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Blue Moon Rising (Paperback)

by Simon R. Green (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (12 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857989872
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857989878
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 381,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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King John's realm has existed peacefully for generations, but now the kingdom is disintegrating. The malign rotten blackness of the Darkwood is encroaching; demons are massing, hunting in packs. King John is out of money, out of men, out of hope. Prince Rupert, the younger son - not so much expendable as surplus to requirements - had been sent out on a Quest. When he returns, much to everyone's surprise, he has not just the princess but the dragon too . . . A second son, a tired dragon, a unicorn without a horn and a princess with a wicked left hook: an unlikely company to face a Demon Prince - but face him they must, when the Blue Moon rises . . .


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SALES POINTS The long-awaited sequel to Blue Moon Rising and the Hawk and Fisher omnibuses Haven of Lost Souls and Fear and Loathing in Haven Sword and sorcery fantasy from the bestselling author of the Deathstalker epic saga Simon R. Green is one of Britain's most popular fantasists A New York Times bestselling author with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cock up with the architects, 28 Dec 2006
By J. C. Chamberlain (Cheadle, Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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If there ever were a Classic that put itself past all of the others without looking back this is it.

This book follows Prince Rupert of the Forest Kingdom as he is sent out to his death... er... i mean... sent out on a quest to find, slay and bring back the 'jewels' of a mightly dragon. I typical storyline for fantasy you might think. But then you meet him. He's as pissed off with it as you or i might be, especially as there's no one to help him except his moaning unicorn. To reach the mountain where the dragon lives he must pass through the Darkwood- Here be Demons it says on the map and it was right.

I won't take you through the whole story because i wouldn't know how to chop down this classic into less than half the total number of words in the whole book. There's truely something happening all of the time. Its action, romance, comedy, polital intrigue, horror and war for all. The descriptions of the people and places are intricate without going on too long and you get completely engaged in the Forest Kingdom and it's woes.

This is the first book by Simon R. Green that brings you into the Forest Kingdom and the other books will refer to events that happen in this book.

Good luck and enjoy

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and funny, 15 Oct 2001
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I picked Blue Moon Rising up on a bit of whim and was really impressed. For a start it's genuinely funny. Simon Green manages to be irreverent without being irritating. All the great touchstones of the fantasy novel get a bit of stick - alchoholic sorcecers, butterfly collecting dragons, extremely unladylike princesses and a hero who's afraid of the dark - but it's done with affection and strangely doesn't jar with the darker episodes in the book.Rupert and Julia are great leads.

Rupert (sorry to be all girly) is just fab - heroic but flawed and he has suitable difficulty expressing his feelings.

I'm not keen on the demon-infested darkness, but only because that sort of thing isn't my cup of tea, the sections in the wood and fighting the demons are actually extremely atmospheric and well written.

Buy this if you like your novels a bit darker, or funny, or if you're a sucker for a happyish ending.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unmissable, this really is a fantastic read!, 14 Oct 2000
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Prince Rupert is an unlikely hero, surplus to requirements as the second son of the King of a small country, he is sent out on a quest to kill a dragon, a quest from which no one really expects him to return. But when he does return, and has not only the dragon but the princess with him as well, the people start to realise that he is something special. With the darkwood approaching and bringing the long night with it, Rupert is looked upon again as the saviour of the Forest Kingdom, and sent out with his new companions to find the High Warlock and bring the rise of the demons to an end before the Blue Moon rises, the high magic is unleashed, and all is lost. For all fans of fantasy, or anyone interested in finding out why it is such a great genre, I deeply reccommend this book, Blue Moon Rising, now available after a long run out of print, go snap it up before it is lost again.
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