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The Knight is a fantasy novel written by American author Gene Wolfe depicting the journey of a boy transported to a magical realm and aged to adulthood who soon there after, becomes a Knight. The first of a two-part tale know collectivity as The Wizard Knight is told primarily epistolaricly and contains elements from Norse, Arthurian, and Christian Mythology. It received a nomination for the Nebula Award in 2005.

Plot Summary
The story opens with an older narrator recounting a great adventure. He is left alone in a cabin in the wilderness by himself for a few days. He goes for a hike and ends up chasing a flying castle he see in the sky until he is abducted by "A lot of people". He awakens to find himself at the mouth of a cave by the see. He is greeted by a fortune teller who calls him Able the High Heart and turns his walking stick into a bow. He soon after discovers his chivalrous destiny and embarks on a quest to travel this new strange land.