''The Dragon Knight'' is a fantasy novel by American writer

Gordon R. Dickson Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, ...

, the second in his Dragon Knight series. The novel begins five months after the battle at Loathly Tower, which took place in '' The Dragon and the George''.

Plot

Jim and Angie are adjusting to their new lives within this parallel dimension of 14th-century medieval England, or as well as any 20th-century persons might. Jim, who is now the Sir James, Baron of Malencontri et Riveroak is trying to be a good English Lord. However, fate conspires against him and must set him on an adventure to recover the prince of England, who is being held captive in France. Little does Jim know that he'll be going up against the interests of the "Dark Powers" who are already at work to thwart Jim's mission. This will culminate in Jim squaring off against the evil and powerful sorcerer Malvinne.

Film

In June 2013, Seattle film director Jesse Stipek acquired the motion picture rights to produce a live-action adaptation of ''

The Flight of Dragons ''The Flight of Dragons'' is a 1982 animated fantasy film produced and directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. loosely combining the speculative natural history book of the same name (1979) by Peter Dickinson with the novel '' The Dragon a ...

'', loosely based on characters and locations within the novel.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dragon Knight, The 1990 American novels 1990 fantasy novels Novels by Gordon R. Dickson Tor Books books Novels set in the 14th century