Outlaws of Sherwood

Robin McKinley

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ACE BOOKS
01 October 2005

Fantasy; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Robin Hood; Young Adult Fantasy; Young Adult Fantasy

New York Times bestselling author Robin McKinley's vivid retelling of the classic story of Robin Hood breathes contemporary life into these beloved adventures-with Marian taking a pivotal role as one of Robin's best archers.

Robin is an apprentice forester in the woods of Nottingham. The arrows he makes and sells earn barely enough extra coin to retain the title to his father’s small lands. The sheriff of Nottingham’s jealousy toward Robin’s father is just as fierce towards his son, and the sheriff’s men take every opportunity to harass the young woodsman. But when Robin defends himself by accidentally killing one of the sheriff’s men, he flees to Sherwood Forest, knowing that he has not only lost his father’s land and good name forever, but that he will live the rest of his days as a hunted man.

But his friends Much, the miller’s son, and Lady Marian, Saxon daughter of the half-Norman lord who despises his Saxon blood, believe the disaster that has befallen Robin is also an opportunity: An opportunity for a few stubborn Saxons, cast out or outlawed in ways equally unjust, to gather together in secret under Robin’s leadership and strike back against the arrogance and brutality of the Norman overlords.

By: Robin McKinley
Imprint: ACE BOOKS
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780441013258
ISBN 10: 0441013252
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Outlaws of Sherwood

“Takes us back to those wonderful first meetings between Robin Hood and his followers. So strong is the power of this story that it catches us all over again...[McKinley] richly restores the textures that time has worn to bare narrative threads.” –The New York Times “In the tradition of T.H. White’s reincarnation of King Arthur, a novel that brings Robin Hood…delightfully to life!” –Kirkus Reviews “McKinley’s taken the familiar high adventures and retold them with her unique talent…There’s plenty of action, but in this retelling, as in her first brilliant book Beauty, McKinley makes what was familiar and comfortable new and shining…[A] glorious romance.” –St. Petersburg Times “Praiseworthy.” –The Washington Post “A great read.” –Chicago Tribune “Enriched with entrancing details of life in the forest, graced with a neat pair of satisfying love stories, and culminating in a couple of rousing battles, McKinley’s Robin should be delighting readers for years to come.” –Kirkus Reviews