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...
Rating: 4/5 Summary: King Brychan of Elfael rides with his army to pledge loyalty to King William the Red. His army is slaughtered on the way there, with one exception who makes his way back to report the events to Bran, the king's son. This sets off a chain of events inspired by the legends of Robi...
Only liked one Lawhead, yet I liked that one a lot: [bc:Byzantium|405589|Byzantium|Stephen R. Lawhead|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348701821s/405589.jpg|2694949]
I'm not sure if I buy the idea of the Welsh connection, but outside of that everything here feels like "been there, done that". Changing the historical time period was done in Godwin's work, who set it during the Conquest, the Old gods was done in Robin of Sherwood (Lawhead just changed the name a...
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