White Horse, Dark Dragon

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White Horse, Dark Dragon is a novel written in the style of magical realism by Robert C. Fleet, a political satire-adventure. It was published by Putnam/Berkley/Ace in 1993.

[edit] Plot summary

The action holds in a fictional Central European country, Karistan, where beautiful Alta lives with her young blind daughter Jewel. Jewel has a friend in enigmatic white horse. Meanwhile, American Jim Martin is sent there to prove that a new investment is not going to harm the environment in Karistan...

[edit] Background

The book is described by The Science Fiction Chronicle as "an interesting juxtaposition of fantasy and modern politics," and has become something of a cult novel due to its dry political humor satirizing late-era Communism and U.S. corporate boardrooms - mixed with action, historical romance and nuanced characters.

[edit] Film adaptation

• Legend of the White Horse (AKA Biały smok) is a 1987 Polish-American adventure movie for kids, based on the book but altered significantly to tone down the satire.