One Good Knight

Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2

By: Mercedes Lackey

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Another story sparkling with wit and humor from New York Times best-selling author Mercedes Lackey.

Traditionally, marauding dragons are soothed only by a virgin sacrifice. And so practical-minded Princess Andromeda - with the encouragement of her mother's court - reluctantly volunteers to do her duty, asking only for a sword to defend herself. Well, her offer is accepted, but the weapon isn't forthcoming, and so Andromeda faces the dragon alone.

Until a Champion arrives to save her - sort of. Sir George doesn't quite defeat the dragon, but as Andromeda finishes rescuing herself she discovers that beneath the Good Knight's well-meaning though inexperienced heroics lies a further tale… Still, Andromeda can't leave her seacoast country in further jeopardy from the dragon's return, and so she and…er… George join to search for the dragon's lair. But even - especially - in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, bucking with Tradition isn't easy. It takes the strongest of wills, more than a hint of stubbornness, quick thinking and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way.

Somehow, though, none of this was taught in princess school…

©2006 Mercedes Lackey (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Charming and fun twist on the fairy tale tradition

I thought it was excellent...perhaps not perfect, as some in the series are, but I shall soon find out, as I am re-reading them all (for the third time, I believe). The books are charming, but with enough diabolically bad people and life challenges to satisfy anyone. The main characters are delightful, and how I love the book worms...The ploy is fine, and I found I enjoyed it more this time around. Well-written and great fun!

Knight & Princess

This is the classic tale of the knight saving the princess from a dragon, but it quickly develops a number of interesting twists from there. You might say that love always finds a way, just not in the way you expect.

Ok book, fantastic narrator!

Not one of my favorites of the 500 Kingdom series, but Gabra Zackman does an outstanding job as the narrator!

Not exactly what I expected

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I expect a good story from Mercedes and I was not disappointed. You come to expect certain things from fairy-tales, What I did not expect was how I burst out laughing when the unicorns came. The reaction to them and someone being "outed" by them was something I hadn't considered. The performance and story still makes me smile a week later. I simply must have the next book in the series.

One of my favorite reads of all time

This book is one that I’ve always enjoyed. An interesting take on fairytale lore, dragons, a bookish princess, and an uncommon knight. This audiobook reading only added to my enjoyment. I highly recommend this book to fans of Katie Macalister and Gail Carriger.