{"id":43,"date":"2018-02-21T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.wordpress.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:30:44","slug":"green-rider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Green Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-black-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Green Rider\" class=\"wp-image-582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-1016x1536.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover-1200x1814.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Green-Rider-Cover.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Green Rider<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>GREEN RIDER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 13:978-0-7564-0548-9<br>(trade paperback, November 2008)<br>ISBN 0-88677-858-1<br>(mass market paperback, April 2000)<br>ISBN 0-88677-824-7<br>(hardback, November 1998)<br>Also available in eBook editions.<br>DAW Books, Inc., New York<br>Artwork \u00a9 1998 Keith Parkinson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where to Purchase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-Rider-Kristen-Britain\/dp\/0756405483\/ref=pd_bxgy_vft_none_img_sccl_1\/139-7841465-5156364?pd_rd_w=3RxTX&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_r=5ZMQBCBAFNREZRPB2GJG&amp;pd_rd_wg=CNLZL&amp;pd_rd_r=83f1a100-c3fe-4e5d-b1c4-5c230ba7ca2c&amp;pd_rd_i=0756405483&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/green-rider\/id6443395389\">Apple Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/search?searchAuthor=Kristen+Britain&amp;qid=1335703330&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=sr_ab_1_1_1&amp;ipRedirectOverride=true&amp;overrideBaseCountry=true&amp;pf_rd_p=defe5c0a-4d7a-4872-9ca0-c91016147626&amp;pf_rd_r=GEAQJ4T42GH0ZVNBG1W1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Kristen%20Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\" target=\"_blank\">IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/green-rider-kristen-britain\/6585531?ean=9780756405489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shermans.com\/book\/9780756405489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherman&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Green Rider Deluxe Hardcover\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-1032x1536.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-1024x1525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover-725x1080.jpg 725w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Green-Rider-Deluxe-Hardcover.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Special deluxe hardcover edition<\/strong><br><strong>of&nbsp;<em>Green Rider<\/em><br>by Kristen Britain<br>Available February 23, 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Print length \u200f : \u200e 464 pages<br>ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0756421438<br>ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0756421434<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">On her long journey home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G\u2019ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves as a galloping horse bursts from the woods, the rider slumped over his mount\u2019s neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows. As the young man lay dying on the road, he tells Karigan that he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king, and that he bears a \u201clife and death\u201d message for King Zachary. He begs Karigan to carry his message, warning her not to read it, and when she reluctantly agrees, he makes her swear on his sword to complete his mission \u201cfor love of country.\u201d As he bestows upon her the golden winged-horse brooch which is the symbol of his office, he whispers on his dying breath, \u201cBeware the shadow man\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan\u2019s promise changes her life forever. Pursued by unknown assassins, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent specter of the original messenger, she herself becomes a legendary Green Rider. Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, Karigan is hounded by dark beings bent on seeing that the message, and its reluctant carrier, never reach their destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c70ffb9c-5d2f-43d8-9547-35231e0d611d\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Green-Rider-Sample-Chapter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Rider Sample Chapters<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file a:link { color: blue; }\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a79cc352-c82f-4db4-8414-0ad146c99bbe\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Green-Rider-Sample-Chapters-German.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auszugs Kapitel auf Deutsch<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Excerpt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Wild Ride<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ride!<\/em> the voice commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan dared not disobey. She squeezed The Horse\u2019s sides just as the first arrow was loosed. The Horse leaped into a gallop. Blue of sky, green and brown of wood, rushed by in streaks. The buildings of a village were a smear they left behind. Two arrows, she knew, sang behind her and would not stop till they found their mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Wind buffeted her, loosened the braid in her hair. The rhythm of The Horse\u2019s hooves pounded through her body, but for all she knew, they flew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There were other pounding hooves, other riders abreast of her, filmy white and transparent. Trees and buildings did not hinder them, they traveled right through. They called to her with far off voices in what was like a battle cry: <em>Ride, Greenie, Ride! It\u2019s the Wild Ride!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Cold arms slipped around her waist from behind. <em>Ride,<\/em> the ghost of F\u2019ryan Coblebay whispered. <em>It\u2019s the Wild Ride.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Praise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA fresh, well-organized fantasy debut, with a spirited heroine and a reliable supporting cast.\u201d \u2013 Kirkus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGREEN RIDER is a stunning first novel for what I hope will be a long career of story-telling and suspenseful intrigue. You\u2019ve a really talented new writer here.\u201d \u2013 Anne McCaffrey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe gifted Ms. Britain writes with ease and grace as she creates a mesmerizing fantasy ambiance and an appealing heroine quite free of the normal clich\u00e9s.\u201d \u2013 Romantic Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGREEN RIDER is a wonderfully captivating heroic fantasy adventure. Kristen Britain\u2019s fast paced plot kept me eagerly turning pages. This is the rarest of finds: a truly enjoyable read.\u201d \u2013 Terry Goodkind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKarigan is an engaging protagonist, and the scenes of magic and\/or combat rise to a high standard.\u201d \u2013 Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSure to join the ranks of the genre\u2019s most popular fantasy authors. Look out Lackey and Rawn!\u201d \u2013 Jennifer Roberson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis captivating fantasy is filled with adventure, action, and heroes. Karigan grows tremendously as a person and in the end finds her own place in this world. The characters, including minor ones, are well-developed and the plot is complex enough to get the reader thinking. This is a real page-turner.\u201d \u2013 Voya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGREEN RIDER is a lively fantasy. The narrative clips along at a good pace, and there\u2019s plenty of adventure and magic to keep the reader turning pages. Minor characters are nicely drawn, and major ones are very appealing, especially Karigan. Refreshingly, the book doesn\u2019t end on a cliffhanger, but neatly ties up all its story threads for a satisfying ending. Plenty of room is left, however, for a sequel. I\u2019m already looking forward to another installment in this series.\u201d \u2013 SF Site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREEN RIDER ISBN 13:978-0-7564-0548-9(trade paperback, November 2008)ISBN 0-88677-858-1(mass market paperback, April 2000)ISBN 0-88677-824-7(hardback, November 1998)Also available in eBook editions.DAW Books, Inc., New YorkArtwork \u00a9 1998 Keith Parkinson Where to Purchase Special deluxe hardcover editionof&nbsp;Green Riderby Kristen BritainAvailable February 23, 2027. 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