Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf by Gerald Morris

In which Lady Lynet lives in a castle that is under siege by the evil Red Knight who wants to marry her older sister. One night Lynet sneaks out to go get help. She meets a dwarf named Roger on the way. When she gets to King Arthur's court nobody will help her except for a kitchen knave called Beaumains. After many adventures, fights, and colorful knights, Lynet, Roger, and Beau (as they call him) get to the castle and Beau defeats the Red Knight! But her older sister won't marry Beau until he tells her what his name is. Lynet learns to be an enchantress and saves Roger who has been taken prisoner by her sister only to learn something new.

This is a very funny book to read. I loved Lynet and Roger the Dwarf. (You don't find out who Beau really is until the end of the book.) You will meet old characters like Terence, Eileen, Gawain, and Morgan Le Fay. Lynet was a new character.

This is in the Squire's Tales series.

Recommended for people who like: Strong-minded women, knights incognito, damsels in distress (although, really who does like damsels in distress? So dependent!) and happy endings.

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