It is situated within locations in that world and features many characters and plot points known through tales told in The Dark Tower series. Despite it’s diversion from the Stephen King norm, The Eyes of the Dragon was a popular book that sold very well.įrom my perspective, I always saw this story as a kind of off shoot background story to Stephen King’s masterpiece series, The Dark Tower. It is a story of the age old battle between good and evil with magic playing a lead role.
The book is a work of epic fantasy in a sort of medieval setting. The novel would later be published for the mass market by Viking in 1987, with illustrations by David Palladini. At the time of publication, it was a deviation from the norm for King, who was best known for his horror fiction. Materials and/or content may not be reproduced without express permission from the owner.The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, first published as a Limited Edition by Philtrum Press in 1984 and illustrated by Kenneth R. | Remarques | Forums | Email | Links | FAQ Home | About Us | Identify US 1st Editions | Identify UK 1st Editions Search current e b a y listings for this book: click here Search current listings for this book: click here If anyone knows what the differences are please e-mail me and I'll post them here. I've heard that the 1st edition is textually different from the limited Philtrum Press edition. First edition copies will say First published in 1987 by Viking Penguin inc on the copyright page The dustjacket will have a subtle texture, like the scales on a dragon! Current Value = $15 - $25Īlthough King had shown he could easily sell larger print runs by 1987, Viking held firm to a 400,000 print run because of the cost involved in making a scaled texture of the dust jacket, There were an additional 600,000 copies produced soon after to meet demand but are missing the textured DJ.
A first edition of 400,000 copies was issued with a dustjacket and price of $18.95.
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