chrssym
Written on Mar 27, 2016
It's a race against time to save her country, but it could cost her life . . .
Karigan G'ladheon always seemed to be getting into a fight, and today was no exception.
But as she trudged through the forest, using her long walk home to contemplate her depressing future - and the expulsion it was bound to hold - a horse burst through the woodland and charged straight for her. The rider was slumped over his mount's neck with two arrows embedded in his back. Wherever his horse was taking him, he would be dead before they got there.
There's nothing Karigan can do, as the young man lies dying on the road. He had sworn to carry out his mission as a Green Rider - one of the legendary messengers of the king - and he has a life or death message that must reach King Zachary. Karigan may be unable to save him, but she can deliver his message. He makes her swear to it, to keep it secret and, with his last breath, he warns her to 'beware the shadow man ...'
Pursued by an unknown assassin, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent specter of the original messenger, Karigan is going to become a legendary Green Rider herself. Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, her simple promise to deliver a letter is about to become a race against time ... and a race for her life ...
Fall in love with GREEN RIDER, like readers already have:
'I'm bursting at the seams to talk about how incredible this book was!'- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This series truly is a hidden gem' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This was such an epic adventure story - I loved every page!!' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This is the epic fantasy I'd been longing for. This book single-handedly restored my faith in the genre' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
- ISBN10 0575099852
- ISBN13 9780575099852
- Publish Date 1 April 2011 (first published 1 November 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 September 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gollancz
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 592
- Language English
Reviews
Kate (Blogging with Dragons)
Written on Jul 21, 2014
When we first meet main character Karrigan G’ladheon, she has just been kicked out of school for winning a fight against a spoiled noble classmate. Unable to face her father, she runs away with only the clothes on her back and a few precious items. But when a king’s messenger bursts onto the scene, she learns that getting kicked out of school is the very least of her problems. With two black arrows in his back, the dying messenger implores her to take up his mantle as a Green Rider and deliver the message to the king. Despite his chilling warning to “beware the shadow man,” Karrigan reluctantly swears an oath to deliver the message and sets off on his horse, which seems to know more about the mission than she does. Hunted by humans and the reemergence of an old evil, Karrigan learns that the world itself and everything she holds dear is dependent on the delivery of this mysterious letter.
I could not put this book down. Like Karrigan, I was on a mission—the only difference was that my race against time was to finish this book. To me, author Kristen Britain created a fantasy world as rich as Lord of the Rings with a more relatable Katniss Everdeen at its helm. Not bogged down by a frustrating love triangle a la The Hunger Games, the reader was able to watch Karrigan navigate impossible odds and come into her own. I could easily picture myself in her shoes and I can’t wait to see how much more she grows in the future installments.
paperbackjedi
Written on May 25, 2010