Beyond the Blue Moon [Paperback]

Simon R Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 14, 2001

Captains Hawk and Fisher are the only honest cops in the down and dirty magical city of Haven. Together, they have taken on everything from vampires and werewolves to conniving politicians. But now it's their last case as members of Haven's City Guard, and all hell is breaking loose - because they're not leaving town without doing a little cleaning up first. The bad guys are going down, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, back in the Forest Kingdom, King Harald has been assassinated and the call has gone out to Prince Rupert and Princess Julia, to return to the Land they once called home, to bring a murderer to justice.

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About the Author

SALES POINTS * Gollancz Lead Title * The long-awaited sequel to Blue Moon Rising and the Hawk and Fisher omnibuses Haven of Lost Souls and Fear and Loathing in Haven * Sword and sorcery fantasy from the bestselling author of the Deathstalker epic saga * Simon R. Green is one of Britain's most popular fantasists * A New York Times bestselling author with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Millennium Paperbacks (June 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857987659
• ISBN-13: 978-1857987652
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but fans of Green will want to read it., November 8, 2000

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N. Dodson "wheatpuppy" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond The Blue Moon (Hawk & Fisher) (Paperback)

When I first heard of a sequel to BLUE MOON RISING, I was thrilled, and I bought the first copy I could get my hands on. Now that I've read it ... I'm a little disappointed, but I'll probably read it again because of my love for the first book.

This (final?) installment of the Hawk and Fisher series starts out in the city of Haven much like the previous stories. And indeed, we see a lot of familiar references in BEYOND THE BLUE MOON. The Arthurian symbolism is so thick you could cut it with a knife, but there are also familiar characters from and references to other Green books like BLOOD AND HONOR and SHADOWS FALL. It was nice to see the Seneschal again, and to hear that Viktor and Catriona got married.

Unfortunately, the characters, old and new, are never fully developed and their motives are always unclear. This is in part to support the sense of mystery surrounding the murder investigation, but if you haven't figured out the killer by the middle of the book, you haven't been paying attention. The plot in general is rushed, with a feeling of anticlimax at the end.

Despite the book's many flaws, I still enjoyed it. I will probably read it again. I just don't feel that it measured up to the standards of the original BLUE MOON. I would almost rather have seen this story broken up into novellas like those featured in GUARDS OF HAVEN and SWORDS OF HAVEN. If you're looking for closure in this series, definitely read this book. If you've never read Simon Green's work before, don't start with this one.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic highfantasy at its best, November 7, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond The Blue Moon (Hawk & Fisher) (Paperback)

He was a prince, second in line to the throne. She was a princess, a pawn for her father's manipulation. They met during the Blue Moon, a time when evil rules and demons dance in the forest. The humans fled to the heart of the Darkwood where they fought the Demon Prince. They ultimately triumphed but the cost in lives and devastated land is astronomical.

Prince Rubert and Princess Julla, weary from the war, travel to the Southern city-state of Haven, a cesspool of criminal activity. They hide their royal background and become Hawk and Fisher, captains in the local police force. They successfully fought against crime for a dozen years, but the forest calls out to them when someone assassinates the monarch causing the people to slide into chaos. They return to the forest as Hawk and Fisher in order to uncover the identity of the king's killer and defeat the latest threat to the well being of their people.

Roc has reprinted the famous fantasy classic BEYOND THE BLUE MOON so that a new generation of fans can enjoy the action and adventure of a great sword and sorcery tale. What makes this novel stand out among its numerous peers is the lead charcaters whose love and commitment to one another in the midst of epic escapades keeps them grounded in humanity. Simon R. Green's work still holds up as a strong relationship fantasy saga.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You'll never please everyone, March 7, 2004

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John R. Ivicek Jr. "proditor2" (Catonsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond The Blue Moon (Hawk & Fisher) (Paperback)

But in this case, the only thing that did not please me about "Beyond the Blue Moon" was that it ended. I've heard a lot of praise for "Blue moon Rising", the prequel to the Hawk and Fisher series, but I came upon that book only shortly before "Beyond the Blue Moon". My Hawk and Fisher were in Haven and this seemed like a truly worthy send up of the two dealiest individuals in fantasy writing. My only regret is that Green isn't filling in a few more blanks in the lives of Hawk and Fisher in Haven. I honestly can't get enough of them.