Knight's Wyrd

Name: Knight's Wyrd
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Debra Doyle
ISBN: 9798350816228

Author: Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald

Narrator: Aaron Shedlock

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/22/2023

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Ahead of its time on its original publication, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald's award-winning dark medieval fantasy Knight's Wyrd is perfect for contemporary tastes.

On the eve of his knighting, Will Odosson learns his wyrd, or destiny: He shall meet death before a year has passed. Will rushes north to release his betrothed from their engagement, but on the way he is beset by all manner of horrors—a man-eating troll, carnivorous mermaids, a magic-working dragon . . . and something far worse: an evil unlike anything Will ever imagined.

Knight's Wyrd is an award-winning gem that will appeal to fans of books like Hild and Spear, and films like The Green Knight–-a medieval fantasy with the authentic lived-in strangeness of the real Middle Ages. It was originally published by a pair of YA imprints, but it works equally well as an adult novel.

About Debra Doyle

Debra Doyle (1952-2020) lived in Colebrook, New Hampshire. Her science fiction novels, cowritten with James D. Macdonald, include The Price of the Stars, Starpilot's Grave, By Honor Betray'd, The Gathering Flame, The Long Hunt, and The Stars Asunder. Their fantasy novel Knight's Wyrd won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by 🇵🇸🇵🇸 hasfia 🇵🇸🇵🇸 on February 28, 2024

4.25 stars ✨ I wish I’d invested more in this book it was such a treat since it follows the road map of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, an absolute favourite of mine. I know I’ll definitely pick this one back up in a couple of months.......more

Goodreads review by Emily on February 19, 2024

This novel is slim, fast-paced, and full of medieval weirdness (or should I say wyrdness?) that makes it compelling and well worth a read. For me, it was the perfect combination of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin and a Hayao Miyazaki movie. When the story starts, it appears to......more

Goodreads review by etherealacademia on October 17, 2024

this was honestly strong for the first 70% and then devolved into pure silliness. what......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on November 20, 2024

The perfect story. A destiny misunderstood that drove a knight to be even braver than he always was. Supported by an apprentice wizard and some loyal friends. I loved this story.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 06, 2017

The day before his knighting, Will has joined the hunt. Chasing a white deer until it vanishes results in losing himself in the forest. As he hunts for his way back, he finds two outlaws harassing an old woman for her pig, and in the resultant fight, he kills them. She can direct him back, and he mak......more