- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (23 Jun 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575056207
- ISBN-13: 978-0575056206
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 649,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There is a part of the Forest where it is always night, where the tall trees bow together to shut out the light. Men call it the Darkwood. The border fort on the edge of the Darkwood had been built to keep the peace. So far it had, but after delivery of a large consignment of gold it falls silent, answering neither natural nor supernatural communication. When the Forest King sends a small force, combining sorcerous and military skills, they find a deserted fortress soaked in blood. Magic reveals something malevolent and unreachable somewhere in the fort. But Duncan MacNeil and his company have human foes, greedy for gold, to deal with before they can take on the inhuman . . .
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This SRG book is set a few years after the Demon War, or for non-SRG fans, shortly following the events that occurred in his earlier book: Blue Moon Rising.
A group of Rangers are called to investigate the events at a border fort in the middle of nowhere. Each Ranger has their own interesting history, some quite surprising as it will turn out. When they arrive at the fort it's evident that something strange has happened. There are tables set, empty corridors and a lot of blood. So where are the bodies?
Bring in another band of people- but this time theives interested in the gold that is supposed to be within the Fort. This group is a combination of odd sorts and you will come to like one or two of them, and hate one or two also.
This is a closed door mystery with a Simon Green twist. You could even say it's similar to something you might read in a Nightside book. It's bloody, gory and wickedly funny. You will definitley enjoy this book.
(P.S. The Nightside begins with Something from the Nightside)
A group of Rangers are called to investigate the events at a border fort in the middle of nowhere. Each Ranger has their own interesting history, some quite surprising as it will turn out. When they arrive at the fort it's evident that something strange has happened. There are tables set, empty corridors and a lot of blood. So where are the bodies?
Bring in another band of people- but this time theives interested in the gold that is supposed to be within the Fort. This group is a combination of odd sorts and you will come to like one or two of them, and hate one or two also.
This is a closed door mystery with a Simon Green twist. You could even say it's similar to something you might read in a Nightside book. It's bloody, gory and wickedly funny. You will definitley enjoy this book.
(P.S. The Nightside begins with Something from the Nightside)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Sets Pattern For Ghostworld and Hellworld
15 Jan 2004
Format:Paperback
This is a sequel to Blue Moon Rising, but like Ghostworld and Hellworld, the character base has been trimmed from the epic to the contained.
The time is ten years after the Demon War (see Blue Moon Rising). A border fort was constructed to secure a border with Hillsdown. But now the fort has gone silent. A team of Rangers is sent to investigate.
Upon arrival at the fort it is obvious that there is something very wrong. Soon the Rangers must join with some bandits in order to survive a horror that threatens the whole world.
Dream sequences give a great personality profile for each character in a similar fashion to the flashbacks in Blue Moon Rising. While a direct sequel to the events of Blue Moon Rising, this is a tough and gritty tale that does not have the Rupert/Dragon/Julia/Unicorn brand of humor. But it is no less a good yarn.
If you like the Forest Kingdom books (or the Twilight of the Empire books), you should take quite well to this one.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Surreal imagery, short on plot
21 July 1997
Format:Paperback
This book is set in the same setting as and sometime after _Blue Moon Rising_; however, you won't find Rupert, Julia, or any of those characters here. If you're looking for a similarly swashbuckling, intrigue-filled tale, you'll probably be disappointed. Which is not to say that I didn't enjoy the tale, if only for the surreal horrors of the beasties that Green throws at his heroes. Read it for the description and yes, for the adventure (sort of like a lushly detailed dungeon crawl), but don't expect an especially complex plot
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
excellent surreal fiction
20 Feb 1999
Format:Paperback
Though not as grand-scale and plot-involved as Green's other works, this book takes an interesting turn--Green focuses the plotline around the psychology of the main characters, the result being one of the most insightful and fascinating pieces of surreal fiction I've read. Green retains he dramatic talents and smooth writing, and the reader is hooked form the first chapter on an incredibly involving drama of the mind. And yet, throughout, none of the sword-and-sorcery classic fantasy element is lost.
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