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Traditionally, marauding dragons are soothed only by a virgin sacrifice. And so the frightened people of Acadia devise a lottery system to choose the victims. Things are going fairly smoothly except for the women chosen, of course until practical-minded Princess Andromeda is picked. She accepts her duty, though she would prefer to defend herself. 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 in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, bucking Tradition isn't easy. It takes the strongest of wills, knowledge, quick wits and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way.
Somehow, though, none of this was taught in princess school....
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When a dragon storms the castle, what should a (virgin) princess do? Why, turn to her studies, of course But nothing practical-minded Princess Andromeda of Acadia finds gives a definitive solution. The only Traditional answer, though, is soothing the marauding dragon by a virgin sacrifice. Things are going fairly smoothly with the lottery--except for the women chosen, of course--until Princess Andromeda herself is picked But facing down the dragon doesn't go quite as planned, and now, with the help of her Champion, Sir George, Andromeda searches for the dragon's lair. But even--especially--in the Five Hundred Kingdoms, bucking Tradition isn't easy. It takes the strongest of wills, knowledge, quick wits and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way....
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One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey released on Feb 21, 2006 is available now for purchase.
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Return to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where a damsel can rescue herself, thank you...
Princess Andromeda knows that any problem can be solved with a bit of research. So when a dragon storms the kingdom of Acadia, she decides it's time to hit the books. Despite all her research, the only acceptable answer she can find is sacrificing a fair maiden--for Acadia is governed by "Tradition," a rule that cannot so easily be sundered. Then she is picked as the sacrifice and must take matters into her own hands.
With the help of her champion, Sir George, Andromeda sets out in search of the dragon's lair, wanting nothing more than to change her fate. But to do so will take the strongest of wills, knowledge, quick wits and a refusal to give up, no matter what happens along the way...
Previously Published.
Read the Tale of Five Hundred Kingdoms Series by Mercedes Lackey:
Book 1: The Fairy Godmother
Book 2: One Good Knight
Book 3: Fortune's Fool
Book 4: The Snow Queen
Book 5: The Sleeping Beauty
Book 6: Beauty and the Werewolf