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und märchenhaft, spannend und magisch

Die magische ReiterTrilogie geht weiter: Karigans Mission ist noch nicht zu Ende.
Denn auch wenn der finstere Magier Shawdell längst besiegt ist, so gilt dies nicht für die dunklen Kräfte, die er nach tausend Jahren wieder zum Leben erweckte.
In den Tiefen des Waldes schlummert Etwas, das ganz Sacoridia bedroht, Seine Vorboten erreichen bereits die Städte, unheimliche Ereignisse häufen sich, Die Flüsse fließen plötzlich stromaufwärts, Tiere versteinern und in geschlossenen Räumen fällt Schnee

Zeit für Karigan, ein zweites Mal dem Ruf der Grünen Reiter zu folgen und ihren Vater zu verlassen.
Doch diesmal scheint auch die Magie der Reiter nicht stark genug, Zahlreiche der erfahrenen, älteren Reiter fielen bereits dem Feind zum Opfer, Die Reihen der königlichen Boten sind gefährlich ausgedünnt, Und Karigan weiß nicht, ob sie der ihr zugedachten Aufgabe gewachsen ist, Zudem beunruhigen sie immer wieder kehrende Visionen, in denen sie sich einer wilden Amazone gegenübersieht I almost gave this onelike the first book, but let's face it friendsanypage book that you finish indays is astar at LEAST.
Not a great work of literary prowess, but a GREAT STORY, This time around I cared a lot more about the charactersespecially Captain Laren, Lord Alton, and Lilthe "First Rider.
" I LOVED the time travel aspect of the story, That can just never get old to meso many possibilities, The world and the magic are entrancing,

That being said, it still bugs me, . . just more of a gnat kind of bug than a dragonfly now, Britain is really an AMAZING writer, though a little inconsistent, She sets up her world of heightened language, then throws in some weird phrase of modern speech every fifty pages or so that completely jars me: saying some material was made of the "best fabric ever," or that Karigan "fell asleep for real this time," or that it must be "that time of the month".
. . It's really such little stuffguess I'm just an elitist snob of a reader and I need to get over it.
But really, it should only further testify of her talent as a writer, I get so lost in her story that inconsistencies jar me so,

Also, I don't read much fantasy so I'm kinda ignorant about this, . . but do most fantasy writers use the omniscient perspective It reads so juvenile to me, and kind of provincial since most fiction has tended towardrdperson limited of late.
The tone is overlyinformative and seemingly unjustified to me, But I recognize that's a stylistic choice,

All that being said, if you love fantasy, I'm sure you'll LOVE this series, It's certainly swept me up, and I plan on reading to the end,




Damn it! I keep starting BIG series books and having to reread to continue on!! Im cracking down! I need to quit doing other shit and get on with these tomes and such! Oh, and the series is awesome so far



Happy Reading!

Mel I am really astonished at how much better First Rider's Call is than Green Rider.
This book is much darker than the first, but Britain's prose doesn't feel forced here to become such, as I felt it did throughout Green Rider.
In fact, just in general, I feel her writing improved a thousand fold, The world building has become very solid and engaging, the pacing is fantastic, and the interlude excerpts from the Journal of Hadriax el Fex are a great addition to the narrative.
Smartly written character growth for Karigan here, and for what seemed to be a general idea of who she was in the first book quickly deepens now, and much of her growth makes sense for what she is now being forced to contend with.
I loved the ghostly/spectre aspect of this story, and the dark intrigue of Blackveil has definitely lured me full on into this series.
I'm also interested in how the descriptions of objects described as "mechanicals" will further the subsequent story arc of these books.
Overall, a wonderful combination of magic, supernatural mystery, timetravel, courtly dealings, and romance, It's been QUITE a while since I first picked up Green Rider, . . which meant that it took me quite a while to find my bearings when I finally got around to book.
I did remember Karigan and King Zachary and some stuff about horses and a dark forest, but that was about it, Oops.

Thankfully, the awakening of an evil being deep in the woods at the beginning of the story offered suspense right off the bat, which helped get me turning pages.
And I found the stirrings of a Karigan/Zachary romance to be really sweet and surprisingly grounded in genuine respect for each other.


Karigan's unfolding abilities were also intriguing if a bit overused, and they made it possible to pull in pertinent backstory in a cool way.


However, the pacing of the story overall was slower than expected, I got bogged down in the administrative struggles of the Green Riders, when I'd been hoping for more monsters in the woods and magic going awry.
Those things were present, don't get me wrong, . . but they didn't feel all that urgent,

I also felt that this book used quite a few fantasy clichesthe Eletians, for instance, felt like your staple Fantasy Woodland Elves Who Are Mysterious and Disdain Mortalkind.
Maybe that's just the age of the book showing it was publishedyears ago, or maybe it was one of those "it's me, not you" problems.
Because the very things that made me sigh, other readers may find cozy, familiar, and charming!

Although I do wish to know what becomes of Karigan and Zachary, and I'm mildly curious about the fate of the kingdom of Sacoridia, I'm in no rush to pick up book.
This series is fantastic. This felt slower than the first, but there were a lot of chilling moments where we find out so much of the past and more about the enemy and how he came to be.
We discover more of Karigan's ancestry and on the first rider, Lil, Overall a great sequel, and I look forward to continuing! Much improved over the first book, Britains writing is markedly more assured amp polished, amp the derivative Tolkien elements are less blatant here compared to GREEN RIDER.
The story itself is darker amp more urgent, with much less straddling between YA amp adultnot only is Kariganyears older, but the subplots amp relationship nuances are deeper amp more engaging.
While there are some light and/or cheesy moments, the bulk of the book is aimed at a more mature audience: death, betrayal of both country amp personal friendship, violence, adulterous desires not acted upon, as of yet, but desires nonetheless, despair, jealousy, amp perversion of good into evil are what youll find here.


One thing Britain does very well is portray the wordless link between animals amp humans.
Theres no Mercedes Lackey copout the horses cant speak telepathically, not even to the guy whose magical gift is to directly sense their emotions, but the communication between horses amp riders is very touching amp true to lifeanyone whos been closely bonded with an animal horse, dog, cat, whatever will have all the feels at certain scenes.


On the downside, the Elt elves are pretty cheesya semiimmortal race where everyone looks amp talks amp acts like Galadriel though the guy with spikeshoulder armor reminds me of Haldir from the LotR films, so at least theres that.
:P Ive read worse, though, Hopefully theyll be fleshed out more as things progress,

/.stars, amp I look forward to digging further into this series, .