The Hedge Knight
- 164
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Hedge Knight” is a small, warm prequel to Martin’s main series: one honest, awkward knight and a single tourney. Dunk, who styles himself Ser Duncan the Tall, comes across as a real person, stubborn about his oath in a realm with little use for knights who keep theirs. Some readers find the opening slow before the story settles. At 164 pages it is light and at times funny.
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About the book
In this prequel story to George R. R. Martin's Award winning, New York Times Best Selling novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, Night falls over the life of one noble knight and brings the dawn of his squire's knighthood. Dubbing himself "Ser Duncan the Tall," the Hedge Knight sets forth to the tourney at Ashford Meadow in search of fame, glory, and the honor of upholding his oath as a knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Unfortunately for him, the world isn't ready for a knight who keeps his oaths, and his chivalrous methods could be the very cause of his demise.
Reading order · Tales of Dunk and Egg
Full order & progress →- The Hedge KnightThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - The Sworn Sword
8.08.0 / 10 - The Mystery Knight
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 221 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 221 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Hedge Knight?
It has 164 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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