The Knight (novel)

2004 fantasy novel by Gene Wolfe

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The Knight

First Edition

Author| Gene Wolfe
Cover artist| Gregory Manchess
Language| English
Series| The Wizard Knight
Genre| Fantasy
Publisher| Tor Books

Publication date

| January 3rd 2004
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages| 432
ISBN| 0-7653-0989-0
OCLC| 52943139

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.54 22
LC Class| PS3573.O52 K58 2004
Followed by| The Wizard

The Knight is a fantasy novel written by American author Gene Wolfe.[1] It depicts 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 known 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.

## Plot summary

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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 sees 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.

## References

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1. ^ "Fiction Book Review: THE KNIGHT: Book One of the Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe, Author . Tor $25.95 (432p) ISBN 978-0-7653-0989-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

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Works by Gene Wolfe

The Book of the New Sun|

* The Shadow of the Torturer (1980)
* The Claw of the Conciliator (1981)
* The Sword of the Lictor (1981)
* The Citadel of the Autarch (1983)
* The Urth of the New Sun (1987)

The Book of the Long Sun|

* Nightside of the Long Sun (1993)
* Lake of the Long Sun (1994)
* Caldé of the Long Sun (1994)
* Exodus from the Long Sun (1996)

The Book of the Short Sun|

* On Blue's Waters (1999)
* In Green's Jungles (2000)
* Return to the Whorl (2001)

The Soldier series|

* Soldier of the Mist (1986)
* Soldier of Arete (1989)
* Soldier of Sidon (2006)

The Wizard Knight|

* The Knight (2004)
* The Wizard (2004)

Stand-alone novels|

* Operation Ares (1970)
* The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972)
* Peace (1975)
* The Devil in a Forest (1976)
* Free Live Free (1984)
* There Are Doors (1988)
* Castleview (1990)
* Pandora, By Holly Hollander (1990)
* Pirate Freedom (2007)
* An Evil Guest (2008)
* The Sorcerer's House (2010)
* Home Fires (2011)
* The Land Across (2013)
* A Borrowed Man (2015)
* Interlibrary Loan (2020)

Short story collections|

* The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories (1980)
* Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1981)
* The Wolfe Archipelago (1983)
* Plan(e)t Engineering (1984)
* Bibliomen (1984)
* Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988)
* Endangered Species (1989)
* Castle of Days (1992)
* The Young Wolfe (1992)
* Strange Travelers (2000)
* Innocents Aboard (2004)
* Starwater Strains (2005)
* The Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)

Short stories/Novellas|

* "How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (1973)
* "The Death of Doctor Island" (1973)
* "Straw" (1975)
* "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" (1981)
* "A Cabin on the Coast" (1984)
* A Walking Tour of the Shambles (2002)
* "Memorare" (2007)

Fictional creations|

* Severian
* Ascian language

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