Lawhead 9781401685393 Genre: Fantasy Time to Read: 8 Days Short Summary: Norman invaders have killed the king of Elfael, leaving his reluctant heir Bran ap Brychan to reclaim the throne and save his people from tyranny. The story's tone is uneven-by turns sweet, violent, and funny-and it gets a bit bogged down in the middle, but overall it's a fun read that will leave readers anxious for the next installment. Hood (King Raven Trilogy 1) by Stephen R. Lawhead examines questions of faith from both sides of the conflict, so readers see Welsh monks praying for deliverance and Norman rulers asserting their divine right to the land.

Through agony and adventure, aided by a ragtag group of colorful characters, his sense of justice grows, along with his commitment to leading the people of Elfael and his creative strategies for dealing with the enemy. Though Bran should be king, he has lost faith (in both himself and whatever God he once knew) and decides to flee instead. When Bran's father, the king, is killed in an ambush along with nearly all his warriors, the land of Elfael is overtaken and its citizens subjected to great oppression. In 2006, he published Hood, the first book in the King Raven Trilogy a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, transferred to Wales.

Based on detailed research, Lawhead places the folk hero (whom he names Bran) in Wales in 1093, at a time when the land was under constant assault from the new Norman rulers of England. Lawhead (born 2 July 1950) is a UK-based American writer known for his works of fantasy, science fiction.

He has written over 28 novels and numerous children's and non-fiction books. The King Raven Trilogy is a series of historical novels by American writer Stephen R. ), known for his historical and fantasy fiction, reimagines the tale of Robin Hood in his latest novel, the first in the King Raven Trilogy. Lawhead (born 2 July 1950) is a UK-based American writer 1 known for his works of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction, particularly Celtic historical fiction.

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead