This month’s CSFF blog tour features Scarlet, byStephen Lawhead. College demands don’t allow me to post a full review, so a short synopsis will have to do. 
Scarlet is the second book in the King Raven trilogy and most of the story is told from Scarlet’s, first name Will, point of view. As the story opens, he sitting in prison, a dungeon really, and is trying to stave off the hangman’s rope by telling his story to a young priest. The trick is to make his story interesting enough to prolong his life, but not to give anything away regarding King Raven and his band of outlaws.
The King Raven trilogy is a re-telling of the story of Robin Hood. In this trilogy, the setting is not Sherwood Forest of England, but is set in Wales. In his first book, Hood, Mr. Lawhead makes a compelling reason for the change of scenery, one that makes much more sense than the legendary Sherwood Forest.
No matter the setting, the first two books of the trilogy pulled me back in time, when England was invaded by France Normans and the sufferings the native populations endured under a tyrannical rule. It is the story of a small group of people, led by a displaced king, determined to reclaim the land and kingdom settled by their ancestors, now under foreign rule.
Other blog tour participants:
Trish Anderson
Brandon Barr
Wayne Thomas Batson
Jim Black
Justin Boyer
Grace Bridges
Amy Browning
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
CSFF Blog Tour
D. G. D. Davidson
Chris Deanne
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Linda Gilmore
Beth Goddard
Marcus Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Jill Hart
Katie Hart
Sherrie Hibbs
Timothy Hicks
Christopher Hopper
Becca Johnson
Jason Joyner
Kait
Karen
Dawn King
Tina Kulesa
Mike Lynch
Margaret
Karen McSpadden
Melissa Meeks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirtika or Mir’s Here
Eve Nielsen
John W. Otte
John Ottinger
Lyn Perry
Deena Peterson
Rachelle
Cheryl Russel
Ashley Rutherford
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
James Somers
Rachelle Sperling
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Robert Treskillard
Jason Waguespac
Daniel I. Weaver
Laura Williams
Timothy Wise
November 28, 2007 at 1:42 pm |
Very succinct and accurate.
November 28, 2007 at 4:07 pm |
Invaded by France? How dare you!
We were invaded by the Normans I’ll have you know, and that’s something entirely different.
Tsk, invaded by France indeed, muttter, mumble, etc…
November 28, 2007 at 6:38 pm |
Succinct summary, Cheryl. You nailed it.
Becky
November 28, 2007 at 8:15 pm |
Thanks, John and Becky.
uksteve-France has been struck and replaced by Normans.