In this collection of six interconnected tales, Cornelia Funke strips away the somber majesty of chivalry to reveal a world where knights are as clumsy as they are courageous and the monsters they face are often more eccentric than they are evil. The stories explore the friction between traditional knightly duties—slaying dragons, winning tournaments, and guarding moats—and the unpredictable, often humorous realities of a world inhabited by multi-headed beasts and stubborn opponents.

Instead of focusing on grand epics of good versus evil, the narrative centers on the everyday challenges of the medieval fantasy archetype. Whether it is dealing with a six-headed dragon that refuses to vacate a castle or a sea serpent making a home in a moat, the central conflict often revolves around proble...

In this collection of six interconnected tales, Cornelia Funke strips away the somber majesty of chivalry to reveal a world where knights are as clumsy as they are courageous and the monsters they face are often more eccentric than they are evil. The stories explore the friction between traditional knightly duties—slaying dragons, winning tournaments, and guarding moats—and the unpredictable, often humorous realities of a world inhabited by multi-headed beasts and stubborn opponents.

Instead of focusing on grand epics of good versus evil, the narrative centers on the everyday challenges of the medieval fantasy archetype. Whether it is dealing with a six-headed dragon that refuses to vacate a castle or a sea serpent making a home in a moat, the central conflict often revolves around proble...