In mckinleys afterword, she says, the retellings through the. So when her father makes a terrible promise to a beast living in an. The outlaws of sherwood has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun. Robin is an apprentice forester in the woods of nottingham. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley librarything. Robin mckinley is possibly best known for her newbery honor book, the blue sword, and for her fairy tale retellings beauty, a knot in the grain, spindles end, but her lesserknown reworking of the robin hood legend, the outlaws of sherwood, is a gem. The story starts with three young people robin, son of a wellreputed saxon forester, and his childhood friends much and the tomboy, partnorman marian who by the way is much more skilled at archery. Robin mckinley, the outlaws of sherwood she fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree he had propped them up against, and closed his. The outlaws of sherwood mckinley brings to the robin hood legend a robustly romantic view. Instead of showing her readers a robin who looks debonair and dashing while joking with his merry men, mckinley gives us a robin who lives in the forest, is poor, sometimes afraid, and not constantly merry.
The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley overdrive. Young robin, the orphaned son of a forester, finds himself a reluctant outlaw after killing a man in selfdefense. The works of robin mckinley and why fantasy should seem. In this version, robin is not the son of an earl, but instead a yeoman forester who stumbles reluctantly into leadership when he accidentally kills another forester. The author retells the adventures of robin hood and his band of outlaws who live in sherwood forest in twelfthcentury england accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20120814 14. Listen to outlaws of sherwood audiobook by robin mckinley. It was published by the ace publishers in the year 1984. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley books on. Ok, part of the reason i chose this book was because mckinleys backlist or at least some of it was finally put up in ebook form.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The outlaws of sherwood is a retelling of the legend of robin hood by robin mckinley. I particularly appreciated mckinley s elevation of the role of women in the story. New york times bestselling author robin mckinleys vivid r. The outlaws of sherwood ok virtual library overdrive. The author, robin mckinley, doesnt picture him as the always right, always perfect outlaw and expert archer that has inspired books, movies, and tv shows. Robin mckinley has written several criticallyacclaimed fantasy novels, among the best known are the blue sword 1983, the hero and the crown 1985 a newbery awardwinner, rose daughter 1988 and spindles end 2000. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. One of the books grandma sent me was robin mckinley s outlaws of sherwood. The outlaws of sherwood tells the tale of robin hood in ways that we have never seen him before. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley free download.
New york times bestselling author robin mckinley has won numerous awards for her writing, including the prestigious newbery medal. The outlaws of sherwood quotes showing 116 of 16 she poured the water, arranged some bread near enough the embers to scorch but not catch fire, and looked up at little john. Though her two sisters are beautiful, beauty, despite her name, is thin and awkward but shes also courageous. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the outlaws of sherwood. From then on, robin is on the runbut he is not alone. The outlaws of sherwood ebook by robin mckinley rakuten kobo. Robin mckinleys outlaws of sherwood robin hood spotlight. She creates him as a more human charecter that is often moody, and only a satisfactory archer. Mckinley brings to the robin hood legend a robustly romantic view. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley nook book ebook.
The outlaws of sherwood 97804410258 by robin mckinley. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The damar land series written by author robin mckinley consists of a total of 6 books released between the years 1984 and 2009. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley goodreads. The outlaws of sherwood audiobook robin mckinley storytel. T he outlaws of sherwood is a retelling of the robin hood legend, though with only a very subtle touch of the magic that breezes through most of mckinley s other marvellous works of fantasy. While he wants to hide unobtrusively in sherwood forest, his friends seize upon the opportunity to make him a rallying point for the oppressed, overtaxed saxons barely surviving under. In mckinleys afterword, she says, the retellings through the centuries. The author retells the adventures of robin hood and his band of outlaws who live in sherwood forest in twelfthcentury england. A retelling of the story of beauty and the beast, and the blue sword, and more on.
New york times bestselling author robin mckinleys vivid retelling of the classic story of robin hood breathes contemporary life into these beloved adventureswith marian taking a pivotal role as one of robins best archers. Written by robin mckinley,justine eyre,tantor audio. This awesome book by the even more awesome robin mckinley whom i grow to love more and more the more i read from her. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley pages unbound. Robin mckinley is, perhaps, one of the best writers i have ever read, especially her books outlaws of sherwood and beauty. The robin hood legend comes thrillingly alive in robin mckinley s reimagining of the classic adventure young robin longbow, subapprentice forester in the kings forest of nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the chief forester, who bullies robin in memory of his popular father. Robin mckinley interviews in sherwood bold outlaw of.
The outlaws of sherwood, book by robin mckinley paperback. On his way to nottingham fair, a young apprentice forester named robin is. The newbery medalwinning author of the hero and the crown brings the robin hood legend to vivid life. A book trailer for the book the outlaws of sherwood written by awardwinning author robin. Robin mckinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the newbery medal for the hero and the crown and a newbery honor for the blue sword. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley nook book. She lives with her husband, the english writer peter dickinson. Read the outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley available from rakuten kobo. Robin mckinley brings to life the classic tale of robin hood and reveals the legendary characters as they must have been. Buy the paperback book the outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley at indigo. The outlaws of sherwood is a standalone novel by robin mckinley. By the end of the day a man lay dead in the kings forest, and robin was an outlaw with a price on his head. Robin mckinley audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Whites reincarnation of king arthur, a novel that brings robin hood and his menand womendelightfully to life. Her robin hood novel, the outlaws of sherwood was published as a hardcover by greenwillow books in 1988 and as an ace books paperback in 1989. Robin of sherwood robin mckinley, newbery awardwinning author of the hero and the crown, brings to life the classic tale of robin hood and reveals the legendary characters as they must have been. Compressing elapsed time into a year and a halffrom robin s escape to the forest to the bands pardon by king richard mckinley includes many familiar characters and incidents e. She was so accustomed to his step, to his bulk, that it took a moment to notice his face. My teen really enjoyed mckinley s version of the robin hood legend, and im not surprised, given her popularity as a writer of modern adaptations of folk lore and fairy tales.
Listen to outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley at. Young robin longbow, subapprentice forester in the kings forest of nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the chief forester, who. The outlaws of sherwood denver public library overdrive. The outlaws of sherwood has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A book trailer for the book the outlaws of sherwood written by awardwinning author robin mckinley. Robin mckinley has a gift for creating wellrounded characters with realistic problems and flaws, and an engaging writing style with a dry wit that periodically surfaces. In the days of king richard the lionheart, a young forester named robin set out one morning for the nottingham fair.
What if some terrific writer retold the story of the outlaws of sherwood in an entirely new to me way. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley audiobook young robin longbow, subapprentice forester in the kings forest of nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the chief forester, who bullies robin in memory of his popular father. Instead of showing her readers a robin who looks debonair and dashing while joking with his merry men, mckinley gives us a robin who lives in the. She renders it anew by fully developing the background and motive of each member of the merry band, from robin s crime that sends him into the woods, to marians subterfuge as she straddles the worlds of the nobility and of the outlaws. In mckinleys afterword, she says, the retellings through the centuries have echoed concurrent preoccupations. Robin longbow is a subapprentice forester in sherwood forest, barely eking out a livingand barely able to control his temper when he is confronted by the taunts of the chief foresters favorite. The outlaws of sherwood takes a realistic approach to the legendary outlaw and his band of merry, uh, persons. See all books authored by robin mckinley, including beauty. The first book in the series is titled as the hero and the crown. Young robin longbow, subapprentice forester in the kings forest of nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the chief forester, who bullies robin in memory of his pop. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley author justine eyre narrator. In outlaws of sherwood, mckinley uses her clear and descriptive style to add a little reality to the robin hood legends.
New york times bestselling author robin mckinleys vivid retelling of the classic story of robin hood breathes contemporary life into these beloved. Robin mckinley books list of books by author robin mckinley. The outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley fictiondb. Like the original robin hood tales, the outlaws of sherwood is an episodic type of novel, with a series of adventures and conflicts, and several twists on the original legends. The outlaws of sherwood ebook written by robin mckinley.