Ha! That is a great point - kids versus adults and how they would handle it. Since there really are no such things as portals and magical worlds (at least not that I know of), the author has to make decisions about how much effort he or she puts into making it seem believable versus just telling a fun story.
And that would be awesome if King wrote that third book!!!
Speaking of King, I wrote the first draft of Do You Believe in Magic? several years ago, long before King's Fairy Tale came out. Turns out, his book has a teenager named Charlie and a dog who goes on adventures with him. But I have several people who read the first draft back then, so no one can accuse me of copying King. 😀
That’s right about Fairy Tale. I’d forgotten that.
To be honest, Fairy Tale didn’t linger long in the memory as I thought it was a poor imitation of Talisman which was the first King book I ever read. I’m sure the blurb on the 80’s paperback said “as magical as Tolkien” or something daft like that. It was certainly a lot different to LOTR for my young teenager self 😁
I did enjoy the start of it but lost my way once he crossed over. However, any new King book is still a major event to me so very much looking forward to Holly in a couple of weeks
Made me think of the start of Drawing of the Three with Roland waking on the beach.
Also been listening to the audiobook of The Talisman the last few days as King hinted in an interview that he was thinking of writing a third book in that series as Peter Straub had left him some ideas before he passed away
I remember King saying it was easier to transport kids between worlds as they can handle it much easier than old sensible adults who would probably just lose their minds!
Ha! That is a great point - kids versus adults and how they would handle it. Since there really are no such things as portals and magical worlds (at least not that I know of), the author has to make decisions about how much effort he or she puts into making it seem believable versus just telling a fun story.
And that would be awesome if King wrote that third book!!!
Speaking of King, I wrote the first draft of Do You Believe in Magic? several years ago, long before King's Fairy Tale came out. Turns out, his book has a teenager named Charlie and a dog who goes on adventures with him. But I have several people who read the first draft back then, so no one can accuse me of copying King. 😀
That’s right about Fairy Tale. I’d forgotten that.
To be honest, Fairy Tale didn’t linger long in the memory as I thought it was a poor imitation of Talisman which was the first King book I ever read. I’m sure the blurb on the 80’s paperback said “as magical as Tolkien” or something daft like that. It was certainly a lot different to LOTR for my young teenager self 😁
I had mixed feelings about Fairy Tale. It certainly wasn't his best, but overall I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I did enjoy the start of it but lost my way once he crossed over. However, any new King book is still a major event to me so very much looking forward to Holly in a couple of weeks
Enjoyed that Jim 👍🏼
Made me think of the start of Drawing of the Three with Roland waking on the beach.
Also been listening to the audiobook of The Talisman the last few days as King hinted in an interview that he was thinking of writing a third book in that series as Peter Straub had left him some ideas before he passed away
I remember King saying it was easier to transport kids between worlds as they can handle it much easier than old sensible adults who would probably just lose their minds!