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Green Rider by Kristen Britain 
In Green Rider, our heroine, Karigan G’ladheon,
is a feisty and independent soul, perhaps even a bit headstrong and hasty.
Expelled from school (unfairly, in her opinion), she chooses to head for home on
foot, to face her father’s wrath, rather than waiting for it to come to her.
Along the way, she encounters one of the mysterious messengers of Sacoridia, a
Green Rider. Wounded and near death, he beseeches her to take a vital message to
the king. Almost against her better judgement, Karigan swears to deliver the
message. With this oath, she finds herself set on a strange and perilous
journey, aided only by a mysterious talisman, a nameless, headstrong horse and
possibly the ghost of the Green Rider. What Karigan doesn’t know is that an
evil long believed to be vanquished from the land has returned and is now
hunting her.
Pursued by unknown assailants bent on preventing
the delivery of the message at any cost, Karigan finds help in the unlikeliest
of places. In addition to providing assistance, some of the people she meets
also contribute a bit of lighthearted humor to some tense situations. Karigan
has reason to be grateful for such respite, because she soon discovers that her
task will not end with the delivery of the message. In fact, her ordeal has just
begun.
Green Rider
is Britain’s first contribution to the fantasy genre. She uses some familiar
plot twists and characterizations, but combines them in a way that seems
refreshingly new. There is the requisite Evil, embodied by the Gray One, and a
fair bit of magic. There are also devious humans, eager to betray or trample
anyone in the way of their ambitions. And, of course, there are the true
friends, both magical and ordinary, who stand by Karigan when she needs them
most.
Britain has created a strong and likeable
character in Karigan. Some of the minor characters are not as well drawn, which
is a shame, since some of them seemed quite interesting. Britain also has a
great affinity for the land and the environment and much of this shows in her
work. All in all, this is a nice, relatively straightforward fantasy. The pace
is good, the action is fast and the philosophy is simple. And, perhaps best of
all, Britain is working on a sequel!
Reviewed by: Diane
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