Book Review for

Hood-- King Raven: Book 1

by Stephen R. Lawhead

A new telling of the Robin Hood story.
This time the setting is in Wales during the late 11th century.
Bran ap Brychan is the headstrong and selfish son of a king who
is killed by Norman invaders. They seize the cantref of Elfael and
enslave its people to build castles. Bran is hunted and left for dead.
He is rescued by a mysterious old women who is more than a healer
of his physical wounds. She helps Bran to discover his true purpose
in life in defending his people and recovering his homeland. The first
of three books, this is a well-written, thrilling adventure to read.


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