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The King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you... 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, Rob survives to emerge as driven leader of a band of tight-knit outcasts, claiming the forest as their own and wielding the Horned Lord's vengeance with silent, deadly arrows. Gamelyn has fled England, only to return after finding new identity and purpose--but no absolution--on Crusade. When the two boyhood lovers next cross paths, it will be in a brutal, blindfolded game of foxes and hounds, one which pits Templar assassin against Heathen outlaw. When Rob discovers Marion is also still alive, the game turns. History will chronicle Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne as the deadliest of enemies, but the reality is complicated--and infinitely more tragic.
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Second in a series re-imagining the legends of Robin Hood. (2nd edition)
- Sales Rank: #3568172 in Books
- Published on: 2015-01-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .80" w x 5.98" l, 1.15 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 390 pages
Review
"The strong second installment of Hennig's Wode series continues to reinvent the legend of Robin Hood... 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." -- Publishers Weekly
"...I can't recommend this book highly enough. The prose is poetic, powerful, insightful. Hennig has a masterful command of weaponry and battle-speak, as well of wode magic. This is a soul-plumbing, life-changing experience."--The Historical Novel Society Review
"Shirewode is unforgettable. It gives us real magic, used sparingly and strategically, vivid supporting characters, strong female characters, and intense sexual tension between Gisbourne, who is a terrific antihero, and Robyn. It is a worthy sequel to the very good Greenwode, and I highly recommend both books."--Val Kovalin for OmniLit / ARe
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A New Classic
By Searlas Lochlainn
Quite a brilliant take on the Robin Hood tale incorporating Pagan v. Christian, Norman v. Saxon (and others) with a really clever recasting of Robin, Marian, Guy of Gisbourne as well as other familiar main characters that are given a lot of substance and back story. Lots of murder and violence but much depth and historical reference, highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
The awesome, powerful, heartbreaking/warming story continues!! LOVE IT!
By Jesse Miller-Riley
A few years have passed since the events at Loxley that forever changed the lives of Rob, Gamelyn, and Marion (not to mention several others). Each, in his or her own way, is lost...stumbling toward their destiny...toward their tynged. The game isn't over yet, not by a long shot.
Gamelyn--now Sir Guy de Gisbourne--returns to his homeland from the Crusades. Rob--now Robyn--rules the Shire Wode and has grown into the Robyn Hood of lore. Marion is in the last place one would think to look for her, drifting, waiting for the Archer and the Knight to set her free.
Once again, J Tullos Hennig does not disappoint. On the contrary, Shirewode knocks it out of the park for me. This book is wonderfully strong and satisfying and very much a story in its own right; not just a continuation of Greenwode, but something more. Something so much better.
First, there is the story itself. Plenty of twists and turns, and the whole gamut of emotions. This is a story that draws you in, invests you in its outcome. I read this book much more slowly than most books I read simply because I did not want it to end. It's that good. The struggles, triumphs, and failures of the characters really endeared them to me.
Which brings me to the characters. I am big on characters, and character development. It's one of my favorite parts of reading, and loving, a new book. And there is much to love, here. We get glimpses into the personality of each of the 'band of merry men' (no small feat, to cover this many characters and make them all seem vivid and unique). And Little John, of course...there is definitely a spot in my heart for John. His quiet strength, his knowledge that things just are the way they are (I confess I want to give him the biggest hug). Marion is another one whom I want to hug. To say she 'steals the show' isn't fair, because she doesn't really steal the show in the meaning of detracting from other characters. She definitely doesn't take anything away from Robyn and Gamelyn, yet she builds on their relationship...and shines brightly on her own...in a way that is really brilliant. Once again I echo my comments from Greenwode in saying that many stories which have a male-male love interest at the forefront generally don't have any really vivid female characters. Well, this story does, and just like its predecessor, it has more than one! Marion is the type of person you'd always want on your side. And Siham is also a great character...I definitely liked her too.
And then, of course, there's Robyn and Gamelyn. As a couple, they're irresistible. It is so satisfying to read a love story that goes the way I want it to. So many times I read stories, or watch movies, that come close, but are missing something. This story isn't missing anything. Robyn's and Gamelyn's relationship is too complicated to sum up in one word...but the combination of love and rivalry is heady, to say the least. Incendiary, is more like it! They are both strong, rugged, 'strapping' lads if you will...which really makes it so satisfying to see them paired together, because it is an amazing pairing.
I'll probably come back and add more to my review later...I just finished the book today, and I'm still mesmerized by the whole story...so more points will come to me later. Anybody who likes adventure, daring, lots of plot twists, emotions that get right in there and squeeze mercilessly at your heart and soul...then you have to read this book.
Someday, my dream would be to write something even half as good as this. Shirewode, along with Greenwode, are at the very top of my list of all-time favorite books, and I know I will read them over and over again. This book choked me up a few times...and also made me cheer twice as much. I love Robyn and Gamelyn and Marion and their adventures and sincerely hope we will see more of them :)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Exquisite
By Christopher Moss
As an inveterate Robin Hood nut, I was bound to love this book and I did. My favorite rendition of The Hooded Man before this was the British series with its satisfying dose of Paganism. I found that here too, but in this and the earlier novel the added bonus of Rob being gay just pretty much made it perfect. How delightful then to find Rob's old lover returned as the world weary crusader knight and learn his name, "Sir Guy of Gisbourne" deliciouslyy a Templar knight , te cherry atop the sundae.
It is a few years after the cataclysmic events of GREENWODE. Rob, Marian and Gamelin all survived, but none knows that the others have as well. Alone, they have variously coped with the heavy burden of the disaster the Abbess visited on them and their folk. Rob has allowed the earthy but not earthly Lord to rule his actions. Marian is under the Abbess's eye at the convent, having lost her memory. Gamelin departed for France where he joined the Knights Templar and fought in the Third Crusade. Rob is now the Robin Hood we all recognize, driving the Sheriff of Nottingham batty. The sheriff asks for help from the Templars, and they send one of their best trackers, a knight who is none other than Gamelin, rechristened Guy of Gisbourne. Seeing her brother's old lover sparks recall in Marian, and together they learn that Rob is also alive and is the very man Guy is expected to hunt down.
My former practice of paganism really enlightened so much of the imagery and archetypes in this lyrical interpretation of the Robin Hood legend. The Three, a pagan precursor to Trinity, is there in the siblings and Guy. The Three must come together for the natural world to function, but in paganism it isn't all sweetness and light but, like nature, is savage and impersonal. I said it before and I'll say it again, this is the best Robin Hood I have ever read.
Much of the time the book is quite painful, unless that's just because these characters have so long been so important to me. The heartache they all suffered and still do and the evil in the name of the "God of Love" is hard to bear. But between the carefully woven natural spirituality of paganism and some exquisite prose like the following"
The stones lay beyond him, looking like a thrown set of thick, gray bones across the clearing. The far copse bordering them still bore traces of blackened, fire-stunted trees, but the green Wode was covering man’s follies as she always did, a steady encroachment upon the scarred land. She seemed to wait, silent patience.
The sum total left me breathless. I read a phenomenal number of books in a year, most being good but not artistry. Hennig's books have been among the aesthetic pleasures of my recent intellectual life.
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