Book description
As a young mathematician, Jim Eckert was transported to a parallel
medieval world where he found he had the ability to transform himself
into a large but none-too-bright dragon named Gorbash. Jim Eckert's
daring exploits have earned him a title - Baron de Bois de Malencontri
et Riveroak - and he has settled down to a peaceful life as a feudal
lord, with his beloved Angela at his side. But a new peril endangers his
enchanted realm - as the King of the Gnarlies teams up with the Earl of
Cumberland, Jim's longtime rival, to kidnap his adopted son, Robert.
Soon Sir Jim must assume the shape of the Dragon Knight once again to
rescue little Robert, and finds himself entrenched in a magical battle
royal - one he'll have to fight harder than ever to survive! Gordon R.
Dickson (1923 - 2001) Gordon Rupert Dickson was born in Alberta, Canada,
in 1923 but resided in the United States from the age of thirteen. Along
with Robert A. Heinlein, he is regarded as one of the fathers of
military space opera, his Dorsai! sequence being an early exemplar of
both military SF and Future History. Dickson was one of the rare breed
of authors as well known for his fantasy as his SF - The Dragon and the
George, the first novel in his Dragon Knight sequence, was shortlisted
for the World Fantasy Award and won the British Fantasy Award. Dickson's
work also won him three Hugos and Nebula. He died in 2001.
