''The Tangle Box'' by

Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly high fantasy, epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times Best Seller List, ''New York Times'' ...

is the fourth novel of the ''

Magic Kingdom of Landover The ''Magic Kingdom of Landover'' is a series of six fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of a former trial lawyer named Ben Holiday, who purchases a magical kingdom. The novels are set in a fictional world known as Landover t ...

'' series. This book was first published on April 12, 1994. The plot has an inept old wizard, Horris Kew, accidentally releasing an evil creature called the Gorse. The creature soon imprisons

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, the dragon

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, and the witch

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in a device known as the Tangle Box. They must find a way out while Ben's allies find a way to handle the new threat from the Gorse.

External links

The official Terry Brooks website

1994 fantasy novels Magic Kingdom of Landover Del Rey books {{1990s-fantasy-novel-stub