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.

The Knight
First Edition
AuthorGene Wolfe
Cover artistGregory Manchess
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Wizard Knight
GenreFantasy
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
January 3rd 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages432
ISBN0-7653-0989-0
OCLC52943139
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3573.O52 K58 2004
Followed byThe Wizard 

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.

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