I got a chance to do some reading over the break.  I’m now about half-way through Gene Wolfe’s The Knight.  I have to say I’m really enjoying it.  The story is about a young man (or boy?) who goes for a hike one day, and after an off sequence of events, finds himself in a different reality, actually a layer cake of realities.  He adopts the name Able of the High Heart, decides to become a knight.

The story in the first person, and simply, with occational tangents, ommissions forward references and inconsistencies, and so it pays to read carefully.  The effort is well worth it.

There are a lot of things about the story I like – the first is that it’s not a story about finding a way back home.    Able has his mission and purpose – to be a knight, and really isn’t interested in returning.

I’m looking forward to reading more.