One of the most entertaining fantasy series I ever read began with a book called, “Magic Kingdom For Sale: Sold” by Terry Brooks. Ben Holiday was a successful lawyer until the death of his wife turns his world upside down. His law practice — in fact his entire life — seems empty and meaningless. When a specialty catalog arrives for his wife, he finds himself reading through it, wondering what attracted her to it?

He’s intrigued by a section that in newspaper classifieds would be headed Land Investment. Except in this case, the term “land” means much more than just a plot of land for sale and bears little resemblance to a normal investment property purchase overseas like UK Land. For Sale.

The ad that catches his eye says, “Magic Kingdom For Sale.” The price is one million dollars. Ben has 10 days to check it out and see if he wants to be king. If not, he can walk away with a refund. Otherwise, he’s stuck there. When the bumbling wizard he inherits puts him to sleep for several days, Ben doesn’t have time to learn all he needs to know to make a good decision.

With the barons unwilling to pay taxes and the people resigned to another mail order king with no interest in their lives, things look bleak for the realm of Landover. But Ben Holiday has one thing going for him none of his predecessor’s possessed: a “dig your heels in” stubbornness that is just what is needed in this shambles of a kingdom he’s inherited.