Threatened with an offer of marriage to a pig farmer, Paks runs away from home and joins a mercenary company. The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon This prequel to A Stranger in Olondria tells a wide-ranging story of fights both personal and political. Tavis isn’t a “knight” proper, but she is a soldier and a swordmaiden, sworn to her country’s defense until she sees the ugly realities of her own privileged upbringing. But what if the empire these warriors are bred to defend isn’t worth their efforts? The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar The Matsuda family has produced more fighters of legend than any other. In this military fantasy inspired by Japanese culture, the warriors of the Kusanagi Peninsula are renowned throughout the empire. A new commission to protect an abbey initially seems like an easy, profitable venture. The Red Knight is a young mercenary whose company slays all sorts of beasts and unseemly creatures.
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Welcome to the medieval fantasy gig economy. The adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire Egg (an incognito Aegon Targaryen) are a nice antidote to the usual grimness of Westeros.
#A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS SEQUEL SERIES#
No list of knights would be complete without Dunk and Egg, the stars of Martin’s series of A Song of Ice and Fire prequel novellas. Adult A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Kel’s actions have been made legal by royal decree, but that doesn’t mean the boys’ club of knighthood will be broken up easily. In the first book of the Protector of the Small series, Keladry of Mindelan becomes the first girl in the realm of Tortall to train as a knight. This #OwnVoices retelling draws inspiration from early versions of the Mulan legend (starting in the 6th century), mingling them with the chivalry of wuxia fiction. The story of Hua Mulan may be rooted in truth, but her exploits belong to the realm of fiction. What could be more knightly than that? The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas Aydis may not be a knight by title, but she’s a warrior (with a trusty steed) who sets out on a quest to bring justice to gods and mortals alike. This graphic novel series follows Aydis, a young Viking woman who’s been exiled because of her queer identity. Cyrenic is one of the Sleepless, and his charge is the Lady Pyppenia, besieged by threats as a new king is crowned.
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In this upturned fairytale, we’re introduced to the Sleepless, an order of knights sworn to remain awake at all times-knowing they’ll eventually go mad. 1 by Sarah Vaughn, Leila Del Duca, Alissa Sallah, and Deron Bennett What’s a hero without her chainmail? Sleepless, Vol. Which is all well and good, but some like apprentice knight Kalanthe Ironheart struggle with life after the quest. Having ended an ancient evil and saved the realm, a cadre of returning female knights are hailed as heroes. The idea of gallant soldiers, mounted or sword-wielding as they may be, serving their sovereigns and societies crosses cultures, borders, and genders.Ĭheck out a few favorite books with knights that will sweep you off your feet-in one way or another. (I think I can speak for many fellow millennials about the power of Heath Ledger in A Knight’s Tale.) But that’s not the only version of a knight. Sure, that’s one version of a knight, and a glamorous, seductive one at that. When you hear the word “knight,” do you think of the chaps in the clanging armor? The men-always men-who break their lances in jousts and strut about rescuing princesses from various castles?