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Time TravelDragon Fiction

The Dragon and the George

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  • 1976 first published
  • 288 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
  • 8 editions
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Gordon R. Dickson's The Dragon and the George (1976) is a time-travel fiction and dragon fantasy novel. It takes readers to England in 1066–1485. Key subjects include James Eckert, dragons, time travel and middle Ages.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 18 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 288 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Dragon and the George

Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash. That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon. But in this magical land, that was not the case. Angie had somehow remained a very female human - or a george, as the dragons called any human. And Jim, no matter what anyone called him, was a dragon. To make matters worse, Angie had been taken prisoner by an evil dragon and was held captive in the impenetrable Loathly Tower. So in this land where georges were edible and beasts were magical - where spells worked and logic didn't - Jim Eckert had a problem. And he needed help, by george!
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  • James Eckert
  • Dragons
  • Time travel
  • Middle Ages
  • Manners and customs

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Who wrote The Dragon and the George?

The Dragon and the George was written by Gordon R. Dickson and first published in 1976.

What genre is The Dragon and the George?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Dragon and the George?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Dragon and the George?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dragonflight, Test of the Twins and Outlander.

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