A beautiful synthesis of Robin Hood legends --Marion Zimmer BradleyWith her king a captive and her coffers drained England is left in turmoil during the Crusades After the death of her father in the Holy Land Lady Marian of Ravenskeep finds herself alone--and at the mercy of men vying for her lands and her beauty Thrust into games of political intrigue the sheltered knights daughter soon learns to trust no one Afforded a heros homecoming Sir Robert of Locksley returns from the Crusades a shattered man In a country he barely recognizes one torn apart by treachery and betrayal he finds in Marian a kindred soul Their quest for justice will take them into the depths of Sherwood Forest where the dream of a new England will be born An imaginative and riveting novel impossible to put down --BooklistRobinson expertly evokes the sensations and frustrations of medieval life --KirkusA diverting delightful book --Publishers Weekly.
