The Dragon on the Border

393 pages

English language

Published June 15, 1992 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-34233-4
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OCLC Number:
23968867

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First there was "The Dragon and the George," Gordon R. Dickson's now-clissic tale of a twentieth-century American magically transported to an alternate medieval world-and transformed into a dragon to boot!

Then "The Dragon Knight" continued the adventures of Jim Eckert-now Baron de Malencontriet Riveroak-in a fantastical England inhabited by talking wolves and evil sorcerers.

Now, in "The Dragon on the Border." Sir James-the Dragon Knight-faces what may be the greatest challenge of his existence: The Hollow Men.

Vengeful spirits of the dead, the Hollow Men, appear as empty suits of armor astride invisible mounts. But their weapons are real enough-as are their undying lusts for wine, gold and plunder. Worse yet, a slain Hollow Man can always be restored within two days-and as long as one of their unholy number endures, no Hollow Man can ever truly die...

"The Dragon on the Border" marks Gordon R. Dickson's triumphant return with …

3 editions

Subjects

  • Eckert, James (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Middle Ages -- Fiction
  • Time travel -- Fiction
  • Dragons -- Fiction
  • England -- Fiction