{"id":80,"date":"2018-02-22T21:34:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T21:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.wordpress.com\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:57:46","slug":"first-riders-call","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=80","title":{"rendered":"First Rider&#8217;s Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull 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<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=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"First Rider's Call\" class=\"wp-image-595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call-1200x1805.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/First-Riders-Call.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First Rider&#8217;s Call<\/figcaption><\/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-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c429a8be84593a1845c91513e0f8319 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>First Rider&#8217;s Call<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-0-7564-0572-4<br>(trade paperback, July 2009)<br>ISBN 0-7564-0193-3<br>(mass market paperback, <br>August 2004) <br>ISBN 0-88677-861-1<br>(hardcover, August 2003)<br>Also available in eBook editions.<br>DAW Books, Inc., New York.<br>Cover art \u00a9 2002 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=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a69ca3007a196ad27258f96784934e3e 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\/First-Riders-Call-Green-Rider\/dp\/0756405726\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WKDMF0MOKOOH&amp;keywords=first+riders+call+kristen+britain&amp;qid=1685738094&amp;sprefix=kristen+britain+First+%2Caps%2C112&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/audiobook\/first-riders-call-book-two-of-green-rider-unabridged\/id1418409711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/First-Riders-Call-Audiobook\/B00794JKBU?qid=1754942209&amp;sr=1-10&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=JF2HJ48XXPNBDCBSANE5&amp;plink=pIN4OXnCRPxwltbV&amp;pageLoadId=CFNyDuWn65KkTOza&amp;creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Kristen%20Britain\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/first-rider-s-call-kristen-britain\/6573941?ean=9780756405724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\">Indie<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\">ound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shermans.com\/book\/9780756401931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherman&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The long-awaited sequel to <em>Green Rider<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">When Karigan returned to Sacor City, she discovered the passage of time had not improved life for the Green Riders. She found them weakened and diminished. Veteran Riders had been killed yet few new Riders had heard the call. Rider magic was becoming unreliable, and strangest of all, Karigan was having ghostly visions \u2013 visions of a strong woman with wild flowing hair and a blue and green plaid draped across her shoulder, pinned with a golden brooch. This woman was no stranger to Karigan nor would she have been to any Green Rider, for she was Lil Ambriodhe, First Rider, and founder of the Green Rider messenger service. But why was she appearing to Karigan? And how could Karigan seek the help of a woman who had been dead for a millennium?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Available in audio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-beaf52d4-d9c4-4b94-a012-f4ea97f2fb00\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/First-Riders-Call-Sample-Chapters.pdf\">First Riders Call Sample Chapters<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Impossible<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The suit of armor standing guard beside Karigan\u2019s door was enameled with a shiny black veneer, with minimal gold trim ornamenting it. A halberd etched with armorial devices had been posed in its gauntlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">As she lingered there outside her door, she heard metal grind against metal. She glanced up and down the corridor. Nothing moved, nothing was out of place. Silence reigned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">She was hearing things, she decided, but as she prepared to step away, she heard it again. She darted her gaze to the black armor beside her. Was its helm tilted at a slightly different angle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">She shook her head to dismiss it, but on the trailing edge of her vision, she saw a gauntlet rotate in its armored cuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan wheeled to gaze full upon the suit of armor. To her astonishment, it straightened with a clatter from its somewhat slumped posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">If Tegan was having one on her\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Before she could lift the visor to find out, the suit jerked its arms above its helm, raising its halberd high, and then cleaved downward.<\/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\">&#8220;In FIRST RIDER&#8217;S CALL, Kristen Britain&#8217;s Green Riders once again take readers on a magical adventure. Ms. Britain uses her impressive imagination to blend a strong heroine and powerful action into a remarkable fantasy.&#8221;<br>&#8211;John Marco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGREEN RIDER and FIRST RIDER&#8217;S CALL by Kristen Britain contain all the elements I read heroic fantasy in search of: strong, heroic characters doing interesting things, exciting worldbuilding, an intriguing magic system, respectable antagonists with their own agendas, unexpected twists, well-rounded secondary characters, a romance subplot, and an unflinching approach to conflict. These books are also gifted with lively humor, deep backgrounding that promises even more surprises in future volumes, and cool and active ghosts and time-traveling. I look forward to my next ridethrough this world.\u201d \u2014Nina Kiriki Hoffman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kristen Britain is one of the most astonishing fantasy writers working today. She has created a richly imagined world where magic is as real ascourage, and where a young woman&#8217;s heroism can change the course of history.&#8221; &#8212; Tess Gerritsen, author of THE APPRENTICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Although Kristen Britain writes strong, enthralling fantasy, her real<br>strength&nbsp;lies in how very human her characters are. In a genre where<br>character can easily be lost in&nbsp;archetype, this is a rare and wonderful<br>thing.&#8221; &#8212; Tanya Huff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe author\u2019s skill at world building and her feel for dramatic storytelling make this first-rate fantasy.\u201d \u2013Library Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Rider&#8217;s Call ISBN 978-0-7564-0572-4(trade paperback, July 2009)ISBN 0-7564-0193-3(mass market paperback, August 2004) ISBN 0-88677-861-1(hardcover, August 2003)Also available in eBook editions.DAW Books, Inc., New York.Cover art \u00a9 2002 Keith Parkinson Where to Purchase The long-awaited sequel to Green Rider! 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