Karigan G'ladheon is the daughter of a merchant, and has just run away from college after knocking down an aristocrat's son in response to his torments. Stumbling across a King's messenger dying in the road, she takes up his message and finds herself in the centre of a web of deceit and sorcery.
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This fat fantasy is the author's first published novel. Although the typical back cover quotes from Anne McCaffrey and Marion Zimmer Bradley overpraise it somewhat--"stunning", "terrific", "classic"--it's a good, highly readable debut. Kristen Britain tells her story at a headlong pace and with considerable charm. Young heroine Karigan hardly has time to regret being expelled from school (for duelling) before finding herself committed to the desperate errand of a murdered Green Rider. The Riders are an elite messenger corps using both horses and magic; the message is a terrible warning. Bad things from bad places are invading this fantasyland, their presence being only part of a devious, sorcerously-aided human struggle for the throne. Karigan's wild ride is beset with a variety of enemies, but aided by her own developing talents plus certain strange allies. These include the tormented ghost of the dead Green Rider himself--still pierced by and trying to resist the chief villain's black arrows that ensnare the soul. Delivering the message to a suspicious court is only half Karigan's job: can it be interpreted in time? The pages turn fast, the heroine is likeable and the villains hissable, and all ends as it should. Nice one. --David Langford
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?A wonderfully captivating heroic fantasy adventure.?
?Terry Goodkind
?Terrific.?
?Marion Zimmer Bradley
?Karigan is an engaging protagonist, and the scenes of magic and/or combat rise to a high standard.?
?"Publishers Weekly"
?A fresh fantasy.?
?"Kirkus Reviews"
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
?Terry Goodkind
?Terrific.?
?Marion Zimmer Bradley
?Karigan is an engaging protagonist, and the scenes of magic and/or combat rise to a high standard.?
?"Publishers Weekly"
?A fresh fantasy.?
?"Kirkus Reviews"
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Running away from her school after being unfairly punished for beating a social superior in a fair fight, Karigan comes across a dying Green Rider (royal courier), who asks her to deliver his message to the king. Karigan agrees, and spends much of the rest of the book trying to get to the king (resisting various attackers and assorted fantastic beasts). Karigan's own character is well-drawn, and she is sympathetically portrayed; some of the other characters (eg the king) could be developed a bit more, but were generally quite interesting. The plot is not all that original, and the 'twists' are mostly predictable, but it is well done on the whole. Indeed, the sense of 'pace' in the book reminds me of the earlier Robert Jordan books in the Wheel of Time series (before he got bogged down in the last few). A fair few nods to Tolkien and others in the field, but sufficiently original not to be a pale copy. The writing is good, there is a lot of action, some of the ideas could be better developed, but I would definitely recommend it as a good read. In fact, I couldn't put it down, and rushed out next day to see if there was a sequel (sadly, none as yet) - need I say more? Overall, a very good read, and shows good promise for future work. Highly recommended for entertainment value.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By "d_merritt"
Format:Paperback
A bit like the theory that there are only so many combinations of notes that can be used to make music, there seems to be only so many fantasy ideas that get re-used. This isn't really a criticism of the author - I enjoyed the book and it is well written. Its just it was missing something which would make it great. Read and enjoy, but it won't cause JRRTolkien to stir in his grave.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A. Halfpenny
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up as a shot in the dark really - and couldn'd put it down! The style of writing is easy to read and keeps you hooked to the story line. A real stay-up-to-two-am-to-finish kinda book. My advice = buy it! I'm half way through the second book at the mo, and its every bit as good too! If you like pony-express meets magic and fantasy - this is the book for you.
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Brilliant books
Bought this for a friend and she loved it. She bought the rest of the series straight away.
I chose this book because it had been highly recommended by Terry Goodkind... Read more
I chose this book because it had been highly recommended by Terry Goodkind... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Miss A J E Price
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I really liked this book. It is different to what I normally read but I still enjoyed it and I especially love how stubborn Karigan is!
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I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy books.it is one of a series .
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I read a fair bit of science fiction and fantasy, but never really paid much attention to the green rider series, as it wasnt very popular. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Faye
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not at all well-written
They say you can tell a book by its cover, well in this case that is not true. Foolishly, I bought this book simply because I liked the cover art, it looked expensive and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by T.A.R
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No marks for originality but very entertaining
I finished this in a day as the story just raced forwards and I couldn't wait to find out what happened. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Claire Simmonds
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Recommended to Fantasy adventure fans!
Swords and sorcery, coming of age, adventure, action, magic, creatures of myth and legend, dark magic, evil power-hungry bad guys, magical horses, kidnappings, betrayals, triumphs,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by The Demon Librarian
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Kristen Britain is anything but green
A wonderfully compelling, epic fantasy.
Set in a rich world of magic,history and intrigue, this is a story that grips you and won't let go. Read more
Set in a rich world of magic,history and intrigue, this is a story that grips you and won't let go. Read more
Published 12 months ago by David Jae
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good
i found the book a easy read. nice and enjoyable all though there were many spelling mistakes.one i could stand but there were many.
Published 17 months ago by marilyn
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Slow to start but brilliant by the end
Im a firm believer that you have to give books a chance to grab you, and this book shows that. The first few chapters didn't really hold my interest but once I got into the thick... Read more
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