Blue Moon Rising

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Summary: What a rollercoaster ride!
Review: Green has done it again! Few better known authors has his story-telling ability.I don't know any other author that has a book that can swing from clever satire to bloody action and court intrigue without missing a beat!The hero: Prince Rupert reminds me of another Green hero,Owen Deathstalker in that he a reluctant warrior who must rise to the occassion for honor and duty against overwhelming odds.This novel has it all: clever satire that spoofs cliches in fairy tales and fantasy novels with honorable goblins and friendly dragons and courageous moat monster.This novel also has terrifying scenes of battles against demons and monsters and some tense court intrigue.I loved the atmospheric darkwoods and I could fear the evil that dwelled there.Green knows how keep the suspense high and plot twists coming.I laughed at the witty banter and my heart was in my throat over the gruesome scenes of battles and escapes. Two thumbs up! What a ride!

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Summary: Blue moon rises to occasion
Review: I am a big fan of the fantasy genre. For years I have been searching for a book in this genre that I could really really get absorbed into. It has been years since I have really been swept away by a good fantasy book... then came Blue Moon Rising. This book is wonderful and a great page-turner. The battles in this book are some of the most graphic and well-described I have ever read. It's funny and it keeps you wondering what will happen until the last page. I loved the fact that the book moved with a fast pace and the action came frequently. I was hooked after the first couple of pages. I can go on and on about BMR. You just have to read it. Make it your next book to read if you are a fan of the fantasy genre. I am now reading the Hawk and Fisher stories( seems to be a sequels to BMR) and even those are great.

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Summary: Let's not forget Princess Julia
Review: I am in complete agreement with the other people who have reviewed this book. I found it to be a griping somehow not trite quick paced fantasy.

That said, I was quite surprised to find zero mention of Princess Julia in either of the reviews, or the book blurb. Based on the reviews, a reader would be left with the erroneous impression that Prince Rupert saves the world all by his lonesome, and that Julia just does some tasteful swooning as needed. Rest assured Fisher fans, Princess Julia is anything but tame and ladylike, and she is by no means forgettable. In many ways she just doesn't steal the show, she is the show.

So, for those of you who, like me, read the Hawk and Fisher books because you like Fisher, don't be fooled by these reviews. Fisher/Julia has her customary leading role in Blue Moon Rising.

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Summary: The Humor Combined with the Seriousness is Refreshing
Review: I bought this book from Amazon on a whim, and I stayed up late nights just to finish it. "Blue Moon Rising" has humor and wit smushed together with a seriousness that few authors today can capture on a book's pages. I recommend this book to the readers out there who enjoy a good laugh, but aren't afraid to cry, too. I frequently write short stories, and I suppose that part of the reason I enjoyed his book as much as I did, is because he has a style, or rather, I have a style fairly similar to Simon Green's. If you read it, and find you don't like it, please e-mail me, and let me know why. I'm curious to know! Adieu.

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Summary: A book you'll never forget
Review: I bought this book shortly after it was printed out of mere curiosity. I was instantly pulled in by the thrilling adventure and comedy and how different it was from any other medieval story I'd ever read. This was the book that converted my favorite genre to fantasy and has been my favorite story (and Simon Green my favorite author) ever since. Even friends of mine who don't like to read very often ALL loved this book. It's definitely in a class by itself.

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Summary: An incredibly funny, gory, touching book.
Review: I didn't think it would ever be possible to laugh hysterically about so much misfortune and death, but in this book I did. It was incredibly funny, and at the same time very touching. You find yourself wanting to applaud as the tall leggy heroine chops various creatures to bits, and laugh as she offends the daintier women. The hero is so noble it makes you cry, but then he does something so inexplicably crude you can't help but sigh and say "Men." All in all a great book, if a little on the gory side.

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Summary: Out of this world
Review: I discovered this book quite by accident in my local library,and can't praise it enough.The characters, Prince Rupert, Princess Julia,the Unicorn (my favorite)...all of them are engaging, funny and unwilling heroes.Forced into a last stand against the terrifying and unstoppable forces of the Darkwood, politics and duty,the relucant Rupert and his friends discover the true meaning of friendship and sacrifice.I thoroughly enjoyed it and immediately went out and bought every book by the author I could find. I recommend you give this a try..you won't be disappointed!

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Summary: numer 5 on my favorite book list
Review: i drank down "blue moon rising" in about 2 months and i absolutley loved it.i think that if i had enough money to make a film out of any book it would most certainly be this one...i just dont understand exactly why this is not one of those all big and top selling books. i hope you enjoy it.

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Summary: A page turning, mind thrilling, heart warming adventure
Review: I found this book in a used book store and bought it the second I read the excerpt on the front page. I have read over and over, never loosing interest. The humor, love, politics, emotions, and real charachters give Blue Moon Rising the feeling that even when you put it down, Rupert, Julia, Dragon, & Breeze are going to come around the corner at any moment and welcome you into thier world of adventure and intrigue. Simon, WHERES THE SEQUEL?????????? I want more = )

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Summary: Could have used a Good Editing
Review: I have read read both the Blue Moon's, and Deathstalker as -well as- the Hawk & Fisher Trilogy, and I now regret every one, realizing years later that all of his books are lacking in something.

What's that? Human nature. He takes great ideas, seemingly stealing them from other people, puts them down with a lot of flashes, gore, and catch-phrases -- and we the readers are supposed to squeal.

Example? When a boy is hit and bruised repeatedly by a girl he's pursuing, he backs off. He doesn't smile and go after her again.

This writer knows flash, but he doesn't know people. For better Fantasy, go to a writer who knows how people work, such as LeGuin, or Robert Heinlen, or Elizabeth Kerner. Don't waste time on trash that keeps you excited while reading and later leaves you empty.