They had just dropped to their knees beside the dead stag when they heard the snorting. It seemed to come from behind them. . .the next moment the Sheriff's men were all around them, and his father was laying about him on all sides with his sword, roaring his rage.
"Go, Robin! Go while you can!"
Two powerful creators team up to transform a traditional legend into a suspense-filled adventure. Robin Hood's father is seized and brutally tortured by the Sheriff of Nottingham's men, and young Robin finds himself alone in Sherwood Forest. But not for long. . .A band of forest people, known as Outcasts, suddenly appears. These misfits—the poor and disabled, hunchbacks and lepers who were banished from the city by the Sheriff—become brave and loyal friends to Robin. With the help of mighty Little John, jovial Friar Tuck, and of course, his wife, Marion, Robin fights to restore justice and peace to the kingdom.
But when Robin realizes that the Outcasts are not only his friends but his devoted followers, he becomes swelled with confidence and pride. Will he discover the dangers that often accompany fame and success. . .before it's too late?
The imaginations of a new generation of readers will be captured by Michael Foreman's mystical illustrations and Michael Morpurgo's unique storytelling. The adventure begins when a twelve-year-old boy finds a skull in an upturned grave. . .and then is propelled into the past to live the true story—this story—of Robin of Sherwood.
—from the dust jacket
Contents:
- The Longest Night
- The King's Deer
- Outcast
- A Blow for Freedom
- Dead or Alive
- Tuck and Much and Little John
- The Silver Arrow
- The Sheriff's Revenge
- Richard the Lionheart
- Revenge is Sweet
- Deadly Nightshade
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