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Loved this book when it first came out because it was harder to find a sword-wielding heroine with strength and purpose back then. Always wanted to pick up a copy and reread it, but found it a bit disappointing the second time around. It will stay on my shelves, and I'm still tempted to buy the sequel to continue Rifkin's adventures, but I'm not surprised that it hasn't been popular with contemporary readers. It did matter to me at the time I read it.


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Daughter of the Bright Moon Lynn Abbey 9780441138760 Books Reviews

Considered in some circles to be a minor classic of the "girls with swords" genre, I found this decidely amateurish on many levels. In no particular order

-- the geography of the world is very fuzzily presented, with areas sort of hazily blending into each other. This is usually a sign that the writer didn't really picture the world very clearly herself.

-- for a subgenre devoted to action the book is very static, both in small sections (the individual action sequences have no heft or thrust, no pacing) and as a whole (the central conflict of this action heroine is apparently whether or not she should act at all - it's not the kind of thing that normally engages readers).

-- the psychology of the characters turns on a dime, as the plot demands it, which is always a sign of pure hack writing.

I'm actually sort of surprised this was ever published, honestly, although perhaps the demands of the market at the time were such that even substandard material like this could get through. It certainly doesn't deserve a "classic" status now, however.
I dug up my old copy of this book at my Father's house where it has been moldering in the basement for the last 20 years. Out of curiosity, I brought it back with me to Holland because I had the notion that I remembered it.

Funny how *well* I remembered it. As I turned the pages, I could clearly remember what I was reading and had a sense of what was coming next. Rifkind is a loner in a tribe of loners-- outcast from her desert tribe, she turns to her goddess to help her find her destiny.

I'm not sure how well it holds up over time (my real review is something more like 3.5 stars) but there was a fair amount to hold an adult's interest, just like there was enough to hold that of a teenager. Some of the aspects feel visionary in light of the fiction that came after this book and others simply fall flat.

Worth reading if you can find it.
Daughter of the Bright Moon (1979) is the first feudal Fantasy novel in the Rifkind series. It is set in a world with two moons and individuals fighting with swords and bows.

In this novel, Rifkind is the daughter of a clan chief. She had been born during a lightstorm. Her mother had died, but her father did not expose her to the elements as custom demanded.

Halim is Rifkind's older brother. He is a bully, but has learned to fear Rifkind.

Adijan is a swordmaster. He is a Wet-Lander taken captive from a caravan. Kifkind's father has kept him alive because of his sword skills.

Muroa is a daughter of the Bright Moon. She has learned more that most healers.

Linette is a Wet-Lander. She and her family fled from Daria when their crops failed.

Turin is Rifkind's warhorse. He has two horns and an empathic connection to Rifkind.

In this story, Rifkind returns to her father's camp to find the tents burned and everybody dead or missing. She had warned them of the coming attack, but they would not listen to her. Now her father is missing and Halim is dead.

Rifkind shifts the ashes of her tent. Two bodies lie in the ashes. Her maid slave is dead, but the man is barely alive

The man says that the woman has her mother's ruby. Rifkind searches the woman's body, but does not find the ruby. She slits open her stomach and finds the gem. When she rides out, Rifkind takes the ruby with her.

Muroa finds Rifkind in a cave. They talk about the clan and her destiny. Muroa tells her to ride away from the rising Bright Moon. Rifkind disagrees and Muroa says to do whatever she desires. Rifkind rides away from the rising moon.

Rifkind remembers her childhood. Halim figured prominently in her thoughts. Rifkind had opposed Halim even as a small child. She had been fighting him and winning for years. So Rifkind decided that she would take up the sword and become a warrior.

Both her father and Halim disagreed with this course, but Adijan taught her anyway. When the time came for the trainees to fight for their sword, Rifkind defeated Halim and took her sword. She also took the warhorse that Hamil wanted.

Then Halim arranged for Rifkind to think that Adijan is dead. She left the camp with Muroa and became an initiate of the Goddess of the Bright Moon. As a healer, she was exempt from battle. As a warrior, she defeated anyone who challenged her.

Rifkind crosses the dry lands on Turin. A semblance tries to take the ruby from her, but she defeats the apparition. Eventually, she rides into the Wet-Lands at the edge of the desert.

This tale takes Rifkind into a Wet-Lander city. She steals through the gate and hides in a burnt out district. She watches the Wet-landers and learns their ways. Then she tries to get a meal in a tavern. She barely makes an escape from the crowd.

While skirting the road, she sees a man and a woman trying to get their wagon out of the mud. Bandits kill the man and abduct the woman. Rifkind protects their girl by killing two of the bandits with her bow. Linette is shocky and has a fever.

This is a first person novel. The characters -- except Rifkind -- are seen from the outside. They clearly have their own motivations and try to involve Rifkind in their schemes. She insists on remaining loyal to the Bright Moon despite their many ploys.

Rifkind gets involved in Wet-Lander politics. The next installment in this sequence is The Black Flame.

Highly recommended for Abbey fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of desert nomads, religious healers, and a touch of romance. Read and enjoy!

-Arthur W. Jordin
Loved it
I started reading Lynn's books in the 70's when she started writing. Have enjoyed many of them and this is one of my favorite series.
Loved this book when it first came out because it was harder to find a sword-wielding heroine with strength and purpose back then. Always wanted to pick up a copy and reread it, but found it a bit disappointing the second time around. It will stay on my shelves, and I'm still tempted to buy the sequel to continue Rifkin's adventures, but I'm not surprised that it hasn't been popular with contemporary readers. It did matter to me at the time I read it.