Publisher Description
Legends chronicle Robin Hood & Guy of Gisbourne as the deadliest of enemies.
The reality is… complicated.
Home & family struck down by Church edict, Rob is left for dead. Taken by the old druid master into the deeps, he emerges with a new name & purpose: leader of a band of tight-knit outcasts, claiming the ancient forest and wielding the Horned God's vengeance with deadly arrows. Also escaping Loxley's destruction, nobleborn Gamelyn has returned from Crusade with his own new identity and purpose—but no absolution.
When the two boyhood lovers next cross paths, a brutal game of foxes and hounds ensues, pitting Templar assassin against Heathen outlaw. And as Robyn discovers his sister Marion is still alive, the game turns.
Thwarted kings of a breaking realm, Robyn Hode and Guy de Gisbourne must restore the Maiden to her rightful place-- and manage to not destroy each other in the process.
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With its truly unique take on the Robin Hood legends, this historical fantasy series sets Robin the outlaw archer as a queer, chaotic-neutral druid, Marion as pagan queen who is sister but not wife, and their consort a Christian--and thusly conflicted--nobleman.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The strong second installment of Hennig's Wode series (after Greenwode) continues to reinvent the legend of Robin Hood through a lens of religious conflict and gay romance. Left for dead in the destruction of pagan Loxley by Christian forces, Rob of Loxley has been fashioned into a tool by the old gods to bring down the Church and its adherents. Grieving for his slain sister, Marion, and lover, Christian lord's son Gamelyn, Rob gladly takes on the role of Robyn Hode, leader of a band of outlaws who prowl the Shire Wode. Then Robyn learns that Gamelyn is alive, living now as Guy de Gisbourne, a ruthless Templar assassin fresh from the Crusades. Hired by the sheriff of Nottingham to hunt down Robyn, Guy is shocked to learn that the lover he thought dead is the outlaw he's been hired to kill. Thick with conflict and intrigue, this retelling turns a well-known legend into a fresh, earthy tale of human passions twisted by politics and ancient powers.
