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From Publishers Weekly Nebula and World Fantasy awards-winner Wolfe's new novel-the first half of a massive epic-is a reminder that no one gets called a great writer without being first of all a great storyteller. This wonderful story is narrated by a teenage boy who wanders into a universe of interlocking magical realms. Transformed into a powerful man by an elf queen, he first calls himself a knight, Sir Able of the High Heart, then begins growing into that role. Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. Sorcerous knowledge is important to Sir Able's survival, but muscle and steel count for a lot too, while sympathetic curiosity and self-awareness may be even more crucial. Though beautifully told, the novel is not exactly Wolfe Lite; much of the plot underlying the action remains obscure. Able realizes that there's a lot he doesn't comprehend, some of it because knowledge was stolen from him. He must gain (or regain) understanding of the worlds around him and of himself. In this respect, Wolfe's tale somewhat resembles the quest in David Lindsay's visionary masterpiece, A Voyage to Arcturus. Whatever its literary antecedents o
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- Author
- Wolfe, Gene
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780765313485
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy Fiction
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (91 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Knight: Book One of The Wizard Knight (The Wizard Knight, 1) (2010)
- The Knight: Book One of The Wizard Knight (2005)
- The Knight (2005)
- El caballero (Biblioteca Gene Wolfe (Minotau) (2005)
- The Knight: Book One of The Wizard Knight (The Wizard Knight, 1) (2005)
- Gene Wolfe (2005)
- The Knight: Book One of The Wizard Knight (The Wizard Knight, 1) (2011)
- The Knight : Book One of the Wizard Knight (2004)
- The Knight (The Wizard Knight, Book 1) (2003)
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