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| Author(s) | Gene Wolfe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Wizard Knight |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Publication date | January 3rd 2004 (1st edition) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 432 (1st edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-765-30989-0 (1st edition hardcover) |
| OCLC Number | 52943139 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 22 |
| LC Classification | PS3573.O52 K58 2004 |
| Followed by | The Wizard |
The Knight is a fantasy novel written by American author Gene Wolfe depicting the journey of an American boy transported to a magical realm and aged to adulthood who soon thereafter becomes a knight. The first of a two-part tale know collectively as The Wizard Knight is told in an epistolary style, and contains elements from Norse, Arthurian, and Christian Mythology. It received a nomination for the Nebula Award in 2005.
The story opens with an older narrator recounting a great adventure. He is left alone in a cabin in the wilderness by himself for a few days. He goes for a hike and ends up chasing a flying castle he see in the sky until he is abducted by "a lot of people". He awakens to find himself at the mouth of a cave by the sea. He is greeted by a fortune teller who calls him Able of the High Heart and turns his walking stick into a bow. He soon after discovers his chivalrous destiny and embarks on a quest to travel this strange new land.
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