Robin of Sherwood (novel)

''"Robin Hood must be destroyed," whispered the Baron. "We are all agreed on that. Though perhaps for different reasons." He leant forward. "I know he will come to me and I know he will come alone." Ever since Robin Hood had fled as an outlaw into Sherwood Forest, he too had known that a confrontation with the vile Baron de Belleme was to come. The Baron was a man feared the length and breadth of the land for his cold-hearted cruelty and the demonic powers he used to keep his servants enslaved. Only one man could possibly ever break the Baron’s hold on England, and that man was Robin Hood, come to Sherwood to fulfill the ancient legend of Herne the Hunter, and to fight against the oppression of the weak, the sick and the poor.As the Baron’s net tightens around Sherwood, Robin Hood’s outlaws and their friends, Friar Tuck and Maid Marion, daily run the risk of capture, torture and death. Time after time, Robin and his men slip through the enemy’s grasping fingers, only to vanish again in the depths of the forest. But then the Baron plans the most horrifying trap of all...''

The swashbuckling adventures of England’s most famous hero have been cleverly retold by Richard Carpenter, who is well-known for his previous successes both on television and in books, including Catweazle, The Ghosts of Motley Hall and Dick Turpin. - Robin of Sherwood -inside cover.


 * Robin of Sherwood written by Richard Carpenter
 * Puffin Books, 1984
 * ISBN 0-14-031690-6
 * Novelization of the episodes "Robin Hood & the Sorcerer", "The Witch of Elsdon", "Seven Poor Knights from Acre", "Alan-A-Dale" and "The King's Fool" [i.e. the entire first season].