false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172191477m/147843.jpg 147843 12 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 dueling) 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, sorcery-aided human struggle for the throne. Karigan's wild ride is beset by 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. <I>--David Langford, Amazon.co.uk </I> 2566190 1998 Green Rider total:1463|5:550|4:548|3:291|2:50|1:23| 1463 5943 1878 168 4 6 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 16:57:45 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 08:05:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 5 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sun Jun 10 05:56:26 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 06:08:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Mar 30 22:26:35 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 21:12:32 -0700 2008
The story begins with Karigan running away from school. ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 21:11:02 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 09:39:13 -0800 2008
This is a fairly standard fantasy work in a lot of ways: Karigan is practically shoved into the role of heroine when circumstances lead her to come a...more...]]> 1 4 false false Wed Jun 11 10:02:12 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:15:06 -0700 2008
The overall story also suffers from a common problem in fantasy world-building: TOO MUCH. If magic horses and riders aren't enough for th...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 07:49:32 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 12 13:37:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 14 15:42:17 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 15:59:22 -0700 2008
I liked the heroine; she came close to being cookie cutter here and there, but for the most part Britain makes an interesting, refreshingly flawed character out of all ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:50:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:43:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 17 07:11:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 11:45:56 -0700 2007
I thought I had made a terrible mistake when I first started reading, since I couldn't quite get into it. The writing style was.. not quite right, somehow.

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First, she stumbles into the whole plot because she was going as fast as she could, trying to get home before the m...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Oct 20 14:38:32 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 10:51:12 -0800 2008 2
I tend to send books to my sister and niece, plus I've...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Mon Feb 16 13:35:06 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:37:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 05:11:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 20:42:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:06:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 16:41:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Mar 23 20:50:10 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 21:33:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 15:07:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 14:02:11 -0800 2009 1
I liked it because it was a very simple fantasy book - it didn't have a crazy unrealistic world, but one that was simply set up. Also, it didn't have the horrible "I feel like I've read this before" feeling that can come up when too many fantasy cliches...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 12:06:05 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:10:27 -0700 2009
Probably the biggest issue I have with this one is that there are too ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 13:35:29 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:10:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Nov 16 11:17:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:03:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 09:49:20 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 09:49:28 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=147843