One Good Knight (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms)

Mercedes Lackey

Book 1 of 500 Kingdoms

Publisher: LUNA

Published: May 1, 2010

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Review

"A writer whose work I've loved all along." -- Marion Zimmer Bradley

"Above all else, Lackey can tell a good story . . . highly, highly recommended." -- Kliatt

"If one is looking for a fantasy tale that is intriguing and full of humor, this is the book . . ." -- The Best Reviews on The Fairy Godmother

"Lackey has created an intelligent, self-possessed heroine with whom many readers will identify." -- Publishers Weekly on The Fairy Godmother

"Lackey starts off Harlequin's new LUNA imprint with a bang, proving why she's an acknowledged master of her craft . . ." -- Romantic Times on The Fairy Godmother

"Lackey's tale resonates with charm as magical as the fairy-tale realm she portrays." -- BookPage on The Fairy Godmother

"She'll keep you up long past your bedtime." -- Stephen King

"Top Ten Romance Pick for 2004!" -- Booklist on The Fairy Godmother

"With [Lackey], the principal joy is story: she sweeps you along and never lets you go." -- Locus

Product Description

Another story sparkling with wit and humor from New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey.

Traditionally, marauding dragons are soothed only by a virgin sacrifice. And so practical-minded Princess Andromeda -- with the encouragement of her mother's court -- reluctantly volunteers to do her duty, asking only for a sword to defend herself. Well, her offer is accepted, but the weapon isn't forthcoming, and so Andromeda faces the dragon alone.

Until a Champion arrives to save her -- sort of. Sir George doesn't quite defeat the dragon, but as Andromeda finishes rescuing herself she discovers that beneath the Good Knight's well-meaning though inexperienced heroics lies a further tale . . .

Still, Andromeda can't leave her seacoast country in further jeopardy from the dragon's return, and so she and . . . er . . . George join to search for the dragon's lair. But even -- especially -- in the Five Hundred Kingdoms bucking with Tradition isn't easy. It takes the strongest of wills, more than a hint of stubbornness, quick thinking and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way.

Somehow, though, none of this was taught in princess school . . .