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Loading... The Dragon and the George (1976)by Gordon R. Dickson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Charming and droll tale of a young couple who are transported to a parallel universe version of merrie England complete with dragons and wolves that talk and other stranger creatures. The hero of the tale, James, winds up in the body of a dragon and the story focuses on his misadventures while trying to rescue his girlfriend who has been taken prisoner by the baddies. Nothing profound, but a good and lighthearted read, which is a nice change from some of the angst ridden fantasy tomes I have been reading lately. Didn't realise till now that 8 sequels were produced much later - don't know if I'll bother, but I've decided to keep this one anyway. no reviews | add a review
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Through no fault of his own, the once human Jim Eckert had become a dragon. Unfortunately, his beloved Angie had remained human. But in this magical land anything could happen. To make matter worse, Angie had been taken prisoner by an evil dragon and was held captive in the impenetrable Loathly Tower. So in this land where humans were edible and beasts were magical--where spells worked and logic didn't--Jim Eckert had a big, strange problem. No library descriptions found. |
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So far this is reminding me of nothing so much as the silly bits of a 'tween novel by [a:Gordon Korman|2130|Gordon Korman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png].
But that catchy title has been embedded in the back of my mind of decades, so I finally decided to read it. I see that it's actually a nine-book series, wtf? Ah, no, the first was meant to stand-alone, then something happened 14 years later and Dickson decided to write a bunch more. I could check, but maybe his Dorsai books were in between or something.
Anyway, my point is, I'm not 12 any more. Even if I do finish this, I doubt I'll continue.
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Struggled to p. 118 looking for something to sink my teeth in, but no. Last chapter not interesting, either. If it's fluff, it should be short, imo.
May 2021