Greg Keyes
Author of The Briar King
About the Author
Greg Keyes is the New York Times best-selling author of
the novels The Waterborn, The Blackgod, plus The Age of
Unreason tetralogy. He has also written the Star Wars:
New Jedi Order novels Edge of Victory I: Conquest, Edge
of Victory II: Rebirth, and The Final Prophecy, as well as
tie-ins to the show more popular Elder Scrolls video game franchise.
He lives in Savannah, Georgia. show less
Series
Works by Greg Keyes
The Nautilus Coil 4 copies
The Undefiled 2 copies
The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone [Boxed Set 1-4] The Briar King, The Charnal Prince, The Blood Knight, & The Born Queen (1990) 1 copy
Charnal Prince 1 copy
Associated Works
Babylon 5 Crusade: The Official Monthly Magazine Vol.2 #24, August 2000 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Keyes, John Gregory
- Other names
- Keyes, J. Gregory
- Birthdate
- 1963-04-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Meridian, Mississippi, USA
- Places of residence
- Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Savannah, Georgia, USA - Education
- Mississippi State University (Anthropology)
University of Georgia (Anthropology) - Occupations
- science fiction writer
- Relationships
- Ridout, Nancy Joyce (mother)
Keyes, John Howard (father) - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
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Reviews
I checked this book out from a library when it was new, but had young children and didn't get to finish it before it was due. Then, life happened and for years, I had a dim memory of how it began and that King was in the title, but couldn't quite remember it and find it again. But then I did and that was a good thing.
This is a folk tale fantasy (or maybe a fantastical folk tale, if that's different) with a story that threads follows several interesting characters - some 'royal' and some 'commoners,' some decent and good, some treacherous and malevolent. Some magic(k) is at play, but at its core, this is a classic good vs. evil story and a decent one at that. There are deaths, some of them grisly as there should be in a book like this, but it's PG-13ish and not overly graphic for more sensitive readers.
Reads quickly without requiring a lot of the reader which is exactly what I wanted and needed it to be. In my opinion, this is a good early to mid-fall read ahead of (or just behind) Thanksgiving vs. winter fireplace cozy or summer beach breezy, but you do you and live by your own reading rules.
There are themes of love, friendship, loyalty, honor...and on the whole, it's a good read and adventure saga. I assume there are others installments that follow and move the story line forward. For all I know, the series may be (long) complete. But I haven't yet discovered them and am looking forward to doing so.
Recommended.… (more)
This is a folk tale fantasy (or maybe a fantastical folk tale, if that's different) with a story that threads follows several interesting characters - some 'royal' and some 'commoners,' some decent and good, some treacherous and malevolent. Some magic(k) is at play, but at its core, this is a classic good vs. evil story and a decent one at that. There are deaths, some of them grisly as there should be in a book like this, but it's PG-13ish and not overly graphic for more sensitive readers.
Reads quickly without requiring a lot of the reader which is exactly what I wanted and needed it to be. In my opinion, this is a good early to mid-fall read ahead of (or just behind) Thanksgiving vs. winter fireplace cozy or summer beach breezy, but you do you and live by your own reading rules.
There are themes of love, friendship, loyalty, honor...and on the whole, it's a good read and adventure saga. I assume there are others installments that follow and move the story line forward. For all I know, the series may be (long) complete. But I haven't yet discovered them and am looking forward to doing so.
Recommended.… (more)
One of the best in the series, even though it didn't feature any my favorite characters! Very well-paced, new depth to old characters, more interesting revelations, and damn it the bad guy gets away *again*! What will happen next??
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With the younger of them, yes, enjoyed it very much. I think glad to have watched movie first because it was done very well, subtle and contextual and all. Action and special effects were not the focus tg. But it was *so* good, I do think I want to read the book, too.
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Finally read the book. Did not remember at all that I had watched the movie (I'm guessing two years ago, maybe 3). The book is very much like a movie, tailored to the silver screen. Rather proud of itself for hitting all the buttons, playing all the tricks.… (more)