When she reluctantly he agrees, he makes her swear on his sword to complete his mission, whispering with his dying breath, 'Beware the shadow man.'. As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells Karigan he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king of Sacoridia.īefore he dies, he begs Karigan to deliver the “life and death” message he bears to King Zachary. The rider is slumped over his mount's neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows. As she trudges through the immense Green Cloak forest, her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves, as a galloping horse bursts from the woods. On her long journey home from school after a fight that will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G'ladheon ponders her uncertain future. 'F irst-rate fantasy.' -Library Journal.and a race for her life.Synopsis: Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G'ladheon in author Kristen Britain's New York Times-bestselling Green Rider fantasy series Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, her simple promise to deliver a letter is about to become a race against time. Pursued by an unknown assassin, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent specter of the original messenger, Karigan is going to become a legendary Green Rider herself.

He makes her swear to it, to keep it secret and, with his last breath, he warns her to 'beware the shadow man.

Karigan may be unable to save him, but she can deliver his message. He had sworn to carry out his mission as a Green Rider - one of the legendary messengers of the king - and he has a life or death message that must reach King Zachary. There's nothing Karigan can do, as the young man lies dying on the road.

Wherever his horse was taking him, he would be dead before they got there. The rider was slumped over his mount's neck with two arrows embedded in his back. Karigan G'ladheon always seemed to be getting into a fight, and today was no exception.īut as she trudged through the forest, using her long walk home to contemplate her depressing future - and the expulsion it was bound to hold - a horse burst through the woodland and charged straight for her. It's a race against time to save her country, but it could cost her life.

Green Rider by Kristen Britain