About this title: In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent, only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon into hunting down and killing other mystics.
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Description: Fine. 0441014305 Excellent Condition First Edition ~ 1st Printing Hard cover book with paper dust jacket cover! Clean pages, Dust jacket has no tears, mild shelf rubs, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780441014309ISBN:0441014305
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0441014305. Unread copy received from a distributor with minor imperfections such as a remainder mark. Price on DJ is $23.95 # line 1 to 10.; 6.25 x 9.25 inches; 435 pages; From DJ: "The King's Rider Justin has been dispatched to the small town of Neft where he can easily watch any suspicious activity at the nearby Lumanen Convent. Under the rule of Coralinda Gisseltess, the convent houses the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon who worship the moon Goddess and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ace Books, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780441014309ISBN:0441014305
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. SIGNED. Signed by Author AN EXCELLENT COPY-SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Author's Signature only. A First edition, First printing, with the corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition. Tiny chip at the top rear spine edge. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ace Books, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780441014309ISBN:0441014305
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author Signed by Sharon Shinn on title page-Signature only-received in person. A Novel of the twelve houses. First edition, First printing, with the corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks ... read more
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Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Very Good. 0441014305 Book is in Very Good condition: EX-LIBRARY with the normal stamps, stickers, bar code. Clean cover/interior pgs. No text marks. Very minor shelf-wear to cover edges. Tight binding. Shipped promptly and packaged carefully. Great source of info! Ships from. read more
"I don't really like sharon shinn after all! i think that her books are quite immature and not well thought-out. Some of her plot lines and plot devices don't even adequately explain or provide relevant reasons for what happens. I thought the ending (the saving of Ellynor) was lame and over-dramatic and over-romatntic.
Another thing that has irked at me is that Justin and Ellynor fell in love so fast. It was like bang, you're in love. Declarations of love abounded, with stolen kisses too. It seems very cliche, along with the 'big strong man meets little woman that he wants to protect' thing. Not that I'm against that plot line itself, but Shinn just gave it too much of a fairytale shimmer and frankly couldn't carry it off. It didn't sound plausible to me as I read the book and was disgusted by the constant 'I can't stop thinking of you!', 'i want you always by my side!', 'no, i need to go so i can see that she's safe!' nonsense. I mean, I understand wanting to express your feelings but this is just ridiculous and over-the-top.
I'm very sorry to say this, but although I really like the 6 main characters, after reading just the second of the books (mystic and rider was the first) they got kind of boring for me. I loved how each of them was different from each other and complemented each other so wonderfully, and reading about how they got along with each other. But they never changed. The dynamics never changed between them. In general as well, none of the characters changed. (which is what makes a story good) All the characters kept to their own stereotypes (Kirra: the beautiful intelligent serramerra mystic. Donal: the faithful, quiet shapeshifter)
Sharon Shinn billed these books as romantic fantasies. But she seemed not to know how to write the sword-fighting scenes. See Renamski's review.
Finally, I think that Sharon Shinn on her own is not a very good writer. Please don't hate me, people. She has a slightly stilted, formulaic way of writing. 'Someone says something, someone laughs. Then someone else makes a witty comment back. And repeat'.
All in all, this books is for people who don't really care about technicalities and who love (overly?) sappy romance stories with hints of action."
"I started this book awhile ago, got bored, and then picked it up again later. I did enjoy it. I guess I did not feel that the danger was as real as in Reader and Raelynx. I always like these books best when the core six are together."
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