The Ghosts of Sherwood
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The Ghosts of Sherwood

Paperback – June 9, 2020

Price
$9.81
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Publisher
Tordotcom
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1250752116
Dimensions
5.04 x 0.32 x 8.04 inches
Weight
3.2 ounces

Description

Carrie Vaughn is best known for her New York Times bestselling series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. Her novels include a near-Earth space opera, Martians Abroad, from Tor Books, and the post-apocalyptic murder mysteries Bannerless and The Wild Dead . She's written several other contemporary fantasy and young adult novels, as well as upwards of 80 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Hugo Award. She's a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared world superhero books edited by George R. R. Martin and a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop. An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado.

Features & Highlights

  • Carrie Vaughn's
  • The Ghosts of Sherwood
  • revisits the Robin Hood legend with a story of the famed archer's children.
  • Everything about Father is stories.
  • Robin of Locksley and his one true love, Marian, are married. It has been close on two decades since they beat the Sheriff of Nottingham with the help of a diverse band of talented friends. King John is now on the throne, and Robin has sworn fealty in order to further protect not just
  • his
  • family, but those of the lords and barons who look up to him – and, by extension, the villagers they protect. There is a truce. An uneasy one, to be sure, but a truce, nonetheless.But when the Locksley children are stolen away by persons unknown, Robin and Marian are going to need the help of everyone they’ve ever known, perhaps even the ghosts that are said to reside deep within Sherwood.And the Locksley children, despite appearances to the contrary, are not without tricks of their own…

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THE LEGEND CONTINUES - AND FAMILY IS THE KEY!!!

Times change... Legends age... and the world that you fought so hard to restore and to protect doesn't always want to play by your rules.

So it is with Robin of Locksley and his Maid Marian - now his beloved wife of many years - and the three children that they have borne and raised together.

But, the peace that has been settled upon England since the return of Richard the Lionheart is showing signs of falling back into the turmoil of conflict and bloody battle and Robin and Marian only want to protect their lives and their children from its inevitable horror. Unfortunately, there are those who see the coming troubles as an opportunity and that opportunity might only be secured by controlling the uncontrollable. To do that, they must take the one thing that means more to Locksley than life itself.

So begins the first of a projected two part story crafted by the author of so many other wonderful stories, Carrie Vaughn. Carrie has written a story and an adventure that follows what seems to be the natural progression of the life of those heroes and legends and builds a world that captures the feel and atmosphere of those stories. Robin is older and has accepted the world that he lives in more than his more combative youth. Marian is still as strong willed and caring as she always has been. And the author has brought in many of the old companions from the old adventures.

While this is a fairly short story - 92 pages in total - Carrie develops the tale well and lets the adventure unfold as it will.

As stated earlier, this is the first of a proposed two part story with the second coming soon.
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LOVE this!

This story deserves to be longer but I loved every second of it. Highly recommend!
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A short but fun read.

Super simple telling of a great story we all know. Takes about an hour or two to read. If you want a deep read this is not for you.
This little book is simple, easy and great for reading on a train or plane where great concentration is not needed.
I’d buy it and read it again.
IDEA......A good book to read to a child over the course of several nights.
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Superb! Great characters, great story!

This novella is everything I hoped it would be. GREAT characters, and a great story in the Robin Hood tradition. This book gives us a wonderful historical context and delivers a much more human angle on the characters than I've seen before. The kids are AWESOME and I've already pre-ordered the next one.

I wish it were longer but it is a novella, as advertised, not a doorstopper novel. I want more more more more of these characters. Overall I can't recommend this book highly enough!