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Karigan G'ladheon was hoping for a break from adventure after the breakneck escapades of First Rider's Call (2004), but this action-packed third Green Rider volume gives her no time to rest. Sent on what she thinks is a mundane errand for the king of Sacoridia and the captain of the royal messenger corps known as the Green Riders, Karigan begins having strange dreams that may hold hidden meaning. Then she receives a cryptic message from the ghost of a would-be magician. Karigan finally accepts that she's destined for the extraordinary when the magnificent black horse Salvistar, the steed of the god of death, beckons her to ride with him among the stars. Britain keeps the excitement high from beginning to end, balancing epic magical battles with the humor and camaraderie of Karigan and her fellow riders.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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With the ghostly help of the First Rider, Karigan G'ladheon had transported the corrupt spirit of Mornhavon the Black into the future, buying valuable time for her king and country. But how far in the future is Mornhavon now? A hundred years? Ten years? Only one year? There's no way to tell. So though the immediate threat has passed, Mornhavon's shadow still lies heavily on the land, and on their minds ...although there are threats closer to home as well. The D'Yer Wall, protecting Sacoridia from the dark, corrupted Blackveil forest, remains breached despite Karigan and her fellow Riders best efforts. They've scoured the land searching for lost documents and magical clues to help mend the breach, fend off any incursions from Blackveil Forest and, more pressingly, protect them from Mornhavon's return. Nor is the breach in the wall the only danger. Mornhavon may have gone, but the descendants of his people remain and they're ready to claim the land that their forefathers failed to conquer. These vengeful enemies, hidden within the peaceful borders of Sacoridia, have spent generations honing their dark magic ready to strike - and ensuring that their blow, when it comes, will be one that Karigan and the Sacordians have no defence against ...
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A Different Pace for the Green Rider,
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This review is from: Green Rider #3: The High King's Tomb (Hardcover)
In this third installment of the Green Rider series, the action stalls quite a bit. Mornhavon has been sent forward in time, but no one knows exactly how far. The Second Empire has been exposed, but it is regrouping. Karigan and the Green Riders are still recuperating from the aftermath of the magic gone wild. But the Wall is still not mended, and the gardians are starting to fail. And in Sacor City, a strange theft has almost everyone baffled. At the same time, Lady Estora is apprehending her upcoming wedding and the new position this will put her in. Karigan has other reasons for finding the royal nuptials dishearting. She is thrilled to be sent on a normal errand and is asked to take a new Rider with her as part of his training. What link could there be between the theft and the errands Karigan has to make in Selium and Mirwelton?In this book, Ms. Britain adopts a slower pace. But it is a good choice because it goes well with the phase in which the Riders find themselves, waiting. Waiting for information, waiting for Mornhavon to resurface, waiting for the Second Empire shoe to drop, waiting to understand what is going on with the Wall. And the author picks those lulling moments to give us information on the characters. What is going with the Eletians? What does Estora think of her wedding, how Karigan grows into an adult woman and a professional Rider. I think that was extremely well done, because it sets up many things while allowing us a lot of insight into characters we already love. There wasn't a lot of this sort of introspection in First Rider's Call, and it is somewhat overdue. Also this slower pace allows the author to set up more events for later without ruining the continuity of First Rider's Call. The plot for High King's Tomb is deftly handled, so much so you wonder if there is one, you realise it was there all along when all the strings come together. Ms. Britain also doesn't succumb to the need to reintroduce too much subplots and new secondary characters. She reuses old ones very well, reconnecting us to Green Rider, and introduces only a few new ones. The new characters are leisurely introduced and come with interesting backstories. I am excited to see what roles they will have in the next book. All in all this was an very good book and I loved it more than First Rider's Call for the better crafting and the fine writing.
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Worth the wait,
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This review is from: Green Rider #3: The High King's Tomb (Hardcover)
It's been a long time coming - it's definitely worth the wait!If you've followed the series, you've watched Karigan grow from a young school girl to a young woman through the first two books; Britain continues this theme. The third book answers questions you've been awaiting the answers to, while teasing you with new and old questions that are left for book four. By the end of it, you'll be thoroughly satisfied with the book itself while being eager for the next one in the series. If you're a new reader, you'll want to read the whole series. They're engrossing. They're a solid, enjoyable read that provide a realistic character whose journey you'll want to follow - without that heavy grit that can make some realistic books depressing. Although it was a large book, it took me two days (and nights) to read - I couldn't put it down before bed!
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The High King's Tomb,
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This review is from: Green Rider #3: The High King's Tomb (Hardcover)
This book is Excellant!!It is exciting, smart, and has a great sense of humor. This book makes you want to read the entire series over again; while making you excited for the next chapter in this lager than life story. The plot twists answer as many questions as they create making it impossible to put down. It makes the pages fly by.
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