Blood and Honor by Simon R. Green - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0451452429
Publisher: Roc
Price: $4.99
Reader Rating: 8 out of 10
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Blood and Honor by Simon R. Green

Description: Once again Simon Green has given us another of his long line of very entertaining
stories.This one concerns a down on his luck actor who agrees to become through magic of course to be
stand in for ailing Prince Viktor.The actor,Jordan soon regrets his decision as he enters the sinister Castle
Midnight where the real battle the terrifying unreal and he must match wits with Viktor's evil brothers, Lewis
and insane sorcerer Dominic and their various henchmen.This novel has scenes of terrifying menace as the
characters battle monsters and other creepy things thrown at them from barriers of the Unreal and there are
scenes of lethal court intrigue and machivellian manuvers as each brother plots against one and another and
no one is what they seem to be and no one can be trusted! A gripping fantasy novel set in the same world as
Green's Blue Moon Rising.This novel also has ingenious murder mystery as you try to unravel who killed King
Malcolm to gain the throne.The various villians like murderous Prince Lewis and dangerously insane Dominic
were quite memorable as with some of the female characters as brave steward, Catriona Taggart, ruthless
Lady Elizabeth and Viktor's ambitious Lady Heather were also great.Add this novel as feather in Green's cap
as one of the most entertaining sf/fantasy author in the market today