Publisher: Daw

Spirit of the Wood {Review}

Posted November 9, 2023 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Spirit of the Wood {Review}Spirit of the Wood by Kristen Britain
Series: Green Rider #7.5
Publisher: Penguin Random House, Penguin, Daw (2023 (November 7))
ARC, eARC (208 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Also by this author: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb
Also in this series: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb

Synopsis

This short novel set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Green Rider series tells the backstory of fan-favorite character Laren Mapstone

Perfect for longtime Green Rider fans eager for more of the world or new readers discovering the realm of Sacoridia for the first time, this action-packed, feminist fantasy is a must-read for lovers of the genre.

After years of leading the battle against the vicious Darrow Raiders, Lieutenant-Rider Laren Mapstone has built a fortress around herself to conceal her emotions and the deep scars she carries. When she is made mentor to Tavin Bankside, a Green Rider trainee on his first message errand, her cold and brooding exterior quickly earns her the moniker the “Ice Lady.”

Only after Laren is severely wounded in an attack on the North Road by a gang of bandits—including some former Darrow Raiders with vengeance on their minds—do the fortress walls fall. Even as they seek refuge from danger in a Rider waystation, Tavin’s natural empathic gift leaves him vulnerable to the assault of the lieutenant’s emotions. Tavin must save Lieutenant Mapstone’s life and master his empathic gift before it destroys them both.

However, an ancient power lurks deep within the Green Cloak, and its aid or hindrance could mean survival for the Riders or the downfall of Sacoridia and all the free lands.

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I Love These Characters & This World! – Blackveil {Review}

Posted July 4, 2016 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments

I Love These Characters & This World! – Blackveil {Review}Blackveil by Kristen Britain
Series: Green Rider #4
Publisher: Daw (2010)
Paperback (672 pages)
Rating:
Also by this author: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb
Also in this series: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb
Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books, 2016 Re-Reading, 2016 Royal Challenge, Read 2016

Synopsis

Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king. Forced by magic to accept a dangerous fate she would never have chosen, headstrong Karigan has become completely devoted to the king and her fellow Riders.
But now, an insurrection led by dark magicians threatens to break the boundaries of ancient, evil Blackveil Forest-releasing powerful dark magics that have been shut away for a millennium.

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{Review} The High King’s Tomb – A New Antagonist and Back to Being a Messenger

Posted December 10, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

{Review} The High King’s Tomb – A New Antagonist and Back to Being a MessengerThe High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain
Series: Green Rider #3
Publisher: Daw (2007)
Paperback (643 pages)
Rating:
Also by this author: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, Blackveil
Also in this series: Green Rider, First Rider's Call, Blackveil
Reading Challenges: 2015 Re-Reading, Read 2015

Synopsis

More than a thousand years ago the armies of the Arcosian Empire, led by Mornhavon the Black, crossed the great sea and tried to conquer the land of Sacoridia using terrible dark magic. Eventually Mornhavon had been captured, and his evil spirit imprisoned in Blackveil Forest, protected by the mighty D’Yer Wall; and in the centuries since the war’s end, knowledge of the working of magic had disappeared from Sacoridia.
Karigan G’ladheon was now a seasoned Green Rider—a member of the magical messenger corps of the king. But during her first year as a Rider, a rogue magician had cracked the D’Yer Wall. The spirit of Mornhavon, sensing the weakness, had begun to wake, seeking vengeance. Karigan had managed to transport the spirit of Mornhavon into the future, buying valuable time for her king and country. But how far in the future was Mornhavon now? There was no way to tell.
And though Karigan and her fellow Riders scoured the land searching for lost magical knowledge, they were unaware of a threat to their kingdom that lay far closer: the descendants of ancient enemies had spent generations honing their powers of dark magic—a force against which the Sacoridians had no defense.
The High King’s Tomb is the thrilling third installment of the Green Rider series.

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{F56} Blackveil

Posted December 4, 2015 in Reading / 16 Comments

Blackveil

This is the fourth book in Kristen Britain’s Green Rider series. The quote I have chosen is from page 256 which is only about 40% of the way into the book.

From Blackveil by Kristen Birtain (page 256):

“Zachary,” she said. “It is so cold out here. You’ll catch a chill!”
“Oh, I don’t think so. The air is bracing.”
“Even so, you are missed, and there is something you should see.”

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{Review} First Rider’s Call – More Magic and Adventures for Karigan

Posted December 3, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

{Review} First Rider’s Call – More Magic and Adventures for KariganFirst Rider's Call by Kristen Britain
Series: Green Rider #2
Publisher: Daw (2003)
Paperback (596 pages)
Rating:
Also by this author: Green Rider, The High King's Tomb, Blackveil
Also in this series: Green Rider, The High King's Tomb, Blackveil
Reading Challenges: 2015 Re-Reading, Read 2015

Synopsis

Karigan G’ladheon had been a Green Rider, one of the king of Sacoridia’s elite magical messengers. In the messenger service she had been caught up in a world of deadly danger, and though she had defeated the Eletian who cracked the magical D’Yer Wall—which had protected Sacoridia for a thousand years from the dark influence of Blackveil Forest, and Mornhavon the Black’s evil spirit imprisoned within it—she had nonetheless been tainted by his wild magic.Exhausted in body and spirit, Karigan had returned to her home in Corsa. But Karigan’s determination was no match for the Rider’s call. Ghostly hoofbeats echoed in the deep regions of her mind, and she returned to the court to find the Green Riders weakened and diminished. Rider magic was becoming unreliable, and she herself was having ghostly visions of Lil Ambriodhe, First Rider, and founder of the Green Rider corps. But why was she appearing to Karigan? And would Karigan be able to seek the help of a woman who had been dead for a thousand years?

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