Prince is the personification of corruption and darkness. He – or more appropriately: it – created the Darkwood thousands of years ago, darkness made manifest in the world. It seeks to destroy the Forest Kingdom and the world by reforming it all into the Darkwood and the Long Night. Reception Reviews have generally been positive although limited due to the relative obscurity of the book. Rave Reviews, the New York Daily News, and Science Fiction Chronicle reviewed the novel favourably. Release Blue Moon Rising was released in the USA and UK in the same year through the publishers Penguin/Roc (USA) and Gollancz (UK). 1991, USA, Penguin/Roc , Pub date: May 1991, Paperback{{ First edition 1991, UK, Gollancz , Pub date: September 1991, Paperback First edition References 1991 British novels British fantasy novels Victor Gollancz Ltd books