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Shirewode

J Tullos Hennig (2013)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
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SeriesWode #2
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Sexual contentNot rated
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Legends chronicle Robin Hood and Guy de Gisbourne as the deadliest of enemies. The reality is… complicated. -- Home razed by Church edict, loved ones struck down by treachery, Rob is left for dead. Taken by the old druid master into the deeps, he emerges with a new name and purpose: leader of a band of tight-knit outcasts, claiming the ancient forest and wielding the Horned God’s vengeance with silent, deadly arrows. His lover, Gamelyn, has also fled in the wake of Loxley’s destruction. He returns from Crusade with his own new identity and purpose—but no absolution. When the two boyhood lovers next cross paths, it is in a brutal, blindfolded game of foxes and hounds, one 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, Robin Hood and Guy de Gisbourne must restore the Maiden to her rightful place—and manage to not destroy each other in the process. ------- With a truly original 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.