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Title: Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher (Hawk & Fisher Omnibus) by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0-451-45750-1 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Crime and intrigue in a corrupt magical city
Comment: I learned of the original prints of these books years ago, and despaired of ever finding them. Then I ran across *this* volume and rejoiced. (I hope they're reprinting 4-6. I have #4 and #6 from the original printing, used, and they're also great, BTW.) Hawk and Fisher *are* Rupert and Julia as far as I'm concerned, and it's hardly any secret: physical descriptions (including eyepatch), the way Hawk calls Fisher "lass" (though other Green characters do that), and a telling sewer scene when Fisher doesn't want to leave Hawk alone "in the dark" (remember Rupert's fear of the dark?). Not to mention when they admit to being from "around Hillsdown" and being up north when the Blue Moon rose.
Still, it's a great series--light-hearted, not too serious, and a good deal of social satire (you see this especially in the Haven elections in _Winner Takes All_).
Oh, and for those who wonder, SWAT in Haven stands for "Special Wizardry and Tactics."
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book. After "Blue Moon Rising"...
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: Haven's Worst Nightmare
Comment: In the refuse pile known as the city of Haven, Hawk and Fisher are one feared couple. In fact, very few couples are feared more. Captains in Haven's overworked, underpaid guard force, the two of them fight crime in one of the city's worst beats - and crime generally loses when the two of them are involved. A rather painful loss.
Unfortunately for the law-abiding citizens of Haven, were there any to be found, Hawk and Fisher are only one couple and can only be in one place at one time. Crime manages to thrive despite their best efforts and that's enough to turn anyone cynical - which is exactly what they are. Overworked, underpaid, cynical, armed with sharp pointy things, and the best at what they do.
GUARDS OF HAVEN is actually a set of three mid-length stories, told in chronologial order and occurring one right after the other. With a 'mystery' flavor, the stories have a definitive fantasy setting. The guards have no qualms about morality; they try to do what's right but their methods have become a little more violent along the way. The same undertone runs throughout the book, which deals with the nitty-gritty city life. Morality's an option, not a way of life.
For all that though, the book is funny and invigorating. Hawk and Fisher have enough quirks to make them realistic. The description is enough to give the necessary information but never so much as to slow the plot down. The flashes of the deeper relationship between Hawk and Fisher are enough to make the hopeless romantic in me celebrate but never too much to be called 'mush.' This is definitely a book worth a read.
Just don't go to Haven to buy it.
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Title: Guards of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher : Wolf in the Fold, Guard Against Dishonor, the Bones of Haven by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0451457552 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Beyond the Blue Moon (Hawk & Fisher) by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0451458052 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Deathstalker: Being the First Part of the Life and Times of Owen Deathstalker (Owen Deathstalker) by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0451454359 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Agents of Light and Darkness: A Novel of the Nightside by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0441011136 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Blue Moon Rising (Hawk & Fisher) by Simon R. Green ISBN: 0451450957 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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