Comments on: Warriors Review: The Mystery Knight by GRRM

By: Adam Whitehead

Adam Whitehead — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:07:42 +0000

I disagree with Shawn only as far as placing goes. THE MYSTERY KNIGHT is a very strong short story with some great elements (look out for two excellent cameos ), but it is let down by a few moments, most noticeably a surprisingly neat ending, free of the normal messy loose ends that GRRM normally puts in his work.
In terms of placement, I would rank it behind THE HEDGE KNIGHT and some way ahead of THE SWORN SWORD.

By: Shawn Speakman

Shawn Speakman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:04 +0000

David: I felt the same way about The Sworn Sword, believe it or not. The emotional impact was not there and it was too "simple," if that makes sense. The Mystery Knight is very long and complex, which is great, and it features the best characters the two have come up against. I hate Gormy. You will too.

By: David

David — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:40 +0000

This is the second review of “The Mystery Knight” I’ve read which says it’s the best of the three Dunk & Egg stories so far. That’s a pretty tall order as I have long felt that “The Hedge Knight” is among the best short stories/novellas I have ever read. “The Sworn Sword” was honestly a it of a let down for me after “Hedge Knight,” though it is a decent story. It just had no emotional impact for me at all. I never fell in love with any of the supporting characters, the way I did with several in “The Hedge Knight,” nor did I sufficiently loath the villain.