The High King's Tomb (Green Rider, Book 3)
by Kristen Britain
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Author: Kristen BritainEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-11-01
ISBN: 0756402662
Number of pages: 688
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
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Summary: 3 Stars
I think I might have like this book if not for several things dragging it down:
1) the main plot meanders. We don't have Karigan or anyone else actively pursuing the main goal. It seems to take the backseat until the end when Karigan just coincidently bumps into the whole thing. Come on! What happened to Karigan running headfirst into the chaos and stubbornly seeing it through? Why not have her actively pursuing the book, finding out about the Second Empire camp, discovering their plans, and fighting it out like she was in the first two books? It almost seems out of character for her to agree with just sitting back and letting others puzzle out the whole D'Yer Wall problem.
2) The prophecies are on overkill. The whole "seeing the future" thing has really been overdone. It worked in the first two books. In the first, it helped with Karigan's discovery of magic. In the second, it served to assist her in her battle against Mornhaven. But now? the first prediction is that Estora is going to get kidnapped, the second how she can return safely. I think it would've been more interesting if the king had been warned of the plot to steal Estora in a different manner. Like a dying Second Empire turning against his own because he's lost faith in the cause. Something like that. The second prophecy made the Eletian king was just stupid. All it does is give the reader some forwarning on how Estora might escape. That's it. It doesn't help the characters figure out how to save her or anything.
3) I think this is what has put me off the most: the whole avatar storyline. It is the most cheesy thing I have yet read in fantasy. The first time I read the scene where Karigan becomes an avatar I had to re-read because I couldn't believe it. It is absolutely ridiculous. In fact, I don't see what purpose it serves at all, other than to make Karigan more important and pwoerful. To be honest, I don't like the blatant involvement of the gods in the story. I liked it better when their presence was more subtle, where you questioned if they were really involved in what was going on or not. Or wondered if they were even there at all. I don't like the direction Ms. Britain is going. If she keeps it up, I might just forget the whole series.
There were some good points in the book. Alton's storyline was the best out of all of it. I enjoyed watching his struggle with the wall, but with his own demons as well. It was refreshing to see him grow and finally move past his aweful experience from the last book. The other thing that was rather interesting was Grandmother's character. I'm certainly curious about what that demented old lady has up her sleeve. I think it would be cool if Karigan had to meet her face-to-face. Those two storylines are the only reason this book got three stars from me.
Summary of The High King's Tomb (Green Rider, Book 3)
For Karigan G'ladheon, the call of magic in her blood is too strong to resist. Karigan returns to the Green Riders, the magical messengers of the king, to find she's badly needed. Rider magic has become unstable, many Riders have been lost, and the Rider corps is seriously threatened. The timing couldn't be worse. An ancient evil, long dormant, has reawakened, and the world is in peril. Karigan must face deadly danger and complex magic to save the kingdom from certain doom.Epic Books
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