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The Dragon Knight (Dragon Knight #2)
"The Dragon Knight proves that Dickson is one of the more underrated medievalists in contemporary fantasy". -- Chicago Sun-TimesDickson's long-awaited sequel to The Dragon and the George lives up to its affectionate, tongue-in-cheek approach to the fantasy genre. Highly recommended". -- Library Journal
Paperback, 503 pages
Published
November 1st 1991
by Tor Books
(first published November 1990)
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Jim and Angie were thrown back in time to the Middle Ages - the 14th century, to be more precise - and have had to restart their lives. They have a comfortable English castle, some fertile tracts of land, and 20th century sensibilities that keep clashing with the prevailing culture, but all in all, it's not too bad. Jim can even do magic to a small extent, so they have a pretty good life. That is, until Jim gets called away to go and save the English prince who has been captured while gadding ab...more
I read "The George and the Dragon" a while back. I remember being unimpressed, not being quite drawn into the story like I hoped I would. Heck, its a guy stuck as a dragon, I was hoping for some fun medieval hijinks. The problem is, that though on the surface the story seemed like it was meant to be fun, it never quite dragged me into the romp. I felt bogged down by the depth of detail and never quite got enough feel of the characters. Unfortunately, this book had the same shortcomings and I sto...more
I read this back when it first came out and at the time I was in middle school. As an adult it might seem like it is lacking depth but of all the books I read as a child/young adult this one has always had a special place in my memory. It really brings to life the medieval world, from knights and castles down to managing farms, and throws in a wonderful fantasy twist; including descriptions of the process of casting magic spells on a level of detail that almost makes you feel ready to give it a...more
While I thought Jim had grown a pair by the end of the previous book, this book gives lie to that idea.
Jim is the wussiest over 6ft person imaginable[and he is not a stringbean]. He is athletic, smart and he HAS MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have to hear him be concerned because someone calls him Lord James instead of plain ol' Jim.
Fun story, just not as good as it could have been with a hero who had a backbone.
Jim is the wussiest over 6ft person imaginable[and he is not a stringbean]. He is athletic, smart and he HAS MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I still have to hear him be concerned because someone calls him Lord James instead of plain ol' Jim.
Fun story, just not as good as it could have been with a hero who had a backbone.
This was a re-read, its been several years since I read this series. I wish I had started at the beginning, but there was quite a lot of recapping of the first novel, too much really. I liked this series though, I like how Jim's particular point of view shows such a contrast in how someone of the twentieth century thinks and acts compared to how a medeival person would think and act in the same way.
Sir James...the Dragon Knight...Enjoyable series. I stumbled on it and continued them. Recommended.
More simplistic than I remembered, I'm not the right audience for it.
Everything seemed to perfect
Very Good.
Decidedly less fun than The Dragon and the George, but still a good read.
i can't really remember the story line, but i do know i fell head over heels with the character Aargh.. he has this cynical sense of humor that's similar to another favourite character of mine, bartimeus from the bartimeus trilogy..
I came accross this book in the library and enjoyed it so much I followed the series until the author passed away a few years ago. He also wrote a number of Science Fiction novels that are well worth reading.
Dec 12, 2007
Caer Glas
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fantasy lovers
Shelves:
fantasy
solid if unspectacular follow-up to The Dragon and the George by this author. I would have given it another star if not for the overwhelming amount of reiteration from the first book. Definitely a fun read, though.
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I can't believe I haven't read this yet. Move to the top of the list!
The sequel to The Dragon and the George.
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David
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Jeremy Kackley
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Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
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