is, in my most humble opinion, one of the most wonderful story I've read. And just now, tonight, I've finished it.

The future of the Kingdom of Delain is in jeopardy after King Roland is murdered. And his son and rightful heir to the kingdom, Peter, is framed for it and later imprisoned.

Plotting against the prince is the evil Flagg and his pawn Prince Thomas. But every single plot has holes, and one such hole is Thomas's horrible secret. And also the daring escape plan from a very determined Peter.

King obviously took a lot of cues from traditional fairy tales, and it really shows. And of course fairy tales are the oldest precursor to fantasy after all. "The Eyes of the Dragon" gave me some thrills with maybe a little bit of horror along with the whimsy and wonder.

I'm also getting some big connections here, the same kind of connections I've started to notice in the two collaborations that King did with Peter Straub, namely "The Talisman" and it's sequel "Black House", and another of King's novels "The Stand" (that I never got to finish), to the entire Dark Tower universe. REALLY need to get my hands on that series (and also "The Stand") and go through it!