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The Red Knight

  • 2012 first published
  • 665 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 6 editions

The Red Knight is a 2012 epic fantasy and dragon fantasy novel by Miles Cameron. Key subjects include knights and knighthood, mercenary troops, abbeys and dragons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 665 pages, most readers finish it in 12–13 hours.

About The Red Knight

Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men-- or worse, a company of mercenaries-- against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it. The Red Knight has all three. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery, it's just another job ...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Knights and knighthood
  • Mercenary troops
  • Abbeys
  • Fantasy
  • Action & adventure
  • Epic fantasy
  • Dragons
  • Mercenaries
  • Romans, nouvelles

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Red Knight?

The Red Knight was written by Miles Cameron and first published in 2012.

What genre is The Red Knight?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Dragon Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Red Knight?

The median edition has 665 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Red Knight?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Feast for Crows, A Clash of Kings and A Dance With Dragons.

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