A young naïve but courageous hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience. Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire a boy called Egg - whose true identity must be hidden from all he and Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen and one day he will be king. Improbable heroes though they be great destinies lie ahead for Dunk and Egg; as do powerful foes royal intrigue and outrageous exploits.
