Book Review for

Tuck (King Raven: Book 3)
by Stephen R. Lawhead
 

Tuck convinces Rhi Bran (Robin Hood) to offer a peace treaty with the
wicked Abbot Hugo and Guy of Gysburne who unlawfully occupy his lands.
Hugo, falsely swearing to peace, lays an ambush which Bran escapes.
This convinces Bran to travel to his mother's homeland with Tuck to
recruit enough men to defeat Hugo. Returning to Gwynedd, he discovers
that their king is being held captive by Hugh D'Avranches, "devious as
the devil and cruel as Cain with a toothache."

Tuck describes himself as "a poor, humble mendicant whom God has seen
fit to bless with a stooped back, a face that frightens young'uns, and knees
that have never had fellowship one with the other." The story is filled with
reverent appeals to God for grace, strength, wisdom, and protection.

This story is rich with all the familiar characters in the traditional Robin Hood
tale: the mighty champion, Iwan (Little John), the skilled forester Will Scarlet,
the ancient bard and seer Angharad, the lovely Merian, Friar Tuck, and the
minstrel Alan A'Dale. A great adventure story.

 
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