The Dragon and the Djinn (1996)

This one always felt like the culmination of the series to me since Jim had to go on his own quest to get his own staff- like Carolinus did in the Dragon and the George. It was slow in spots but ( )

Dragon-wizard dude goes to the middle east, and inexplicably is an accomplished magician. Lots of eye-rolling and complete and utter dis-belief went on on my part as the reader, but I still had a thoroughly enjoyable time.

Maybe because Carolinus wasn't along? ( )

James Eckert--AKA the dragon knight--goes off on another adventure with his friend Sir Brian Neville-Smith. Jim continues his development as a magician who can turn into a dragon and do other transformations and spells at will--but who is warned to be conservative in his use of magic. Jim and his wife Angie originated in our 20th century, but were somehow transported back to an alternate 14th century version of our world where magic is real. Thus the reader gets to learn about the 14th century through the eyes of someone with a 20th century understanding of the world. I liked this aspect of the book, and I also liked this one in that Jim's wife Angie takes a much more active role. This is a good solid fantasy adventure with the added bonus of learning some bits of history along the way. ( )