The Knight
by Gene Wolfe
Taste attributes: fantasyadventuremyth/fairytalefresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossyall consuming questcoming of agefish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Abel and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true...
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- Gene Wolfe
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 432
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