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Title: The Dragon and the Gnarly King by Gordon R. Dickson ISBN: 0-312-86157-5 Publisher: St Martins Pr Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent.
Comment: I have just reread this book for the third time, and still found it enjoyable. It is a light, easily read book. It does have slight connection to a previous book but this does not detract from its readability or enjoyability. Anyone wishing to have a light, humorous read, and can cope with fantasy, should not go past this excellent series.

I found this series on par with Christopher Stasheff's 'wizard in rhyme' series.

Rating: 4
Summary: Recommended with one condition...
Comment: The 7 given for the review along with a recommendation to buy the book is based on the following...

My impression of Dickson's "Dragon" series from reading reviews in other publications was that while each book is related and sequential in time, the stories in each book were designed to be stand-alone and it was supposed to be possible to read and enjoy individual titles without necessarily having read the previous books. Having said that, I thought that this book was a fine read and would recommend it but I don't think that I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't read the previous two novels. The plot stands on its own with no problem but there is a constant drumbeat of passing references to previous incidents and characters. For instance, one major character's motivations for his actions in this novel involved an incident in a previous novel.

It's obvious that Dickson has established a rich and detailed background for his stories about the Dragon Knight but without any knowledge of the back story, readers may find this novel somewhat confusing.

I think that you will enjoy the book but I suspect that you will enjoy it a lot more if you have read the previous novels in the series.