The Dragon and the Gnarly King

by Gordon R. Dickson, Eric Burgher (Read by)

Overview

As a young mathematician, Jim Eckert was transported to a parallel medieval world where he found he had the ability to transform himself into a large but none-too-bright dragon named Gorbash. Jim Eckert's daring exploits have earned him a title—Baron de Bois de Malencontri et Riveroak—and he has settled down to a peaceful life as a feudal lord, with his beloved Angela at his side. But a new peril endangers his enchanted realm—as the King of the Gnarlies teams up with the Earl of Cumberland, Jim's longtime rival, to kidnap his adopted son, Robert. Soon Sir Jim must assume the shape of the Dragon Knight once again to rescue little Robert, and finds himself entrenched in a magical battle royal—one he'll have to fight harder than ever to survive!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798228637061
Publisher:	Tantor
Publication date:	03/17/2026
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific and popular science fiction writers of the twentieth century, frequently nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards and winner of three Hugos and one Nebula. He also received the Jupiter, August Derleth, and Skylark Awards, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He published nearly fifty solo novels, as well as several collaborations with such SF masters as Poul Anderson, Ben Bova, Keith Laumer, and Harry Harrison, and over 150 short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His most popular works were the novels and shorter pieces in the Childe cycle (which included the Dorsai stories). Also very popular was his Dragon series of fantasy novels, which began with the award-winning The Dragon and the George, and continued for a total of nine novels, and the humorous Hoka stories, coauthored with Poul Anderson.

Eric Burgher is an audiobook narrator based in Chicago, Illinois. He is an award-winning actor and a veteran of Chicago's famous storefront theater scene, who has been acting for over twenty years. A storyteller at heart, Eric is an authentic, engaging, and reliable audiobook narrator with experience in multiple genres, including history, business/finance, personal development, and thriller/suspense. He narrates romance/erotica titles under the pseudonym Scott Rose. Eric is a die-hard Chicago sports fan who loves traveling with his family, and is on a quest to find the best chicken wings everywhere he goes.

Editorial Reviews

Another of Dickson's tongue-in-cheek medieval fantasies (The Dragon and the Djinn, 1996, etc.). Former college professor Jim Eckert now lives in an alternate 14th-century England where he's Sir James of Malencontri, a magickian's apprentice, and also, part- time, a rather dimwitted dragon named Gorbash. This time out, Jim is presented with a fine set of problems: Mysterious holes appear in castle and forest; his adopted son, infant Robert, is kidnapped; Jim joins an expedition to Cumbria on behalf of the king; once again he has trouble drawing on his account at the magickal bank; and finds that his master, the AAA+ magickian Carolinus, is inconveniently absent. Still, Jim will be assisted by humans, Rrrnlf the sea devil, Aarg the wolf, and Hob the hobgoblin, to stop the malefactors from usurping the kingdom. Agreeable and satisfying.

Kirkus Reviews