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Summary: A hilariously fractured fairy tale
Review: "In those days, there were heroes and villains, and darkness walked the earth. There were dragons to be slain, captured princesses to be saved, and mighty deeds to be acomplished by knights in shining armor.
Many tales are told of that time, tales of steadfast bravery and derring-do...
This isn't one of them."A great book. Often hilarious, ocasionally heroic, definitely worth reading. Turns the whole Quest Fantasy genre on its head. Where else can you find an ill-tempered unicorn, a drunken warlock, a dragon who collects butterflies, and a princess who's better with a sword than the castle guards?!
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Summary: 5 Stars are not enough! An amazing book with a dark twist!
Review: Amazing comedy and a great horror story as well! Sound strange? Well it is! Every twist leads to a different series of events that are comical, gruesome, heroic, and full of defeat. A fantasy novel that will capture those thinking of trying the genre!
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Summary: A Beautiful Beginning
Review: Blue Moon Rising is a captivating, invigorating novel that will thrill the hearts of fantasy readers and even impress those fond of other genres. Its tongue-in-cheek wittiness keeps the reader smiling, while its action and adventure keeps the pages turning. This book is the first in a series of action-packed adventures. With a subtle humor echoed by such stories as The Princess Bride, a light-hearted fan will enjoy this as both a first book and a novel complete in itself.
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Summary: Blue Moon Rising a must for all fantasy readers!
Review: Blue Moon Rising is easily Simon Green's best work to date. His writing style flows and weaves depth of character to all the main protagonists. The story itself is rather unusual and has enough twists and turns to keep the story from becoming commonplace. I asked my girlfriend, who had NEVER read a fantasy book because she was simply not into the genre. She devoured the book, gave up sleep while reading it, and enjoyed it a great deal. The camaderie between Rupert, his horn, the guardsmen, the bonding with the Champion, the romance between Julia and Rupert, the antagonism between Rupert and his father and brother, the mysterious motives that drive Prince Harald, these all contribute and make the story. His characters come to life and are easy to believe, which I find a very important criteria in what I would consider a great book. Some people may find the book light, and they would be right in some aspects. There is a humor mixed in with the gritty action that is misleading to the central theme of the book. While being light in a humorous aspect, I found myself laughing out loud while reading parts of the book, but in other sections I was cheering on characters and empathizing others. All in all this book is in my top ten list of favorite books, and I found it much more enjoyable a read than other overly-hyped series, such as The Wheel of Time series or Dragonlance (which I found rather drab or trying to become too political). BUY THIS BOOK, or be damned forever. - E. Sung
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Summary: Serious Humor and the start of Hawk and Fisher
Review: Blue Moon Rising is simply one of the best fantasy novels in recent years. It has spawned a number of sequels (Down Among The Dead Men, Beyond the Blue Moon, etc.) as well as the Hawk and Fisher novels. Prince Rupert is the second son of the King of the Forest Kingdom. As such he could be trouble for the succession and be used as a pawn in a civil war. Thus he has been sent by his father the King to go out and slay a dragon. That should be the end of the second Prince. But Rupert is more dedicated to his duty than any would believe. He survives the Darkwood, finds a dragon, rescues it from a Princess, survives the Darkwood again and returns home. All in the first few pages. But all is not well when he returns. Not only did he not conveniently die, but the Darkwood is now growing, a Blue Moon will rise soon and the Demon Prince may have returned. It is up to Rupert to find the High Warlock and convince him to return from exile and help the kingdom. All the while he has to put up with assassinations, plots, an overbearing brother, an arranged marriage, the Champion, demons beyond counting, a wise-cracking unicorn and the possible end of the world. Well Rupert is not going to take it all lying down. He will do his duty even if it means not dying. Fun and light but with a serious backbone of a plot. Rupert's early encounters with the unicorn, dragon and Princess help set the tone while the setting of the Darkwood and its demons set the pace of the plot. A wonderful book. Fans of this one might also want to check out Slay And Rescue by John Moore.
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Summary: Serious Humor and the start of Hawk and Fisher
Review: Blue Moon Rising is simply one of the best fantasy novels in recent years. It has spawned a number of sequels (Down Among The Dead Men, Beyond the Blue Moon, etc.) as well as the Hawk and Fisher novels. Prince Rupert is the second son of the King of the Forest Kingdom. As such he could be trouble for the succession and be used as a pawn in a civil war. Thus he has been sent by his father the King to go out and slay a dragon. That should be the end of the second Prince. But Rupert is more dedicated to his duty than any would believe. He survives the Darkwood, finds a dragon, rescues it from a Princess, survives the Darkwood again and returns home. All in the first few pages. But all is not well when he returns. Not only did he not conveniently die, but the Darkwood is now growing, a Blue Moon will rise soon and the Demon Prince may have returned. It is up to Rupert to find the High Warlock and convince him to return from exile and help the kingdom. All the while he has to put up with assassinations, plots, an overbearing brother, an arranged marriage, the Champion, demons beyond counting, a wise-cracking unicorn and the possible end of the world. Well Rupert is not going to take it all lying down. He will do his duty even if it means not dying. Fun and light but with a serious backbone of a plot. Rupert's early encounters with the unicorn, dragon and Princess help set the tone while the setting of the Darkwood and its demons set the pace of the plot. A wonderful book. Fans of this one might also want to check out Slay And Rescue by John Moore.
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Summary: Original fantasy, with an ironic and sarcastic twist
Review: Blue Moon Rising seemed to have two very interesting facets. At first, it was funny, and silly - almost a little too much so. The first two chapters reminded me of "Shrek" - I was reading about a cowardly frightened unicorn and a dragon that collected butterflies. Then, the book took on a slightly darker tone. The adventures became more serious, more dangerous, and generally more descriptive. Although humor was intertwined with the rest of the action in the novel, it was no longer the focus point of the story. There isn't much about the book I didn't like. At first I was a little weary of the humor, and the tone of the beginning of the book, but as that tone changed, I started liking the book more and more. If there were one thing I could note as having "disliked", it would be the repetition. I can't remember the number of times something enveloped one of the characters "like an old familiar cloak", for example. The writing style was simple, and it worked well with the novel. It reminded me of the writing style used in Dragonlance novels. Simple, yet not child-like. Descriptive, yet not over-the-top. I would definitely recommend this book for those looking for a fun fantasy read, with an original, ironic and sarcastic twist not found in other fantasy novels.
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Summary: If I could I'd rate BMR 6 stars
Review: BMR keeps you constantly on the edge of your seat. You can feel all of the emotions the characters have. After the battles/fights you have to catch your breath and relax so your heart will slow down. I have never read a book quite like this. I would have to say this is the best book I have ever read and I've read a lot of good books. I'm just itching for a chance to get back to the book store and buy as many other books by Simon R. Green as I can. One last thing... be carefull when reading this book at night, you might wonder if sun will rise again...
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Summary: A truly unique story....
Review: Gods, I love this book.... Simon never lets up, something I've noticed both in this and "Shadows Fall" - the characters are actually human. They're not caricatures of heroes and kings, they have fears and desires and dreams that are not those you might expect of their stereotypes. That, and they face absolutely overwhelming odds. Instead of a malevolent sorcerer cackling in his tower, the people of the Forest Land face a force of nature, and like all forces of nature this is something that cannot bestopped by conventional means. The interplay between characters is also something I love. Scenes with Rupert and Julia, or the Unicorn (like the freedom scene) or the dragon.... Very well written. I'm putting this on my own webpage for all to see....
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Summary: There are sequels!
Review: Great book. (Four stars is a lot from me.) I see a lot of people looking for a sequel, evidently unaware of the Hawk & Fisher books. Check out "Swords of Haven" and "Guards of Haven" - the lead characters are obviously Rupert and Julia, even if Mr. Green is being coy about actually saying so. And now there's a soon-to-be published volume "Beyond the Blue Moon" where he evidently stops being coy about it - Hawk and Fisher return to the Forest Kingdom. Sounds fun; I can't wait.
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