Gordon R. Dickson’s fantasy novel THE DRAGON AND THE GEORGE is a true classic of the genre. Now, fifteen years later, Dickson returns to that extraordinary world of sorcery and chivalry with a sequel.
Jim Eckert was an ordinary young 20th century American mathematician until the day his girlfriend, Angela, was magicked away by an evil sorcerer in an alternate world. Jim managed to catch hold of enough magic to make it to the same universe as Angie, although he wasn’t quite himself when he arrived. Jim had landed in the body of a large but none-too-bright dragon named Gorbash. With the aid of many good beings, and after many adventures, Jim and Angie were reunited, Jim was restored to his own body, and the evil sorcerer was defeated.
But during his quest to rescue his Maiden Fair, Jim became the Baron de Bois de Malencontri by right of combat. And a noble peer of the realm does not abandon his people to the predations of every blackguard and bandit in England! Furthermore, Jim was now extremely rich, and his good wife the Lady Angela rather liked that. So Jim and Angie chose to stay in their magical kingdom, giving up the conveniences of the 20th century (well, most of them) in favor of the romance of the 14th.
THE DRAGON KNIGHT continues the adventure a few months later...
Sir James Eckert, Baron de Bois de Malencontri et Riveroak, awoke one morning with the odd sensation that something was wrong. He did have a lot on his mind- agriculture, sanitation, roads-but this was something more urgent. He moved to slip out of bed, not wanting to disturb the slumber of his wife. As he slithered out from under the bed furs, he was horrified to discover that he was once again a dragon... a large dragon. A few moments later he was in human form again, just in time. Escaping momentarily from his all-too-perceptive wife, Jim discovered that he had no control over the transformations. Something Must Be Done!
Jim is about to embark on a new quest. First he must learn to control his magical abilities, to truly become the Dragon Knight he is called in song and story. And he still has a few things to learn about being a knight and noble-such as his responsibilities when the heir to the throne of England is taken captive by the King of France!