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First Rider's Call

AuthorKristen Britain

NarratorEllen Archer

SeriesGreen Rider, Book 2

Duration19h 27m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

PublisherOrion

VersionUnabridged

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Karigan wants to leave the dangerous world of tainted magic and ancient magicians behind her and return home. Exhausted in both body and spirit, she plans to return to her quiet life and her father's business. But it proves no match for the Rider's call; ghostly hoofbeats sounding in her mind calling her back to the King's service as a Green Rider. Karigan resists it, but when she wakes up to find herself - in her nightdress - on horseback her destiny is clear: she is a Green Rider. As she discovers, it's not a good time to be called to serve. For 1,000 years the D'Yer Wall, a physical and magical barrier protecting the land from the ancient, corrupted Blackveil Forest, has held and been quiet. Not any more. The wall has been breached, unnatural, lethal creatures are finding their way into Sacoridia, a dark sentience is stirring and the Green Rider magic itself is failing. And in the midst of it all, Karigan is about to be called to her duty...

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