Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The Dragon and the George


What I love about this book is it is funny as well as a great fantasy novel. It is actually the first book in a series called "the dragon knight" but the book really stands alone. So many of these fantasy books leave you on a cliffhanger so you have to read the next book to find out what happens. Not so with this series. Every book in the series concludes its action within the plot of the book. The rest of the series is good, but this is by far the best one and the only one I've read more than once. (Which considering that I hardly ever reread books is a compliment).
The story follows Jim Eckrett, a man from our world that basically gets on the wrong side of a science experience and ends up in an alternate version of medieval England. Dr. Grottwold accidentally sends Jim's fiancee, Angie, into a world with "dragons." Grottwold attempts to just send Jim's "spirit" after Angie, but he ends up sending him into the body of a huge dragon named Gorbash. This science experiment upsets the natural balance between the magical powers of this alternate world and the Dark Powers end up kidnapping Angie. Jim must then gather together a group of misfits to rescue Angie and save the world. These include the wizard Carolinus, Sir Brian, a talking wolf named Aragh, an archer named Dafydd, and Danielle who is the daughter of a Robin Hood like character.
The humor in this book comes from the "fish out of water" aspects that Jim experiences whilst in this world. He is a modern man transported to a medieval world and does not immediately grasp concepts that are considered commonplace to the surrounding community. This provides some funny moments as he tries to navigate this strange world and survive long enough to rescue Angie.
If you are interested in reading the book, Amazon kindle and Barnes and Noble nook do provide it digitally. You can also get the book used from these sellers as well.

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