The Tales of Dunk and Egg

Series · 5 books · 1998-2015

By George R.R. Martin

Books in series

The Hedge Knight

1998

A novella originally published August 25, 1998 in the Legends anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg. Set in the world of the Song of Ice and Fire series eighty-nine years before the events of the main cycle, the story relates the adventures of Dunk (eponymously called Ser Duncan the Tall) and his squire, Egg. Here published in the volume A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

The Sworn Sword

2003

The Sworn Sword is a novella by George R. R. Martin that first appeared in the Legends II anthology series. This is the second in the series of Dunk and Egg stories.

The Mystery Knight

2010

The Mystery Knight is a novella published in 2010 as part of the Warriors anthology, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. It is the third in the series of "Dunk and Egg" stories. Previous stories are The Hedge Knight and The Sworn Sword.

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Le chevalier errant, suivi de L'épée lige

préludes au Trône de fer

2008

Qu'il joute ou qu'il guerroie, le chevalier errant n'a d'autres attaches que celles de son cœur, d'autre code que celui de l'honneur. Il loue ses services aux causes les plus nobles et prend la défense des opprimés. Une ligne de conduite qu'a toujours suivie Ser Arlan de Pennytree, et qu'il s'est efforcé d'inculquer à son écuyer, Dunk. Mais la rencontre de ce dernier avec un garçon étrange, qui se fait appeler l'Œuf, changera à jamais son destin. Un an plus tard, Dunk et l'Œuf, désormais son écuyer, s'engagent au service de Ser Eustace Osgris, un petit seigneur acculé à la défaite par la Veuve Rouge. Leur mission, déjà ardue, va se compliquer du fait des relations qu'entretiennent les deux forces en présence !

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

2015

These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there was Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter. Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two . . . as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits.

Author

George R.R. Martin

Author · 169 books

George Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin, born on September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey, is a distinguished fantasy and science fiction writer. Son to Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and Margaret Brady Martin, he grew up with two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten. Martin's passion for writing emerged early, selling monster stories to neighborhood kids, which later evolved into a keen interest in comic books during his high school years, where he also started writing fiction for comic fanzines. His first professional story, The Hero, was sold in 1970 at age 21 and published in Galaxy's February 1971 issue. After earning a B.S. and then a M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Martin served as a conscientious objector with VISTA, tied to the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation from 1972-1974, alongside directing chess tournaments and teaching journalism. His marriage to Gale Burnick in 1975 ended in divorce by 1979 without children. Martin transitioned to full-time writing in 1979, after a stint as writer-in-residence at Clarke College. In Hollywood, Martin contributed to Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast on CBS, later producing his own pilot, Doorways. Residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he's been actively involved with the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and the Writers' Guild of America, West.