Outlaw (The Outlaw Chronicles, #1)

Posted on 23 December 2017 by Angus Donald

MEET THE GODFATHER OF SHERWOOD FORESTWhen he s caught stealing, young Alan Dale is forced to leave his family and go to live with a notorious band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest.Their leader is the infamous Robin Hood A tough, bloodthirsty warrior, Robin is feared than any man in the country And he becomes a mentor for Alan with his fellow outlaws, Robin teaches Alan how to fight and how to win.But Robin is a ruthless man and although he is Alan s protector, if Alan displeases him, he could also just as easily become his murderer Best Read [ Outlaw (The Outlaw Chronicles, #1) ] by [ Angus Donald ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is not the worst Robin Hood novel I ve ever read that would be Scarlet , but it is the worst by someone who was a professional author journalist before writing a novel The text is unintentionally hilarious, the characters have the emotional depth of tissue paper, and like a piss drunk Robin Hood at a county archery contest, Donald manages to miss the target entirely.Donald showers his text liberally with ill executed references to masculinity, such as We were on the road again at dawn This is not the worst Robin Hood novel I ve ever read that would be Scarlet , but it is the worst by someone who was a professional author journalist before writing a novel The text is unintentionally hilarious, the characters have the emotional depth of tissue paper, and like a piss drunk Robin Hood at a county archery contest, Donald manages to miss the target entirely.Donald showers his text liberally with ill executed references to masculinity, such as We were on the road again at dawn the next day, the motley cavalcade clattering out of the gates of the farm compoundas the cocks were bawling a noisy message about their masculinity to t...So its about Robin Hood you surmise Well not really as the tale centres on Alan Dale who is also the aged narrator of the book at the start We have his early life as a young thief in Nottingham who has to abscond to the forest after being caught facing losing his hand he is taken on by Robin Hood his band of outlaws For the most part its a coming of age story, which is sound as this youth is mature beyond his years so no its not a YA style read with lots of Teen angs So its about Robin Hood you surmise Well not really as the tale centres on Alan Dale who is also the aged narrator of the book at the start We have his early life as a young thief in Nottingham who has to abscond to the forest after being caught facing losing his hand he is taken on by Robin Hood his band of outlaws For the most part its a coming of age story, which is sound as this youth is mature beyond his years so no its not a YA style read with lots of Teen angst He is surrounded by a gang of outlaws who arerough diamonds than savage beasts of whom many a name is known to us readers through lore.Each character is introduced in turn Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Guy Gisbourne, Will Scarlet, Will Mutc...There is nothing subtle or clever here just a thunderous good adventure as Alan Dale hides with Robin Hood, John, Tuck and Marie Anne against all the evil doers of Nottingham Lots of battles, scandal and debauchary and huge piles of great fun Perfect antedote to somecerebral reads I ...Picked this up on a whim and how glad am I that I did Although the Robin Hood story has been told on countless occasions and in many ways, this is one of theoriginal versions to date Donald has managed to create a Robin that is believable and balances the hero character that we all know and love with therealistic criminal outlaw that he would ve been.The story is told through the eyes of Alan Dale, who ends up joining Robin s crew as a result of a single criminal act born from hung Picked this up on a whim and how glad am I that I did Although the Robin Hood story has been told on countless occasions and in many ways, this is one of theoriginal versions to date Donald has managed to create a Robin that is believable and balances the hero character that we all know and love with therealistic criminal outlaw that he would ve been.The story is told through the eyes of Alan Dale, who ends up joining Robin s crew as a result of a single criminal act born from hunger and nothingAs Alan becomesanda part of Robin s crew, we meet all the usual suspects of the Robin Hood tale from Little John to Maid Marian or Marie Anne as she is in this tale and of course Friar Tuck Donald has kept the familiar traits of each of the characters while building on them further and making them seem not onlyreal buthuman as well, with everyone having both good and bad sides.Donald has also recreated th...I m a big fan of Bernard Cornwell to say the least and knowing that the author of this was inspired by Bernard to write his own historical fictionwell, I had to check it out.I m delighted that I did OUTLAW is the beginning of a new series chronicling the adventures of Robin Hood, and it s a thrilling one Well researched, well written and well told, this is just the sort of historical adventure I love to read packed with action and intrigue and a memorable level of grittiness, too, this u I m a big fan of Bernard Cornwell to say the least and knowing that the author of this was inspired by Bernard to write his own historical fictionw...This is a sort of hummm, interesting.take on the Robin Hood legend The author takes some time afterward to discuss this and why he writes what he writes.This is a good book It s a somewhat new angle to take on the legendary character he sbitter in some ways definitely a disillusioned hero We get the childhood trauma card played here and the author wanted very badly to include a pagan take on the religion in the book.Here we are told the story by Alan Dale Alan a Dale as he This is a sort of hummm, interesting.take on the Robin Hood legend The author takes some time afterward to discuss this and why he writes what he wr...Outlaw describes itself as a gripping, action packed historical thriller that delves deep into the fascinating legend of Robin Hood Outlaw is none of these things and somehow succeeds in turning the fascinating legend of Robin Hood into a worse than average piece of confusing half ideas and shallow characters Firstly the main description of the novel is totally misleading historical thriller Outlaw is not historical as there is still no proof of Robin Hood s existence, and it is not Outlaw describes itself as a gripping, action packed historical thriller that delves deep into the fascinating legend of Robin Hood Outlaw is none of these things and somehow succeeds in turning the fascinating legend of Robin Hood into a worse than average piece of confusing half ideas and shallow characters Firstly the main description of the novel is totally misleading historical thriller Outlaw is not historical as there is still no proof of Robin Hood s existence, and it is not a thriller in any shape or form There are few moments of suspense or surprise and the one supposed twist at the end is predictable and over explained While I m at it, it is not gripping or action packed either So enough of dissecting the description on the back of the book Outlaw s bold subtitle is Meet ...Nearly a four, really Good enough that I m going to read Holy Warrior, the next one in the series, as an e book just so I don t have to wait a whole day or two to follow Robin Hood and Alan A Dale on the crusades Why is it nearly a fourpeople defecate They urinate They get sick These three are a must for me in historical fiction there s a reasonWhere do you go to the bathroomis the question astronauts get the most If you want to see the astronauts solution watch this nation Nearly a four, really Good enough that I m going to read Holy Warrior, the next one in the series, as an e book just so I don t have to wait a whole day or two to follow Robin Hood and Alan A Dale on the crusades Why is it nearly a fourpeople defecate They urinate They get sick These three are a must for me in historical fiction there s a reasonWhere do you go to the bathroomis the question astronauts get the most If you want to see the astronauts solution watch this national geographic space potty training device video.If you want to step back into the England of the 12 13th centuries...A friend gave this to me to read, so I gave it a go Truthfully, I wasn t impressed The book had very little new to offer, either to the Robin Hood mythology or in literary terms Reimagining Robin Hood as a Godfather like figure could have been interesting, but that potential was never realized The author s writing was, at best, basic, and there were times that he had me laughing with disbelief at his choice of descriptors For instance, Donald has the main character have a dream rife with ob A friend gave this ...This was been on my radar for a long time pretty much since I saw the iconic cover when it came out actually Anyway, I finally got around to buying a year or os ago Started it a few months later, and devoured it I ve since read the next two books as well.The main hero and narrator is Alan Dale, a young thief who s taken in by Robert Odo, the outlaw chief I liked this approach, because al...

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23 December 2017

Angus Donald