The Bones of Haven

Hawk & Fisher #6

by Simon R. Green

As peace talks proceed between the Low Kingdoms and the country of Outremer, Hawk and Fisher are assigned to work with the Guards SWAT (Special Wizardry And Tactics) team to stop a riot in Haven's largest prison. The riot turns out to be a cover for something much more elaborate and dangerous, involving a renegade sorcerer, a terrorist who will stop at nothing to undermine the peace negotiations, and an ancient magical secret.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction, Audiobook, Crime, Magic

211 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Simon 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.

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is actually, in my view, the best of the Hawk & Fisher books so far. Green has a fine imagination and, whilst not top rank as an author, is always reliable in producing something readable.
Here he has stretched himself outside of his normal formula, with multiple person points of view, multi-faceted characters, hints of an earlier life lived by the eponymous married couple of guards and a nicely turned feeling of foreboding with hints of 'Die Hard' mixed with eldritch horrors.
There are hints of escapees from the Nightside, one of his other series (which were there in the first books, but have been less obvious later). The Street of Gods seems to be lifted in its entirety and I wonder whether Haven suffers some dreadful twist at some point and becomes the Nightside in a later era.
Nicely done.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hate to admit it, but I have enjoyed the Hawk and Fisher series. Hawk and Fisher are husband and wife, and work as Captains of the City Guard of Haven, a fictitious city, that is about as dark and gruesome as Batman's Gotham City. The only difference is that magic permeates this city almost to the point of being tangible. Considering that neither Hawk or Fisher have any magical talents, it's an uphill battle (forgive the pun) for them. They are constantly warring various criminals, and it amazes me how original Green's stories and characters appear to be.

The Bones of Haven is the sixth book of the series, and, it appears to be the most violent and grisly, but, as I previously mentioned, it continues in it a strain of originality using themes which I was previously unfamiliar. The uniqueness employed with some interesting characters, particularly the central duo, makes the novel a fun and pleasurable read.

[Jolly Ann Paciencia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The scenes are very exciting and I can't stop myself being curious what will going to happen to the next scene

[Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the end of Hawk and Fisher...

This series has been absolutely fan-freaking-tastic! Honestly I didn't know who Simon R. Green was until the Forest Kingdom saga, and this side series. Thank you Goodreads for having an inkling of an idea about my reading preferences.
For the plot, this installment is very graphic, gory, and action driven. There is very little subterfuge or espionage, and is fairly linear. It has been a great adventure from hysterical introductions to the bloody end.
Love Pretties!

[Daniel Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent finale for the 2nd Hawk & Fisher trilogy. An intriguing plot revealed a little at a time, with frequent twist and turns. Strong characters, well paced... I think this was my favorite of the series.

[Michael Tildsley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of the six Hawk & Fisher books in Green's series, this one is the best / most complete. There are so many interesting and strong ideas here being explored. The problem and what keeps this good book from being great is that it feels like someone told Green he had 220 pages to write his book, and if he went over someone would do something to his family. This book should easily be twice as long as it is. The ending conflict / resolution is so rushed. The beginning section in the pocket dimension of the prison with the paranormal prisoners was very decent. Each one of the described entities deserved more elaboration, story, and pages to play out.

There is so much going on in this 200 or so pages that it felt like reading three books at once. Again, I only wish that Green had been able to write this as a 350 page book instead, allowing time to really flesh out and follow through on the high points he offers us in this book. So close to being great.

[Gareth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Between a 4 and a 5 for me - up there with God Killer in strength. Not so much of a whodunnit here, as we get to see a lot of the background for a change, albeit some mystery in how things are going to eventuate. Plenty of action and grimness here though, as the plot really starts snowballing reasonably early on to a strong finish, albeit the wrap up was possibly a bit too quick for my liking, could easily have gone longer.
Hawk and Fisher back together as a proper team here, and in great form as always, and some interesting new characters here that we get to meet, of various types, and few one dimensional characters which is always a bonus.
A bit bittersweet ending, as while their story continues in the Blue Moon books, and those books aren't bad from memory, they aren't as good as Hawk and Fisher from memory either, though I may have to try them again to see.

[Shaun Dyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two Kings in Haven is the final Hawk and Fisher book which makes me sad. On the upside, they go out on a high with one of the series' most intriguing and exciting books. Like all Simon R. Green books, the pace is relentless, the violence is over the top, and the world is dark and wonderfully different.

This time Hawk and Fisher team up with the SWAT team to save the two kings who have been captured by terrorists who may have an ulterior motive. The cast of supporting characters is excellent (I'm looking at you, Wulf Saxon), and there are some wonderful ideas which keep me coming back to these books.

Anyway, if you've read the others in the series, you know what you're getting here. If not, go back and read them and then read this. You won't be disappointed.

[Ian Banks · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, less than five years after it was released Die Hard was already making an impact on the world. This is very obviously influenced by that most brilliant of Christmas movies but it also has enough originality to it that you can think of it more of an homage than a rip off. In this final volume of Haven novels (yeah, yeah: I know there’s others but this is the last one which pretends that our heroes don’t have secret identities), things are ready to go out with a bang: terrorists have hijacked peace talks and are going to unleash something a bit Lovecraftian on the world. But they haven’t banked on Hawk, Fisher and a couple of plot twists…

[Ponytaorponyboy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goodness, I need to get used to there being so many freaking characters narrating the whole things.... but... why do I care about knowing them if... they end up dying...

I hope we get to see Wolf Saxon again, for some reason. I want to know what's going to happen next in his story...

[Elektrohase · Rating 4 out of 5]

How about changing the title into: he saw worse in his time? It would be appropriate.
Away from that I liked the story.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one seemed like it took to long to get to the point.

[Сибин Майналовски · Rating 5 out of 5]

Финалът като че ли беше малко претупан, но респект за всичките кървища и побоища :)

[Tim Glover · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bones of Haven was originally titled (or also released as) Two Kings in Haven.

[Shayan Kh · Rating 3 out of 5]

writing reviews for these kinds of series get boring after the first couple of books. They are all the same, so the reviews tend to get repetitive.
The Bones of Haven wasn't bad at all. It was full of action and gore, and in a corrupt city filled with magical monsters.
Aside from that, I don't really know what this book had that people loved it more than the previous one. There weren't any interesting new characters, and no mystery ( which I haven't decided yet if it is a good thing or not).

[Peel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hawk and Fisher return for another extraordinary adventure. I think that the plotline was extremely well-constructed in this book -- I was guessing all the way up until the ending, which was very satisfying in itself. I also really loved the little moment that Hawk and Fisher had at the end of the story... we know they are married, but we hardly see them be affectionate to each other, and this book had a couple of really great examples of that caring. Really enjoyed this.

[Alexander Draganov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another strong entry in the "Hawk & Fisher" series. This time, they have to stop terrorists from killing not one, but two kings. Unfortunately, the terrorists are planning to unleash the darkest magic possible. Who can save the day if not Hawk, Fisher and Aslan, who makes a surprising cameo. Great novel!

[Yvonne Boag · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent book in one of my favourite series by one of my absolute favourite authors.

[Gareth Park · Rating 5 out of 5]

his best writing in the series - he really did well changing the reader's perspective character

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent conclusion to the series. Hawk and Fisher might not be quite equal to John Taylor and Suzie Shooter, but they hold up well in a fight and preserve their humanity and their sense of humor.

[Archimedes Grimm · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good light book that doesn't take much effort to read.

[K.R. Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book lots of action