The Hood

In Nottingham, a Jewish moneylender's daughter, Rebecca, detects an unsettling atmosphere as a mad monk plots to resurrect the Christ, a bone harpist murders legendary creatures, and a fae creature embraces a new God. The sheriffs sent to maintain peace face immense challenges in the forest of Sherwood, an ancient and impenetrable realm hiding a dark and secret heart. Rebecca sees an opportunity, but she must question how far she is willing to go and what price she will have to pay. Lavie Tidhar's novel is a vibrant retelling of ancient English myths, blending myth, magic, and a wry sense of humor.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2022
Publisher: Head of Zeus

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

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838931339