Tras los eventos de "El Caballero Errante" y "La Espada Leal", Sir Duncan el Alto (Dunk) y su escudero Egg (el futuro rey Aegon V Targaryen) se dirigen hacia el Norte. Sin embargo, sus planes cambian cuando se ven envueltos en un torneo en Murosblancos, organizado para celebrar la boda de Lord Ambrose Butterwell.
Es un momento ideal para ponerse al día con estas lecturas, ya que HBO ha confirmado la adaptación televisiva bajo el título . La serie promete capturar ese tono más aventurero y menos "apocalíptico" que las temporadas finales de Game of Thrones . Conclusión Tras los eventos de "El Caballero Errante" y
Dunk and Egg arrive at the wedding tournament at , the seat of House Butterwell. The bride is a Frey, the groom is Lord Butterwell’s son, and the guest list is a rogue’s gallery of lords dissatisfied with the rule of King Aerys I Targaryen. A mysterious hedge knight, calling himself the Gallows Knight , enters the lists, wearing armor adorned with hanged men. Meanwhile, Egg—ever too clever for his own good—senses a conspiracy. The story builds toward a second Blackfyre Rebellion that never officially happens, culminating in a tense standoff involving dragons, betrayals, and a young prince forced to reveal his identity. La serie promete capturar ese tono más aventurero
The Mystery Knight is the third installment in George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg series, set roughly 90 years before the events of A Game of Thrones . Chronologically, it takes place in (after Aegon’s Conquest), one year after The Sworn Sword . The story finds Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his squire, Prince Aegon Targaryen (Egg), traveling across the Seven Kingdoms during a period of relative peace—but one simmering with resentment from the Blackfyre Rebellion (196 AC). A mysterious hedge knight, calling himself the Gallows