The Ghosts of Sherwood

by Carrie Vaughn

Overview

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…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250752116
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/09/2020
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	188,478
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Carrie Vaughn is the New York Times Bestselling author of more than twenty novels and over eighty short stories. She's best known for the Kitty Norville urban fantasy series about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for supernatural beings. She's also a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared-world novels edited by George R.R. Martin. She has been nominated for various awards, including the Hugo and RT Reviewer Choice Awards.

Editorial Reviews

★ 03/16/2020

Vaughn (the Kitty Norville Series) turns her formidable talents to the legend of Robin Hood in this impeccable novella and series launch. When Robin of Loxley learned of the death of heroic King Richard, he reluctantly swore loyalty to Richard’s wicked brother, King John. Though the decision caused tension among Robin’s former merry band, it enabled Robin and his beloved wife, Marian, to settle down and raise their children in peace. But when a band of rogues kidnap the three Locksley children, the aging Robin and Marian brave Sherwood Forest once again, reuniting with old friends as they confront a new threat. Vaughn brings nuance and empathy to Robin of Loxley, granting him the dignity of age without detracting from the sprightliness that animates his youthful incarnations, but her true triumph is in the characterization of the Locksley children as they try to escape their abductors: Mary, the oldest, will need to marry soon; John, the middle child and only boy, struggles with the burden of his father’s legacy; and the phenomenally clever youngest child, Eleanor, is nonverbal. Vaughn’s masterful worldbuilding and lovable cast promise more good things to come in future adventures. Agent: Seth Fishman, Gernert Company. (June)

Publishers Weekly

05/01/2020

Nearly 20 years after taking on the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin of Locksley and his love Marian are married and raising children. Their eldest, Mary, knows her marriage may come soon, but she steals into the forest for freedom, while John comes of age in his father's footsteps. The youngest, Eleanor, is an old, quiet soul. Some whisper that she is a changeling. Now that King John holds the throne, Robin swears fealty to safeguard those who look to him for protection and guidance, though others feel he has shown his belly. When the precarious truce is broken and the Locksley children are stolen, Robin and Marian look to those around them for assistance, including the old ghosts within Sherwood. VERDICT The first of the "Locksley Chronicles" (Heirs of Locksley is due out in Aug.), Vaughn's (The Immortal Conquistador) look at what comes after Robin Hood is a delightful novella, filled with lively action and characters who continue to stretch the original story even further.—Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton

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