The Dragon in Lyonesse [Paperback]

Gordon R. Dickson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (1998)
• ASIN: B000OTUNAE
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,017,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What fun! Things are starting to move!, October 29, 1999

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Kate Fitzsimons ([e-mail]) (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dragon In Lyonesse (Tor Fantasy) (Paperback)

A lot of people seem to have some problem with this book, but frankly, I thought it was a change of pace. Jim is still utterly himself, but he's starting to get comfortable with who and what he is. He came in contact with the greatest knights of all time, and held his own by doing things on his own terms. What I'm looking forward to is how he handles the greatest challenge of all - fatherhood. I can't wait to see how Dickson has his dragon knight cope with being "Daddy" to his adopted mideveil son. I'm sure both author and character will rise to the occaision.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My new favorite of the series, September 21, 2000

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Gary Huffmaster (UO Student) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dragon In Lyonesse (Tor Fantasy) (Paperback)

This is a new adventure that differs greatly from the rest in the series. Even if you have disliked the rest of the series you will surely enjoy this one. The dragon knight returns to Lyonesse but has a completely different battle at hand. What makes this book so exciting is the involvement of the real knights of old like Pellinor, Galahad, and more. This excellent book involves Jim, Daffyd, Brian, and Hob of the main characters but even better is the involment from the Arthurian knights. The story goes that Jim has once again become involved in a battle with the dark powers. The difference is that the dark powers have also recruted some of those from the Arthurian legend. This book is sure to please any who has read this far into the series and even those who just want to read this single book. Dickson has written a standout book in his famous series and this is deffinatly it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The series might drag-on..., October 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dragon In Lyonesse (Tor Fantasy) (Paperback)

Each book in the Dragon Knight series is pretty decent by itself, and I've enjoyed every single one of them, but in my opinion, the series needs some rejuvenation...

Time after time, has the Baron James been discovering through someone that the Dark Powers once again 'interfere' amok, and time after time has James been finding some miraculous solution. I have no problems with this as a basis for each book, it's just that it has been written the same way each time, perhaps with a few new characters and some backdrops. The highlights of the series, aside from the first book, have been where Jim has been doing something unusual with magick, fighting a battle, or existing as a dragon.

In my opinion, an expansion of these highlights in the next book would be welcome. Perhaps about the formation of a treaty between England and the local dragons...humans with other opinions building one force, and even dragons who do not wish to be involved with 'georges' forming their own group. This would call for James to switch in and out of dragon form alot, and for, perhaps, an emergence of the mere dragons, lead by Secoh!

Oh, well...we'll see what comes up.

Awaiting the next book,

Hypogryph