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Title: Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 1-57566-749-5 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.97 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well-written, though i think Roberson should write a sequel.
Comment: This book was well-written and captivating; you had to read it to the end. i think, though, that her ending was a bit inconclusive and almost screams for a sequel. the reader is left to wonder what became of each of the characters they grew to love (or hate) while reading the book. Roberson's book gives Robin Hood fans a new concept to think about: Maid Marian. Marian was previously not a central figure and i think it is good that she has finally been given due credit. . .and Robin Hood needs a lover. it adds to the romantic side of the old ballads.
Rating: 3
Summary: Mixed emotions
Comment: How to explain my feelings about _Lady of the Forest_? A romantic historical novel about Maid Marian and Robin Hood, it was an enjoyable escape and post-work-stress-reliever for a couple of weeks. I did enjoy it. Unfortunately, when I shut the back cover, I realized I had just read a six-hundred page book containing almost no surprises.
Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of the stellar _Mists of Avalon_, gushes about this book in the cover blurb, and so I was hoping for a novel that would make me rethink the Robin Hood legends, just as Mists made me look at the Arthurian corpus differently. Part of what made Mists fascinating was that it took an old tale and reexamined it, humanizing the "bad guys" and telling another side of the story. Mists questioned all of our assumptions about Arthur and Morgan. _Lady of Sherwood_ questions nothing, challenges nothing. The characters are just what we expect them to be... It doesn't rethink the legend any more than does Disney's kids' movie on the same theme. It may be a nice romance, but it's not in the same league as the best historical fiction. If you want a romance, you might like this, but for a haunting tale of mysterious forests and renegade Crusaders, go read _The Black Chalice_ by Marie Jakober.
Rating: 2
Summary: A sad disappointment: What Happened?
Comment: What hooked me immediately was that here was a novel written by Jennifer Roberson that was available; the first Cheysuli Omnibus 1, SHAPECHANGER'S SONG, made a more-than-good impression upon me. Also, seeing the 'Bestselling Author' branded on top of the book cover goaded my assumptians into believing that Roberson was a dependable author. However, Roberson's attempt to redraw the legend of Robin Hood and Marian, plus the merry gang, failed horribly. At first, the prologue immediately attracted my attention. The author had immersed the reader in a high tensioned excited scene starring the "obsessed" Sheriff of Nottingham and Lady Marian. This technique was more effective on me because I was made quite restless for well-written, well-plotted books. The prologue and the first few chapters held high potential until Roberson decided to add more story perspectives as more characters entered the story. In this case as the members of the soon-to-be merry band of outlaws made its appearance in the book, more switching between the characters' viewpoints occurred. Most of those perspectices were just two pages in length, and keep in mind that the LADY OF THE FOREST began with the perspectives of Marian of Ravenskeep, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Robert of Locksley. Over ten character shifts were juggled. This greatly tired and annoyed me throughout this gruesomely bulky book.
The positive feedback from "Publisher Weekly", "Booklist", and Marion Zimmer Bradley certainly mislead me, and during the 791 pages, I continued to puzzle over the saneness and credibility of those reknown sources. Though the summary from the LADY OF THE FOREST paperback edition baited readers with an intimate telling, Roberson style, about the love and endurance between Marian and Robin Hood, the writing failed to provide strong characters, and certainly failed to capture the depth of the two classic characters' relationship. Omitting several character viewpoints would be necessary to maintain a high consistent reputation. Then the story can concentrate on Marian and Robin Hood, and Robin Hood and Marian.
Overall, this book had the potential even before readers had finished chapter two: the seemingly original depiction on a well-known story foretold in the summary; the praising comments from authorities of the publishing realm; the promise from the bestseller author of the Cheysuli series. The real outcome, however, was immense disappointment. Don't buy the book. I would rather read the Cheysuli series and Juliet Marillier.
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Title: Lady of Sherwood by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 1575665875 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Lady of the Glen: A Novel of 17Th-Century Scotland and the Massacre of Glencoe by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 1575662892 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Legacy of the Wolf: Chronicles of Cheysuli Omnibus Two: Book Three, Legacy of the Sword: Book Four, Track of the White Wolf by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0886779979 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Shapechanger's Song (Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Omnibus 1) by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0886779766 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 06 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Children of the Lion: Chronicles of the Cheysuli: Omnibus Three (Chronicles of Cheysuli, 3) by Jennifer Roberson ISBN: 0756400031 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 08 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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