Hood
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9781595543295 (1595543295)
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Series: King Raven (#1)
Lawhead was a staple of my high-school reading diet, and I remember feeling at the time that his tie-ins to actual Celtic mythology and historical events and individuals was a refreshing change of pace from a lot of other fantasy fare I was reading. Returning to him now has been something of a drag....
This is a historical fiction trilogy written by Stephen Lawhead. I have read the entire trilogy, so expect two more rapid-fire reviews. Notes on Hood: Lawhead writes historical fiction, so this is more serious than a lot of Robin Hood tales. It is set post-Norman Conquest, and the king is Will...
Putting the Robin Hood story into Wales during the 1090's, as the Normans tried to expand across the border.Well told, with characters growing into the roles as events unfold. This novel is more to do with how he became what he did, rather than having him established already.Plenty of action, should...
Putting the Robin Hood story into Wales during the 1090's, as the Normans tried to expand across the border.Well told, with characters growing into the roles as events unfold. This novel is more to do with how he became what he did, rather than having him established already.Plenty of action, should...
Good reimaging of this story. Lawhead doesn't disappoint as he makes us believe anew in a story we thought we knew.