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The Ballad of Sir Dinadan

by Gerald Morris · 2003

Though he would rather pursue his talent as a minstrel, eighteen-year-old Dinadan is forced to follow his older brother Tristram's path and become a knight, and while on a quest with Sir Kai and Sir Bedivere, he learns that… more

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He expects us to kill him," Palomides said to Dinadan. "Some people are so demanding," Dinadan replied. "Considering we've only just met, I mean.
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Adventure is something that happens to someone else. When it's happening to you, it's only trouble.
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Answer me this: is it worse to end a stupid task falsely or to continue a stupid task honestly?
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The difference between a madman and a nincompoop is not all that great, except that madmen probably do less harm.
Surely the greatest fool is the one who only seeks his own glory.

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Though he would rather pursue his talent as a minstrel, eighteen-year-old Dinadan is forced to follow his older brother Tristram's path and become a knight, and while on a quest with Sir Kai and Sir Bedivere, he learns that honor is often found not in spectacular, heroic deeds of song, but in quite simpler ways. Reprint.

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First published
2003
Genre
Fantasy
Goodreads rating
4.13 (3k ratings)

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