Scarlet
Ratings10
Average rating3.5
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Ratings10
Average rating3.5
After losing everything he owns, forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search for none other than King Raven, whose exploits have already become legendary. After fulfilling his quest--and proving himself a skilled and loyal companion--Will joins the heroic archer and his men.
Now, however, Will is in prison for a crime he did not commit. His sentence is death by hanging--unless he delivers King Raven and his band of cohorts.
That, of course, he will never do.
Series
3 primary booksKing Raven is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Stephen R. Lawhead.
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I'm so glad I stuck with this series and read the second novel about Will Scarlet. This is a meditative but still lighthearted adventure tale. Lawhead's description of 11th century Wales, especially the great forest in which Robin and his band live is evocative and beautiful. I am looking forward to closing out the trilogy with Tuck.
Will Scarlet has always been my favorite Robin Hood character for as long as I can remember knowing different versions of the historical tales. This book does not change that at all. This is Will Scarlet in more depth than any book or film has ever shown him. Everything you ever once thought of him or wanted to know is given in a wonderfully melodious tone by [a: Steven Lawhead 4260614 Steve Lawhead https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] and your imagination can soar. I was thoroughly impressed by [b: Hood 44533 Hood Emma Donoghue https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1343682756l/44533.SY75.jpg 1413310], but so much more by [b: Scarlet 12296 The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404810944l/12296.SY75.jpg 4925227] yet in different ways. I recommend this book to anyone who loves celtic, Britons, old english, Robin Hood, medieval, knights, and chivalry... as well as just good old adventure. There is nothing “tasteless” in this novel as you find in many books these days... meaning there is moral delimma with characters that are just out right evil. But you do not find the protagonists as lust filled murders. It is just plain good stories twisted together to keep you up hours into the night reading until there is no more. So sad that I have to wait until 2009 for the Trilogy end [b: Tuck 84981 Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1445184695l/84981.SY75.jpg 1955922]... but I am fairly certain it will be worth it.Oh, and there are other Lawhead books that I've read that didn't “hook” me, but these King Raven Trilogy books are really to die for.
