 First edition | |
| Author | Steve Barlow Steve Skidmore |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Andy Parker |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tales of the Dark Forest |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Pages | 281 |
| ISBN | 0-00-710863-X |
| Followed by | Whizzard! |
GoodKnyght! is a 2001 fantasy novel written by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore, (known as The Two Steves) as the first part of the Tales of The Dark Forest series.[1] Its sequel, Whizzard! was released in 2002.
Plot summary
Willum, a swineherd and whipping boy for Symon, son of the city's High Lord, longs to go to Knyght School and to become a Knyght. After fighting for Symon in a Tournament for Symon, Willum is sent to Knyght School. After meeting up with a forest-dwelling girl named Rose, an Italian restaurateur named Luigi, Humfrey the Boggart, a Pryvate Inquestigator with a speech impediment, a sarcastic harp and a wizard known as The Runemaster who carries the Dragonsbane; a stone which can be used to access the mind of a dragon. When the Dragonsbane is stolen, Willum, Rose and the Harp travel to The Ragged Mountain to retrieve it.
References
- ↑ Goodknyght! at WorldCat
External links
- Tales of the Dark Forest (official)
- Tales of the Dark Forest series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database