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Following the events in Kristen Britain's acclaimed first novel, our heroine, Karigan, who took on the mantle of king's messenger after chancing upon a dying Green Rider, has returned to her everyday life. She has put the thrills and perils of being caught up in great events apparently behind her. But few may evade their destiny, and Karigan is soon to face even greater dangers...Blackveil Forest is stirring, its tainted powers seeping through the breach in the forest wall. The people of Sacoridia are caught unawares, for the power of the forest has been forgotten over the generations, and they have not kept watch. While havoc sweeps the countryside, and even visits within the walls of King Zachary's castle, a Green Rider and scion of the stoneworkers who created the wall, attempts to mend the breach, only to find himself lured into Blackveil's devious plots. Then the taint of Blackveil takes yet another dangerous turn: it strips the Green Riders of their magical abilities, and leaves them leaderless in their time of need, for Captain Mapstone has locked herself away, tormented by her own magic. Summoned to duty by the call of the First Rider, Karigan must help the Riders, and face the truth about her own savage heritage. Sought by undead warriors and caught in the machinations of the mysterious Eletians, Karigan must confront an ancient enemy in the rotten heart of Blackveil.
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Althea M. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
The is a sequel to "The Green Rider," which I read shortly after it came out. It was good enough that I bothered to pick up the sequel - but not so good that I really went out of my way to find it.
"First Rider's Call" continues with more of the same. It's fantasy for those who like long stories with girls, horses, light romance and magic. Adequate, entertaining, but nothing really memorable or remarkable.
Karigan, the young woman who was called to the magical royal messenger service known as the Green Riders in the last book, now finds herself at the center of a problem - something is going wrong with the magic. It's becoming unpredictable, often wrong. Could the elflike people known as Eletians be behind this? Or is there a bigger issue going on? Karigan finds spiritual guidance from the first Green Rider, and seeks to solve this problem, sort out her love life, and gain some maturity.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Story was good, some details were either not explained enough or I felt it was unnecessary to the story line. The ending was not very good, answered some questions poorly and left others unanswered.
Julie M. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Karigan is such a likeable character that I only wanted good things to happen to her, but she attracts trouble. There's always something happening, pulling the story along at a fast pace.
I hoped that Miss Bunchberry and Miss Bayberry, the two most interesting and funny characters from the first book, would be part of this story, but they are not.
There's a lot unresolved at the end of First Rider's Call, so there better be another book!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not near as good as the first book.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Karigan G'Ladheon was a Green Rider, one of the King of Sacoridia's magical messengers. With evil forces at large in the kingdom and the messenger service depleted and weakened, can Karigan reach through the veils of time to get help from the First Rider, a woman who has been dead for a thousand years?
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This is a good continuation of the first in the series. The ending leaves you wanting the third in the series. The plot is just a little unfinished.
this book grabbed me and carried me through it's pages. just like the first book, hard to put down. I enjoy the fast past, constant adventure, although it is a little dark and therefore I want it to end too, so I can see the happy ending. It is well written, maybe not as good as the first, yet you grow to love the main characters even when they are going through their rough periods.
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