The dragon and the george is a 1976 fantasy novel by american writer gordon r dickson the first in his dragon knight series a shorter form of the story was previously published as the short story st dragon and the george in the september 1957 issue of the magazine of fantasy and science fiction. Gordon r dicksons the dragon and the george is a fine start to his dragon knight series the universe dickson describes is interesting and the plot well done the characters behavior might be a bit simple at times but that gives the book its charm well maybe charm is the wrong word. Gordon r dicksons the dragon and the george the dragon knight series book 1 is a fine start to his dragon knight seriesthe universe dickson describes is interesting and the plot well done the characters behavior might be a bit simple at times but that gives the book its charm. The legend of saint george and the dragon describes the saint taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices the saint thereby rescues the princess chosen as the next offering the narrative is set in cappadocia in the earliest sources of the 11th and 12th centuries . George a handsome english knight unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in palestine desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet peaceful life on returning to england george heads north where hes heard the land is good and the population sparse and of a kindly king named edgaar