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Blue Moon Rising (Forest Kingdom series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Simon R. Green (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 479 ratings
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Rupert didn't especially want to be a prince. And he certainly never asked to be the second son of a royal line that really didn't need a spare. So he was sent out to slay a dragon and prove himself-a quest straight out of legend. But he also discovered the kinds of things legends tend to leave out, as well as the usual demons, goblins, the dreaded Night Witch-and even worse terrors hidden in the shadows of Darkwood.  
Rupert did find a fiery dragon-and a beautiful princess to rescue. But the dragon turned out to be a better friend than anyone back at the castle, and with the evil of Darkwood spreading, Rupert was going to need all the friends he could get.
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    Forest Kingdom
  2. Print length
    476 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publisher
    Ace
  6. Publication date
    September 6, 2005
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
  8. File size
    1391 KB
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About the Author

Simon R. Green is a New York Times bestselling author whose works include Drinking Midnight Wine, Beyond the Blue Moon, Blue Moon Rising, The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher, and the Deathstalker series.

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Prince Rupert, second son of the king, is sent on a fool's errand by his father in hopes he won't return. But Rupert, with his sassy unicorn steed, is more resourceful than expected and survives his journey through the infamous Darkwood. BLUE MOON RISING turns this genre on its head--we learn of the softer side of the Night Witch and meet a dragon more interested in butterflies than blood. Yet this story is not quite for children either. Battle scenes erupt in bloody fury with GraphicAudio's signature cinematic sound effects and music. A well-rounded cast complements Terence Aselford's engaging narration. After five action-packed hours, listeners will be eager for the other two parts of this series. F.G. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005KGJWQM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Reprint edition (September 6, 2005)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 6, 2005
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1391 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 476 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 479 ratings

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Simon Green is the author of the bestselling DEATHSTALKER cycle, the New York Times bestseller ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, and many other novels. He lives in Bradford-upon-Avon in Wiltshire.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book.
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023
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The story just sucked me into it. I stayed up way to late because I just could not put the book down.
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Ashley Lichty
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, fun characters and lots of action
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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As a reader of the Nightside and Secret Histories (Drood Family) series of SImon Green's, I was intrigued to check this book out. Great read from a "medieval fantasy" type angle - good storyline, lots of action, funny/gregarious characters. That's one of the things I love about Green - his characters are good for a laugh, usually in a snarky, hard-boiled gumshoe type way. Some of the characters actually reminded me of those from his other series - not sure whether that's a good thing or not.

All in all, it was a good read, though I think his Nightside and Secret Histories series are better. That being said, I'll still probably pick up the next one in this series.
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Tiny
5.0 out of 5 stars Long-time Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
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Long time favorite. One of the discussions with a nephew lead to him stating Lord of the Rings was the best fantasy of all time. I asked him what else he had read, and there wasn't anything. So this was one of my top picks for him to expand his mind.
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katherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
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I really enjoyed this book. It was definitely intriguing and kept me wanting to read more. Looking forward to the next book.
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Geode
3.0 out of 5 stars If you like the Shrek/Donkey banter
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2015
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This reminded me of Shrek and Donkey on a journey with some evil demons thrown in. If you like the Shrek/Donkey banter, you will like this book. I stopped reading after the first in the series as I like something darker with fewer talking Unicorns.
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Syncfire
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful spin on Sword and Sorcery
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2012
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I read this book over 20 years ago, after having read the entire Hawk and Fisher series. I have to say this book is great, both as prequel and as a stand alone story. It is an interesting take on prince rescuing the princess, quite diffrent than what would be normally be expected in such a story, and well worth your time. It has definitely stayed in my reread list over the years. I don't want to spoil the story, but Simon Green wrote an amazing cast of characters for this, and while a little violent for younger readers, it is a fast paced story that you won't want to put down. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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N. Bilmes
4.0 out of 5 stars Twisted I.D. Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2006
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Simon Green's "Blue Moon Rising" is a very enjoyable book. The basic tale is classic high fantasy: champion must defeat enemy using powers that before the story takes place were nonexistent or dormant. The book has dragons, goblins, wizards, castles, and kings. It also has lots of political intrigue and humor. The last two ingredients don't always go well together, and at times they battle it out here and it's not clear which style is the winner.

I will recommend this book to readers of high fantasy, and will buy the next in Green's series to see where the characters go.
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Brian Donnelly
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read start to finish
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
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Villains galore with no redeeming values fall by the wayside to Heroes with major attitudes. Intrigue, betrayal, magic of all sorts, monsters of all shapes and sizes and thorough it all a glimpse of the intrigues of High Court life that parallel all too closely the world around us. But Heroes arise, sometimes from unexpected places and circumstances, usually with little fanfare and do the heavy lifting.
The author here keeps it moving, keeps it fun, and with his usual flair fills the pages with dry wit and characters to thoroughly enjoy. This work takes us in a different direction from Eddie Drood and Molly, but with a clear familiarity of character types.
Great fun !
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wim
5.0 out of 5 stars very good written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2023
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i like the serie, it is very good written with a lot of humor
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matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2017
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this is one of the most family friendly Graphic audio books i have heard so far.
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Michael Schalla
5.0 out of 5 stars Hinterhältiger Humor.
Reviewed in Germany on February 29, 2004
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Dieser Fantasyroman scheint zuerst nicht ganz ernst gemeint zu sein. Am Anfang reitet ein jungfräulicher Prinz auf einem Einhorn los um eine Prinzessin von einem Drachen zu befreien, aber letztendlich rettet er dann den Drachen vor der Prinzessin.
Man sollte sich aber von dieser Scherzhaftigkeit nicht verleiten lassen, denn in diesem Roman geht es knallhart zur Sache. Der Humor in diesem Buch ist Galgenhumor, oft bleibt einem das Lachen im Halse stecken. Der Prinz hat eine pragmatische, leicht zynische Weltsicht, welche ihm hilft die Dinge so zu sehen wie sie wirklich sind. Diese tiefergehende Einsicht hat er aber auch dringend nötig, denn es lauern Gefahren und Gegner auf seinem weiteren Weg, die absolut keinen Spaß verstehen.
Dieses Buch ist ein Vorläufer zur Hawk & Fisher Serie. Es wird aber eine komplett abgeschlossene Geschichte erzählt, man kann sich also ohne Nebenwirkungen mit dieser Fantasyreihe von Simon R. Green bekannt machen.
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Dr. Regina Schedlberger
3.0 out of 5 stars More than 60 missing pages!
Reviewed in Germany on January 6, 2018
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PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHAT EDITION YOU BUY!

I don’t want to give a synopsis of the books. The one provided by Amazon is already pretty good.

Beforehand I have read the „Hawk and Fisher“ series and I couldn’t wait for more adventures of them and other people from this world.
When I finally got hold of this book, I started to read and suddenly the page following page 288 was not page 289 but page 353! I looked really hard and I couldn’t find the missing pages elsewhere in the book!
I have the 2005 edition of „A Roc Book“.
I don’t know if other editions have the missing pages or if just mine has this flow, but I advise you to watch what book you are buying!
I don’t want to miss what’s on the missing pages, but I also want to know the ending!
Ich hope you don’t have to suffer the same as me.
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Dr. Regina Schedlberger
3.0 out of 5 stars More than 60 missing pages!
Reviewed in Germany on January 6, 2018
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHAT EDITION YOU BUY!

I don’t want to give a synopsis of the books. The one provided by Amazon is already pretty good.

Beforehand I have read the „Hawk and Fisher“ series and I couldn’t wait for more adventures of them and other people from this world.
When I finally got hold of this book, I started to read and suddenly the page following page 288 was not page 289 but page 353! I looked really hard and I couldn’t find the missing pages elsewhere in the book!
I have the 2005 edition of „A Roc Book“.
I don’t know if other editions have the missing pages or if just mine has this flow, but I advise you to watch what book you are buying!
I don’t want to miss what’s on the missing pages, but I also want to know the ending!
Ich hope you don’t have to suffer the same as me.
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marie lowe
5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerising
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2019
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A brilliant foray into the forest Kingdom this was a great start to what will be another great series from Simon r Green, Rupert is just what a Prince should be strong sarcastic a bit jadeded and in love with the princess who can hold her own and fight her own battles without someone telling her how too
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