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    Tuck

    Written by Stephen Lawhead

    Narrated by Adam Verner

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    As King Raven, Bran is Lord of the Forest. But his true crown seems out of reach. Bran is still fighting to bring his people justice from the shadows of the green wood. But Abbot Hugo is used to playing the long game and has been watching and learning. Abbot Hugo plans to bring the invading Norman marchogi to the forest in force, heralding the start of a campaign to wipe out King Raven and his band once and for all. Their merciless attack, the first of many, marks a dark day for the realm. And the dream of seeing a true king take the throne of Elfael seems increasingly remote. Bran and his few stalwarts desperately need encouragement and reinforcement if they are to survive. But Friar Tuck, a most unconventional priest, may just have a solution to their dilemma.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateFeb 1, 2009
    ISBN9781608145010
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    Stephen Lawhead

    Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His works include Byzantium and the series The Pendragon Cycle, The Celtic Crusades, and The Song of Albion. Lawhead makes his home in Austria with his wife.

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    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a satisfying conclusion to the "Hood" series. If you read it, don't stop at the conclusion, but take time to read the afterward. It lends credence to the historical background to the original Robin Hood story.
    • 3/5
      The conclusion to the King Raven trilogy is really no different to the other books of the trilogy. The strong point, for me, the thing I found most interesting, was the new interpretation of how the Robin Hood story came about -- although I felt that the epilogue hammered that in maybe a little too much -- and not much else really grabbed me. Again, the writing is pretty good and once I settled down to read it I sped through Tuck in a couple of hours. If you want something easy to read and you like Robin Hood and you're not terribly threatened by a Welsh Robin, then this is definitely worth picking up. Lawhead's writing doesn't really come alive for me here, but nor is it terribly written. Beyond a couple of lines that made me cringe, anyway.

      The story is pretty much the traditional Robin Hood, just a bit embroidered with details about Welsh conflicts, Welsh lords, Welsh places (as a travelling bard would have told/sung it if he made his way to Wales, I suppose!). If Lawhead intended this to be an entirely realistic story he should have departed further from the legends, because the things Robin gets away with are unbelievable. Which is, I suppose, some of the attraction about Robin.

      The characters still fall relatively flat for me. I didn't feel any particular grief for the deaths, or gladness for the triumphs -- which is odd, considering that these are my people triumphing! For once. There was something very appealing about seeing the Welsh win the day, but... I much prefer it when books make my heart twinge a little, and I didn't get any of that here.

      Still, it's a good conclusion to the trilogy, and I'm glad I read it.
    • 2/5
      Tuck was a lackluster end to a lackluster series. It had the problems of its predecessors (flat characters, inconsistent viewpoints, glacial pacing) and nothing new to add. There's really none of the gleeful mischief of the legend of Robin Hood - none of the sense of fighting because it's the right thing. It's all aimed at the ultimate goal of getting official recognition of the kingship of the cantref, and that just isn't particularly satisfying, given the cost.

      Overall, I find the whole King Raven cycle a terribly disappointment. There was clearly a ton of potential here, and it was squandered.
    • 5/5
      I am going to miss reading this series. From not really enjoying the first book, Hood, I came to love all the charatcers and the plot and I have learnt a lot about British history in the meantime. A good, but sad ending to a great series. I wanted it to continue; I wanted to read more.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful follow-up to Mary Stewarts Merlin Trilogy, which I just read for the umpteenth time. While Merlin and Arthur are fighting against the Saxon invadors in the 5th century, 1000 years later the Anglo-Saxons as the "true Britishers" now fight a gruesome war against the Invadors from Normandy/France - 1000 years later again: nowadays, who is who?The Robin Hood story itself as presented here seems to be the one and only true story, so beautifully is it set and developed, (and also gives a good lesson in history!).
    • 5/5
      I was a little apprehensive about this series because I know the story of Robin Hood so well, and thought I would be bored with it, but once I started reading Hood I was hooked. The story took place and over the years the names have evolved into what we know them because they were passed down through the ages by word of mouth. That is the way the King Raven series is written. I felt this was a very believable story. I blew through both Hood and Scarlet too fast and had to wait about a year for Tuck to be published but the wait was worth it. Tuck summed up the story very nicely in my opinion.
    • 4/5
      I thought the beginning was a little slow and confusing for me, but that could be attributed to the fact that I had not read its 2 predecessors. The Welsh names used for the outlaws threw me off, as did the different names for villians and locations (no mention of Sherwood or Sheriff of Nottingham). The story did not pick up momentum for me until Bran, Tuck, and company set out to free a captive king - and when it started to get more exciting, I definitely became more engrossed in the story and how it played out. Even though Tuck was more of a serious version of Robin Hood, I quite enjoyed it and plan to go back to Hood and Scarlet to see how it all started!
    • 5/5
      This was a very, VERY satisfying end to what I've decided is to be my favourite "new" series of books. I loved the concept, the setting and the characters. The plot was twisted and beautiful in its imaginings...And you can actually believe this version of the classic Robin Hood tale.Definitely worth reading, especially now that the whole series is out and completed.
    • 5/5
      Good finish to an enjoyable series. Well worth the listening.
    • 4/5
      It was very good. The only thing that threw it off was the random music that popped up and played at the end/beginning of chapters.
    • 5/5
      Perfect. I didn’t think it was possible but each book in this trilogy became progressively better. This is one of the best Robin Hood retellings I think I’ve ever come across. It’s so very good.
      This one is set up similarly to the past two, in that it focuses on a primary character (Bran in the first book, Will Scarlet in the second, and Tuck in this one), but the POV is technically omniscient, so a lot of the characters make their thoughts known. I’ve always been skeptical about that form of narration, but it’s pulled off so well in these books. Becuause it shows us mainly the side of the outlaws, but we also get chapters that show us Red William’s, the Sheriff, and Guy’s dealings - which are important to the story.
      In this final book, King William has gone back on his promise to give Elfael back to its rightful king, instead he gives claims it in the name of the king and gives its ruling over to the corrupt Abbot Hugo and the Sheriff. Leaving Bran to return to the woods with his Grellon and plan for war.
      In a desperate attempt to man more troops, Bran sets off with Tuck to entreat his mother’s people in the north. When they get there, however, they learn that their king, Gruffydd, has been a captive of the Ffreinc Earl Hugh for the past eight years. Of course this leads to Bran’s brilliant plans for entering Caer Cestre and rescuing the king from underneath the earl’s nose.
      All while this is happening, Mérian returns home against Bran’s wishes to attempt to get more men to fight from her father. Unknowing that her father has been dead a year and her brother is married to the Ffrienc baron’s daughter. She is detained and held captive all while Bran is in the north rescuing the Welsh king.
      When Bran’s quest proves futile and he returns to Elfael empty handed, it’s up to him and his men to fight the oncoming Ffreinc troops. All ten of them.
      And that’s one of my favourite things about these books. There’s literally ten able bodied fighting men in Bran’s group. Ten against an army. Yet, these books are stunningly realistic. The reason that ten men can practically wipe out forces doubling and tripling theirs is because at that point in time, only the Welsh used longbows. So, they could wipe out the Ffreinc forces because they only used weapons that required close range.
      Honestly the meticulous research that must have gone into these books really shows. They’re literally brilliant, this book was brilliant. Lawhead’s portrayal of Robin Hood is just perfect. Honestly, Bran is the best, he was the mischievous rogue that we all know as Robin Hood, yet he had his flaws.
      Also, I don’t think I’ve mentioned how much I love the integration of the King Raven legend that came up in Hood. Every time Bran put on the costume and went out as King Raven was just the best. Having the forest be haunted is a typical point in Robin Hood stories and the way that Lawhead chose to show it is probably my favourite thus far (a lot of stories just throw in wind chimes or whatever and say, ok that’s what people think are ghosts. No fun. I like a hooded raven cloak and blood curdling screams thank you very much).
      Anyway, this book was perfect, this trilogy is perfect. I am so happy with it. It’s easily going to be at the top of my favourite Robin Hood books.
    • 4/5
      Part three of the King Raven series does not disappoint. The idea that much of the tale of Robin Hood has been changed by virtue of the way stories evolved at the time, is brought forward. This concludes the tale as Rhi Bran, fighting a war with cunning and skill, wins back his rightful throne.
    • 5/5
      Wow! A breathtaking whirlwind of activity! A powerful end to a memorable trilogy!
    • 5/5
      I zoomed through 'Tuck' even faster than a read through 'Hood' and 'Scarlet'. By now all the characters save one have been introduced and the stage has been set. All Lawhead needed to do was deliver the final, rousing battle between Rhi Bran y Hud's Grellon and the King's men.

      And deliver he did. The final book picks up directly where 'Scarlet' left off; with the Grellon disappointed in the King's decision regarding their kingdom. In response Bran is adamant he will fight until his dying breath to have his people free and unhunted. So he and his loyal companion Friar Tuck set off to Gwenydd in north Wales to try to bring back men to aid in the fight. Again they engage in a clever ruse complete with disguises to rescue the disposed king of the realm from the dungeons of the portly Earl Hugh.

      Tuck is a fair narrator, his happy and cautious but still adventurous personality balancing out the dark rage of Bran, making the book speed along at a quick pace. By the final confrontation I was loathe to put the book down for even a second.

      I highly recommend the entire trilogy as it never lets up, never dragging even to the last. It's entertaining, smart and will make you believe that this truly is the real story of Robin Hood.