The Hood - Anti-Matter of Britain Quartet

God bless you, England, on this glorious Year of Our Lord, 1145. Things are definitely not right in Nottingham. Rebecca, daughter of a Jewish money-lender, has a sense for it.A mad monk schemes to resurrect the Christ from body parts. A bone harpist murders creatures of legend for a price. A fae creature binds its wings and embraces a new God and his son.And don't even mention the Hood. The Man in Green. The Prince of Thieves. The tick-tock taker of the ten-toll tax.What hope have the series of sheriffs sent to hold the peace?It's the forest, you see. Sherwood. Ice Age ancient, impenetrable, hiding a dark and secret heart. But hearts, no matter how black, no matter how hidden, are not immune to change. The old world is dying... and a terrifying new one is waiting to take its place.Rebecca senses an opportunity. But how far is she willing to go, and what price - because there is always a price - will she have to pay?The Hood is Lavie Tidhar's narcotic reweirding of an ancient English myth, a tale stitched together from legends lost to time, a tale told and retold, reworked and renewed for each passing century. A tale, reader, for today.'A wild, inventive tapestry of myth and magic, with a wry sense of humor. Tidhar's writing is wonderfully vibrant' Silvia Moreno-Garcia, bestselling author of Mexican Gothic

ISBN:	9781838931315
Publisher:	Head of Zeus
Imprint:	Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra book
Published date:	14 Oct 2021
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	516
Weight:	626g
Height:	155mm
Width:	239mm
Spine width:	41mm

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