词条 | The Knight (novel) |
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}}{{Infobox book | | name = The Knight | title_orig = | translator = | image = Image:The knight(novel).jpg | caption = First Edition | author = Gene Wolfe | illustrator = | cover_artist = Gregory Manchess | country = United States | language = English | series = The Wizard Knight | subject = | genre = Fantasy | publisher = Tor Books | pub_date = January 3rd 2004 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print (Hardback and Paperback) | pages = 432 | isbn = 0-7653-0989-0 | dewey = 813/.54 22 | congress = PS3573.O52 K58 2004 | oclc = 52943139 | preceded_by = | 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 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 summaryThe 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. {{Gene Wolfe}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, The}}{{2000s-fantasy-novel-stub}} 4 : American fantasy novels|2004 American novels|2004 fantasy novels|Tor Books books |
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