The Hedge Knight
Hedge Knight is the first story in the series. About how Dunk becomes a knight and meets his squire Egg. Dunk hopes to earn some money from the tournaments. But to participate in one is not as easy as he thought.
The graphic is amazing. It really helped me to get into the story. I was right there on the field with Duncan the Tall.
I recommend it to readers who like Game of Thrones and fantasy stories that include violence.
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- author: Ben Avery, George R. R Martin
- full title: The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
- genre: fantasy, graphic novel
- topics: #knights, #tournament
- publisher: Jet City Comics
- publish date: 5.10.2013
- pages: 168
My Rating of the Book:
- content: 💙💙💙💙💙
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: "The Hero," sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
Ben Avery:
A believer in the need for positive, all-ages
entertainment, Ben Avery created and wrote Zondervan’s graphic novel
series TimeFlyz and the comic book miniseries ArmorQuest to entertain
readers with an exciting story, but also inspire and encourage readers
to stand up and make a difference in their world. Avery’s comic book
career began when he was selected by George R.R. Martin to work as the
script adaptor of the comic book fantasy mini-series The Hedge Knight,
based on novellas by the New York Times bestselling author. After that,
Avery went on to co-write/co-create the critically acclaimed Lullaby and
The Imaginaries for Image Comics, co-create and write the children’s
literature inspired fantasy The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles, develop and
write the historical epic Kingdoms for Zondervan, and the sequel
mini-series The Hedge Knight II, published by Marvel Comics. In addition
to writing, he has been an English teacher, a college resident
director, and a youth treatment specialist for sexually abused children.
Avery lives in Indiana with his wife and four children.
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