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The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll

  • 1994 first published
  • 446 pages
  • 2 editions

Gordon R. Dickson's The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll (1994) is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novel. It takes readers to England and Britain in Middle Ages. Characters include Earl of Somerset. Key subjects include James Eckert, time travel, dragons and Detective.

It runs to roughly 446 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Earl of Somerset

Subjects

  • James Eckert
  • Time travel
  • Dragons
  • Detective
  • Medieval
  • Dark Ages
  • Middle Ages
  • Historical Fiction
  • Trolls
  • Humor
  • Historical fantasy
  • England
  • Eckert, james
  • Eckert, James

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll?

The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll was written by Gordon R. Dickson and first published in 1994.

What genre is The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical Fiction and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll?

The median edition has 446 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll?

Readers who like it often enjoy Outlander, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and A Breath of Snow and Ashes.

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