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  • One Good Knight

  • Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2
  • By: Mercedes Lackey
  • Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (750 ratings)

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One Good Knight

By: Mercedes Lackey
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Another story sparkling with wit and humor from New York Times best-selling author Mercedes Lackey.

Traditionally, marauding dragons are soothed only by a virgin sacrifice. And so practical-minded Princess Andromeda - with the encouragement of her mother's court - reluctantly volunteers to do her duty, asking only for a sword to defend herself. Well, her offer is accepted, but the weapon isn't forthcoming, and so Andromeda faces the dragon alone.

Until a Champion arrives to save her - sort of. Sir George doesn't quite defeat the dragon, but as Andromeda finishes rescuing herself she discovers that beneath the Good Knight's well-meaning though inexperienced heroics lies a further tale… Still, Andromeda can't leave her seacoast country in further jeopardy from the dragon's return, and so she and…er… George join to search for the dragon's lair. But even - especially - in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, bucking with Tradition isn't easy. It takes the strongest of wills, more than a hint of stubbornness, quick thinking and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way.

Somehow, though, none of this was taught in princess school…

©2006 Mercedes Lackey (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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Really good

This is one of the books in the series I definitely wouldn't mind listening to or reading again.

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Charming and fun twist on the fairy tale tradition

I thought it was excellent...perhaps not perfect, as some in the series are, but I shall soon find out, as I am re-reading them all (for the third time, I believe). The books are charming, but with enough diabolically bad people and life challenges to satisfy anyone. The main characters are delightful, and how I love the book worms...The ploy is fine, and I found I enjoyed it more this time around. Well-written and great fun!

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Knight & Princess

This is the classic tale of the knight saving the princess from a dragon, but it quickly develops a number of interesting twists from there. You might say that love always finds a way, just not in the way you expect.

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Ok book, fantastic narrator!

Not one of my favorites of the 500 Kingdom series, but Gabra Zackman does an outstanding job as the narrator!

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Addictive Series comparable to Once Upon a Time

If you've seen the new TV show Once Upon a Time with all the most well know old fables and stories, and you liked that you will love how Gabra Zackman brings this series to life. Mercedes writes a good story but most of her books are read by terrible narrators (I found that out trying to listen to a couple others and then reading all the reviews). Not to worry in this series, because you have Gabra Zackman. After this series I fell in love with Gabra's reading style and went so far as to follow her on Facebook, as well as look up other stories she has read. Most of my favorite audible books now are read by Gabra. Luckily she is a prolific reader and audible has dozens of pages of books read by her. I just feel bad that Mercedes Lackey choose not to user her for any of her other series. I wish Audible would go back through some of Mercedes books with bad reviews (MOST ARE ALL attributed to narrator boredom.. read the comments) and have her redo the books. Other great narrators (IMO) are Martha Harmon Pardee, Barbra Rosenblat (she made me read 18 books of the Amelia Peabody series.. the most addicted I've ever been to audible!), Becca Battoe (I have friends who disliked her in 50 shades but I ended up really seeing the world through her eyes easily, unfortunately the other books she narrates are mostly for kids, ugh!).

GREAT SERIES, a must listen for anyone (mostly women) who love comedy, mystery, magic, fantasy, love, and tales that remind of you of Cinderella, lost princesses and knights in shining armor. NOT a kids book.

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this was so much fun

the story is awesome. it is well written and performed. I really enjoy the way old tropes are use and or subverted

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love at first read

I have never loved any writer's work as much as I do Mercedes Lackey. This book is creative and amazing.

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Not exactly what I expected

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I expect a good story from Mercedes and I was not disappointed. You come to expect certain things from fairy-tales, What I did not expect was how I burst out laughing when the unicorns came. The reaction to them and someone being "outed" by them was something I hadn't considered. The performance and story still makes me smile a week later. I simply must have the next book in the series.

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love

i love how the story is written and how the reader sounds. She brings the book to life.

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One of my favorite reads of all time

This book is one that I’ve always enjoyed. An interesting take on fairytale lore, dragons, a bookish princess, and an uncommon knight. This audiobook reading only added to my enjoyment. I highly recommend this book to fans of Katie Macalister and Gail Carriger.

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