| The Knight | |
| Author: | Gene Wolfe |
| Cover Artist: | Gregory Manchess |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Wizard Knight |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | Tor Books |
| Pub Date: | January 3rd 2004 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages: | 432 |
| Isbn: | 0-7653-0989-0 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 22 |
| Congress: | PS3573.O52 K58 2004 |
| Oclc: | 52943139 |
| Followed By: | The Wizard |
The Knight is a fantasy novel written by American author Gene Wolfe.[1] It depicts the journey of an American boy transported to a magical realm and aged to adulthood who soon thereafter becomes a knight. The first of a two-part tale known collectively as The Wizard Knight is told in an epistolary style, and contains elements from Norse, Arthurian, and Christian Mythology. It received a nomination for the Nebula Award in 2005.
The story opens with an older narrator recounting a great adventure. He is left alone in a cabin in the wilderness by himself for a few days. He goes for a hike and ends up chasing a flying castle he sees in the sky until he is abducted by "a lot of people". He awakens to find himself at the mouth of a cave by the sea. He is greeted by a fortune teller who calls him Able of the High Heart and turns his walking stick into a bow. He soon after discovers his chivalrous destiny and embarks on a quest to travel this strange new land.