I’m off to read the second book in the King Raven Trilogy: Scarlet.
It has been on my “To Read” list for a long time, and I am very glad I finally decided to actually read it. This book is better than I’d expected, and I’d expected a lot from it. The characters we all know and love are there, though their names are slightly different, and Bran’s quest goes above and beyond robbing the rich and giving to the poor as he tries to find a way to save the conquered people of Elfael from the cruel Norman invaders. Lawhead puts a twist on it, taking Robin out of Sherwood Forest and transforming him into a prince-turned-rogue. When I picked up this book, I was expecting a Robin Hood story, but Hood is not your typical re-telling of this age-old legend. When the usurper to his crown sends men to hunt him down, Bran is badly wounded, but finds help from a strange woman of the forest who helps him see that he can be a better man and king than his father, if only he can reclaim his birthright. Norman invaders have killed the king of Elfael, leaving his reluctant heir Bran ap Brychan to reclaim the throne and save his people from tyranny. Lawhead makes his home in Oxford, England, with his wife. His novels include Hood, Book One in the King Raven Trilogy, Patrick, The Song of Albion trilogy, the Dragon King trilogy and The Pendragon Cycle series. Hood (King Raven Trilogy #1) by Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction.
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