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Dragon Knight
Series · 9 books · 1976-2000

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#1

The Dragon and the George

1976

Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash. That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon. But in this magical land, that was not the case. Angie had somehow remained a very female human - or a george, as the dragons called any human. And Jim, no matter what anyone called him, was a dragon. To make matters worse, Angie had been taken prisoner by an evil dragon and was held captive in the impenetrable Loathly Tower. So in this land where georges were edible and beasts were magical - where spells worked and logic didn't - Jim Eckert had a problem. And he needed help, by george!
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#2

The Dragon Knight

1990

The victim of a series of transformations, twentieth-century American mathematician Jim Eckert struggles to control his magical abilities as a dragon and to learn his knightly responsibilities as a fourteenth-century English baron
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#3

The Dragon on the Border

1992

Sir James, the Dragon Knight, faces his most terrifying challenge in the nearly indestructible Hollow Men, spirits of the dead who reside in empty suits of armor. Reprint.
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#4

The Dragon at War

1992

As France prepares for war against England, Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight—a twentieth-century college professor transported to an alternate medieval England—discovers that he is all that stands between England and utter destruction. Reprint.
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#5

The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll

1994

In the middle of the Earl of Somerset's lavish Christmas feast, the fortress is attacked by an army of land-hungry trolls and a band of traitors, and brave Dragon Knight Sir James undertakes a mission that no one can win. Reprint.
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#6

The Dragon and the Djinn

1996

Venturing out on a supposedly simple quest to the Holy Land, the Dragon Knight encounters such unexpected challenges as pirates, sea giants, and the legendary Djinn, all of which threaten to make his voyage the most dangerous quest known to man or dragon. Reprint.
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#7

The Dragon and the Gnarly King

1997

Eckert's daring exploits have earned him a title - Baron de Bois de Malencontri et Riveroak - and he has settled down to a peaceful life as a feudal lord, with his beloved Angela at his side. But a new peril endangers his enchanted realm as the King of the Gnarlies teams up with the Earl of Cumberland, Jim's longtime rival, to kidnap his adopted son, Robert.
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#8

The Dragon in Lyonesse

1998

The Dark Powers threaten proud King Arthur and his knights, as they reside under the sea in the land of Lyonesse, leading to a call for help to the Dragon Knight, Jim Eckert, and his friends. Reprint.
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#9

The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent

2000

Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight, must now confront the three disasters that lie in wait for any visitor to the English Middle war, plague, and Plantagenets. The plagues is caused by a covert invasion of shape-shanging goblins with plague-tipped spears that seek to take over the world. Meanwhile, Eckert's castle is invaded by Edward III, his son Edward the Black Prince, and Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent. Against the background of a full-scale human-versus-goblin war, these worthies move in a swirl of intrigue and dynastic tension. And, as usual, it's up to the Jim Eckert, in all his scaly glory, to make sure good triumphs in the end!

Author

Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Author · 83 books
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
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