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Hawk & Fisher #7
Beyond the Blue Moon
Fifteen years ago, Prince Rupert and Princess Julia saved the Forest Kingdom from the long night of the Blue Moon. In the aftermath they were heroes.
Now Hawk & Fisher are tough cops in the crime-torn city of Haven. The last thing they need is a reminder of who they once were.
But the Blue Moon is threatening to rise again. The Forest Kingdom needs their heroes again.
They need Rupert and Julia. What they'll get is Hawk and Fisher
Now Hawk & Fisher are tough cops in the crime-torn city of Haven. The last thing they need is a reminder of who they once were.
But the Blue Moon is threatening to rise again. The Forest Kingdom needs their heroes again.
They need Rupert and Julia. What they'll get is Hawk and Fisher
496 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Simon R. Green
312 books3,207 followersSimon Richard Green is a British science fiction and fantasy-author. He holds a degree in Modern English and American Literature from the University of Leicester. His first publication was in 1979.
His Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space-opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.
Excerpted from Wikipedia.
His Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space-opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.
Excerpted from Wikipedia.
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June 20, 2007
You'll never please everyone
But in this case, the only thing that did not please me about "Beyond the Blue Moon" was that it ended. I've heard a lot of praise for "Blue moon Rising", the prequel to the Hawk and Fisher series, but I came upon that book only shortly before "Beyond the Blue Moon". My Hawk and Fisher were in Haven and this seemed like a truly worthy send up of the two dealiest individuals in fantasy writing. My only regret is that Green isn't filling in a few more blanks in the lives of Hawk and Fisher in Haven. I honestly can't get enough of them.
But in this case, the only thing that did not please me about "Beyond the Blue Moon" was that it ended. I've heard a lot of praise for "Blue moon Rising", the prequel to the Hawk and Fisher series, but I came upon that book only shortly before "Beyond the Blue Moon". My Hawk and Fisher were in Haven and this seemed like a truly worthy send up of the two dealiest individuals in fantasy writing. My only regret is that Green isn't filling in a few more blanks in the lives of Hawk and Fisher in Haven. I honestly can't get enough of them.
September 5, 2023
3.5/5
This was a fun adventure but the plot was also a little sloppy. A large part of my fun with the book was the characters.
This was a fun adventure but the plot was also a little sloppy. A large part of my fun with the book was the characters.
September 5, 2020
The return of the Blue Moon is something to look forward to.
August 13, 2019
Every time we meet a new character, there are 20 pages of exposition about what happened to that character since "Blue Moon." Exposition central. . .
If you want to find out what happened to EVERY character since Blue Moon, this is good. If you want a Hawk and Fisher adventure, you can skip half this book.
If you want to find out what happened to EVERY character since Blue Moon, this is good. If you want a Hawk and Fisher adventure, you can skip half this book.
April 9, 2009
Prince Rupert and Princess Julia left their Forest Kingdom before Rupert's older brother could kill them to ensure the faction that preferred Rupert as King would not have a figurehead to start a civil war. They have worked 10 years in Haven and are Captains of the Haven Guards. However, Harold has been murdered and his widow has sent a messenger requesting they find the murderer and ensure justice is done. They decide to go back as Hawk and Fisher, working as purported agents of the legendary Prince and Princess. Soon, they are knee deep in suspects and people trying to kill them. Meanwhile, the inverted Cathedral has returned and the witches have prophesized that this means a return of the Blue Moon and a tide of new evil unleashed on the Forest Lands.
June 10, 2013
"Simon Green is an author I really enjoy, but I recommend not reading all his books at once. Green does what he does very well, but he seldom strays outside of those bounds. After a while, all his books start to sound the same...Which is not to say they aren't good, but it's easy to get too much of a good thing with Green.[return][return]Beyond the Blue Moon is a great example of this - once again Green is tying up plots and themes of multiple works and having them all come together. This book is a nice ending to both the Blue Moon books and the Hawk and Fisher books, but there is little here that is new. I still recommmend Green and this book, just not all at one go."
January 18, 2019
I've been a fan of the Eddie Drood books by Simon R. Green for several years but never read the Hawk and Fisher series. This was quite good even though I read the 7th book first. Now I'm going back to read the 1st book.
November 10, 2007
Worthy end of a long series. We finally find out the secret behind the castle and the problems on beginning of the series. Well written, worth reading, I just enjoyed the first volume much more.
December 29, 2015
So close to the end. I always get so melancholy when the end of a series is nigh upon me. :'(
May 23, 2023
Possibly a little higher than a 4 - not quite as high as God Killer / Bones of Haven for me, but still pretty strong book. (As an aside, I tried rereading Blue Moon Rising but just couldn't, I think Harald is just too dislikeable a character for me to be able to easily read that one again, even if sets the stage for a lot of later events).
I really liked the idea of the Inverted Cathedral and Reverie, were both really well presented as something Other and strange and horrific, making all the passages there quite tense reading.
Overall story is an interesting one, with a bit of whodunnit and also a bit of a sequel to Blue Moon Rising, with a number of characters we knew already, plus some new ones, that lead to some quite interesting and varied interactions, and Hawk and Fisher as usual are great here, the ultimate team.
It just didn't quite reach the heights of emotion or tension as some of the other books, and there was one bit I still find a hard time really believing - the idea that all the characters at the end apparently knew something all along, when both internal and external dialogue really suggested that at most only a couple knew it, but felt like it was presented as true. Whereas if it had come out that they had only just recently realised it due to something, it would be a lot more understandable.
Nonetheless, another enjoyable tale in this overall series.
I really liked the idea of the Inverted Cathedral and Reverie, were both really well presented as something Other and strange and horrific, making all the passages there quite tense reading.
Overall story is an interesting one, with a bit of whodunnit and also a bit of a sequel to Blue Moon Rising, with a number of characters we knew already, plus some new ones, that lead to some quite interesting and varied interactions, and Hawk and Fisher as usual are great here, the ultimate team.
It just didn't quite reach the heights of emotion or tension as some of the other books, and there was one bit I still find a hard time really believing - the idea that all the characters at the end apparently knew something all along, when both internal and external dialogue really suggested that at most only a couple knew it, but felt like it was presented as true. Whereas if it had come out that they had only just recently realised it due to something, it would be a lot more understandable.
Nonetheless, another enjoyable tale in this overall series.
July 9, 2018
Simon R Green returns Hawk & Fisher (Prince Rupert & Julia) to the Forest Kingdom they left after saving it in Blue Moon Rising, now in their persona as city guards (cops) to find out who killed Rupert's brother, King Harald.
Really nice finish to the series and interesting to see the genre bending of returning what had started as high-ish fantasy, morphing to urban medieval-ish fiction back to high fantasy. I've enjoyed both the Blue Moon books with Hawk & Fisher (in whatever guise) more than any other of Green's work, and I do like his work generally. These seem a little less calculated than his other series. There's nothing wrong with commercial and calculated writing, it just feels these have had the fetters taken off a little.
An excellent read. Worth reading the first of the Forest Kingdom books, and the other Hawk & Fisher series first.
Really nice finish to the series and interesting to see the genre bending of returning what had started as high-ish fantasy, morphing to urban medieval-ish fiction back to high fantasy. I've enjoyed both the Blue Moon books with Hawk & Fisher (in whatever guise) more than any other of Green's work, and I do like his work generally. These seem a little less calculated than his other series. There's nothing wrong with commercial and calculated writing, it just feels these have had the fetters taken off a little.
An excellent read. Worth reading the first of the Forest Kingdom books, and the other Hawk & Fisher series first.
March 8, 2021
A fitting end to the Hawk & Fisher series as they end up saving the world one last time.
The usual mixture of unrestrained violence and humour that they normally bring to the table.
Some of the chapters are overly long and long winded as they get given massive explanations of the movers and shakers involved and a history lesson to bring them up to speed. This may help if you haven't read other books in the series.
The characters are all well written and have their place in the story. A good book to wrap up their adventures with.
The usual mixture of unrestrained violence and humour that they normally bring to the table.
Some of the chapters are overly long and long winded as they get given massive explanations of the movers and shakers involved and a history lesson to bring them up to speed. This may help if you haven't read other books in the series.
The characters are all well written and have their place in the story. A good book to wrap up their adventures with.
December 12, 2021
It was good. At first I thought it might be difficult since I had never read the Forest series.
I also was put off at first by all the references to Christianity which feels really weird in a fantasy book that presumably takes place in a different universe. But at least this is the one fantasy book where I actually understand the religious references. Normally I can't follow the religious stuff at all.
I also was put off at first by all the references to Christianity which feels really weird in a fantasy book that presumably takes place in a different universe. But at least this is the one fantasy book where I actually understand the religious references. Normally I can't follow the religious stuff at all.
May 26, 2018
2.5*
Schwächer als der Vorgänger und konnte mich einfach nicht richtig packen. Es gab genug Potenzial in dem Buch, um Spannung aufzubauen, aber das ging alles unter in belanglosen Gesprächen und platten Sprüchen. Als es dann am Ende spannend wurde, war bei mir einfach schon lägst die Luft raus. Ich denke, ich werde die Reihe nicht fortsetzen.
Schwächer als der Vorgänger und konnte mich einfach nicht richtig packen. Es gab genug Potenzial in dem Buch, um Spannung aufzubauen, aber das ging alles unter in belanglosen Gesprächen und platten Sprüchen. Als es dann am Ende spannend wurde, war bei mir einfach schon lägst die Luft raus. Ich denke, ich werde die Reihe nicht fortsetzen.
July 24, 2021
Rupert and Julia are back to save the Forest Kingdom, as their alter egos Hawk and Fisher. Really liked the glimpse of their life in Haven (as I've not read that series) but it didn't grip me quite as much as their first book did
April 19, 2022
Retour au royaume de la Forêt pour Hawk et Fisher. Pendant que la Lune Bleue revient et que le roi Harald est assassiné, Hawk remet sa vie en question.
Très bon tome. J’ai adoré la double intrigue, les complots politiques, la remise en question de la royauté et de la religion.
Très bon tome. J’ai adoré la double intrigue, les complots politiques, la remise en question de la royauté et de la religion.
August 14, 2025
Rounds off the Hawk & Fisher Haven sequence nicely, and explains a good bit about the background of the Forest Kingdom. There are also a couple of throwaway mentions of the name of the MC from Blood & Honour which lines up the chronology.
November 3, 2019
Way back in the day, my friend leant this to our pastor's wife. She refused to read it because "she felt the devil in it." Classic.
August 6, 2022
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June 16, 2025
This one was really good. Maybe even my favorite of them all.
March 16, 2012
The final book in the "Hawk & Fisher" series concludes "The Forest Kingdom" saga as well and does it with style. Hawk and Fisher, city guards in the corrupt city of Haven are finally revealed to be prince Rupert and princess Julia from "Blue Moon Rising", the heroes of the long night, the people, who defeated the Demon Prince and his ghastly minions. Now they are summoned again, as the skies above the Forest Kingdom darken again. King Harald is killed, slayed by an unknown assassins and Hawk and Fisher seem to be the best people for the case. Unfortunately, the death of the king is only the tip of the iceberg. Magic-users and witches are scared as their visions show them the return of the Blue Moon and the Walking Man, Wrath of God in the world of men, is heading to the Forest Castle, in order to punish the guilty. So the battle won't be just another crime case for Hawk & Fisher. This time, Rupert and Julia will have to save the world again and the face their most horrible enemy, who plots a terrible vengeance for them...
"Beyond the Blue Moon" is a superb fantasy novel, full of mystery, magic and mayhem. The story in unpredictable, the characters - strong and interesting and the action endless. Simon R. Green is one of the best fantasy authors there and this book is another proof of that.
"Beyond the Blue Moon" is a superb fantasy novel, full of mystery, magic and mayhem. The story in unpredictable, the characters - strong and interesting and the action endless. Simon R. Green is one of the best fantasy authors there and this book is another proof of that.
February 15, 2016
Simon Green doesn't always do endings well, but this one was outstanding - up there with the end of the Nightside series. Technically, the Hawk & Fisher series ended with the Bones of Haven; Beyond the Blue Moon takes them back to the Forest Kingdom, and Green moves from urban fantasy back to something more like high fantasy. And he does it well - the novel has a great cast of characters, and Hawk and Fisher are ... Hawk and Fisher. It was fun to see them in this world (I haven't read the first Forest Kingdom book yet, where it all begins); it was also good to see that their characters remain true to themselves in a whole different world. The ending was also quite powerful, and Green is playing with interesting and complex philosophical questions here, much the way he does in the Nightside. Sure, the book has its characteristic Green weaknesses (passages repeated wholesale book to book, etc.), but overall, this is my favorite Hawk and Fisher so far. Exceptionally satisfying.
February 11, 2017
Really enjoy Simon R. Greens wee world and the adventures of Hawk/Rupert & Fisher/Julia, amusing and exciting plus a talking dog can never go wrong.
August 20, 2011
I was so excited to read about the return of Julia and Rupert and even more excited to learn that they were the hardy characters known as Hawk and Fisher (I had a secret suspicion)! Truth be told, I did not like this novel as much as I thought I would. What I really enjoyed in the first novel was the mix of humor and seriousness. It was an excellent mix of satire and epic fantasy. This novel I thought was too heavily mixed in magic and cynicism; it missed the things I loved about Blue Moon Rising. I wanted to love it, but only find myself liking it.
Good for a fan of Green or Hawk and Fisher, but not a novel I would start with.
Good for a fan of Green or Hawk and Fisher, but not a novel I would start with.
December 31, 2015
This was a very good conclusion to Hawk and Fisher's saga in Haven.
Spoilers ahead
although I didn't personally liked their brutal goodbye party, they made their mark on Haven pretty much the only way it could have worked.
I love the concepts that Green uses in his books. Pocket dimensions, gods, wild magic, high magic, transient beings... . I just love these ideas.
This time, it was the Inverted Cathedral that was the main supernatural place. It was great. I wouldn't mind if they spend another 100 pages inside Inverted Cathedral.
Too bad it seems Hawk & Fisher stories would end by the next book.
I hope Green's other series would be like Nightside and Hawk and Fisher.
Spoilers ahead
although I didn't personally liked their brutal goodbye party, they made their mark on Haven pretty much the only way it could have worked.
I love the concepts that Green uses in his books. Pocket dimensions, gods, wild magic, high magic, transient beings... . I just love these ideas.
This time, it was the Inverted Cathedral that was the main supernatural place. It was great. I wouldn't mind if they spend another 100 pages inside Inverted Cathedral.
Too bad it seems Hawk & Fisher stories would end by the next book.
I hope Green's other series would be like Nightside and Hawk and Fisher.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2016
I wish Goodreads had a half-star system, because this is technically four and a half stars for me, but I have to round it up to 5 because 4 stars is too low.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters. They're so real and interesting. Usually this kind of fantasy world is not my thing - it's a little dark and somewhat less magical in some ways than my preference - but the characters I absolutely love, so I was happy to read it.
I read this once in high school and once in college, before ever reading the others, and I have to say, this book is so good it can even stand on its own, without any of the books before it.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters. They're so real and interesting. Usually this kind of fantasy world is not my thing - it's a little dark and somewhat less magical in some ways than my preference - but the characters I absolutely love, so I was happy to read it.
I read this once in high school and once in college, before ever reading the others, and I have to say, this book is so good it can even stand on its own, without any of the books before it.
July 23, 2011
c2000. I should have known to steer clear of this one as SFX reviewed as "A skilful pulp fiction writer". Ugh. One of the ones I have to admit that I just did not manage to finish. Started off well enough and then the writing just became, well, too deliberate - I don't know how else to describe it. Will stay away from this author. Not recommended at all. "You could find anything at all in Haven, if you were willing to pay the price that was sometimes gold and sometimes, lives, but nearly always, eventually, your soul."
November 13, 2012
This is the fourth (or the second or the seventh, depending on how you look at it) in a series about Prince Rupert and Princess Julia. The pair are the world's only hope of defeating the Demon Prince and the Darkness that threatens to envelope the world . . . again. I found it to be better than the first book (Blue Moon Rising) but not by much. Still it's a fun romp through a typical fantasy setting.
July 8, 2010
decently entertaining pulp, police story transferred to the generic fantasy universe.
i loved that our protagonists are a middle-aged, non-glamorous married couple devoted to each other. but in the end of constant theme of 'wouldn't it be nice if cops (good cops, of course) could harrass and scare people (bad people, of course) for the greater good?' exhausted me - especially after the only character to call them on it ended up being a greedy traitor. you know.
i loved that our protagonists are a middle-aged, non-glamorous married couple devoted to each other. but in the end of constant theme of 'wouldn't it be nice if cops (good cops, of course) could harrass and scare people (bad people, of course) for the greater good?' exhausted me - especially after the only character to call them on it ended up being a greedy traitor. you know.
January 26, 2016
Beyond the Blue Moon (Forest Kingdom Saga/Hawk and Fisher) Review Oh My Gods it all makes sense now! I knew that Hawk and Fisher had a bigger part, but I never considered that they were royalty.The plot and action were awesomely fast. Many plot holes that were left in Blood and Honor were finally put together, and I am very pleased with many of the characters.Fangirlish glee abounds for now. On to Down Among the Dead Men.Cheers Pretties!
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