Shadow of the Wolf 12+

About this book

Forget everything you've ever heard about Robin Hood.

Robin Loxley is seven years old when his parents disappear without a trace. Years later the great love of his life, Marian, is also taken from him. Driven by these mysteries, and this anguish, Robin follows a darkening path into the ancient heart of Sherwood Forest. What he encounters there will leave him transformed . . .

The first book of a trilogy, Shadow of the Wolf is a breathtakingly original--an utterly compelling--retelling that will forever alter the legend of Robin Hood.

Reviews

Praise for Shadow of the Wolf:

"Astonishingly good (5 out of 5)" -The Sun

" Not an Errol Flynn swashbuckler or a Men in Tights romp. It's dark and violent, a gory fantasy mashup with Game of Thrones and X-Men in its DNA." -The Guardian

" My favourite YA book of 2014 (so far and I can't imagine anyone topping it). I thought this was going to be a YA fantasy book but I'm not sure what it is, which is why I love it. Beautiful writing, a stunning mix of action and mystical folklore. A brilliant story." -Sally Green, author of Half Bad

"Readers must discard their preconceptions to embrace Hall's tormented, half-human Robin and his sorceress lady love, but the sacrifice admits them into a richly constructed Medieval world that is both real enough to conjure the sounds of birds and smell of wood fires, and at other times mystical in the extreme." -Booklist starred review