''Dark Knight of Karameikos'' is a fantasy novel by Timothy Brown, set in the world of

Mystara Mystara is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role playing game. It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for the "Basic" edition of ''D&D'' ...

, and based on the ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' role-playing game. It is based on the Mystara setting. It was published in paperback edition in October 1995.

Plot summary

''Dark Knight of Karameikos'' is a novel in which the knight Sir Grygory of Karameikos fights against the evil forces that are menacing the land of Traldara.

Reception

Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed ''Dark Knight of Karameikos'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall. He notes that "Timothy Brown is director of game development at TSR and so was a major player in the creation of Mystara, the setting for this, his first novel." He calls the novel "exciting, though not original" and adds: "If the tale of revenge, self-doubt and ultimate courage is an ordinary one, it is also well-told and pacey, and builds to a breathless ending." Kibblewhite ends his review by saying: "''Dark Knight of Karameikos'' provides a rich vein of source material as well. The author's descriptive flair and his attention to detail adds much flesh to this world. There is much information to be had about its history and culture which is particularly important if players want to be knights running about in shining armour. Required reading for selfless heroes."

References

{{D&D topics 1995 novels Mystara Novels based on Dungeons & Dragons