Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252824 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Customer Reviews

A brilliant read
A re-release of the first three books in the Hawk and Fisher series in one volume. Very good value for money.

Note: the UK version is published under the name "Haven of Lost Souls"

Wonderful book. After "Blue Moon Rising"...
Simon R. Green gives a series of small hints to those familiar with his amazing book "Blue Moon Rising". In his one-eyed, scar-faced hero, there are several clues that this could be Rupert, with Fisher bearing a distinct likeness to Julia. It is very intriguing, and he would never dream of slipping enough to tell you for sure. The Hawk & Fisher books stand on their own, with dashing tales of love, honor, betrayal, evil, vengence and a distinctly darker tone than Blue Moon Rising. There is not as much humor in the characters, but if you liked Rupert and Julia in the other book, you will love Hawk and Fisher in these.

Fantasy Lite
In Hawk and Fisher, Simon Green has come up with a great pair of all action heroes, but doesn't seem quite to know what to do with them. Throughout the three novels here the writing never quite manages to break through the surface to create a really successful story. Characterisation always takes second place to plot, which would be OK if plot itself were less cliched. The attempts at political satire are heavy handed at best, and don't really add anything.

So why give it as much as 3 stars? Well, Hawk and Fisher ARE appealing characters, and the books are a reasonable time waster - adequate, but by no means exceptional.