Walk the Wild With Me
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نقد و بررسی
October 14, 2019
Characters from Robin Hood and English folklore gambol through Atwood’s vibrant historical fantasy debut. Twelve-year-old orphan Nick Withybeck is raised by monks in Locksley Abbey. When the Celtic goddess Elena chooses Nick as her vessel in the mortal world, she reveals his true heritage to him; Nick has the wild blood and is a child of the forest. Nick’s newfound magic, combined with the goddess who whispers in his mind, enable him to recognize Little John, of Robin Loxley’s merry band, as “the Green Man,” a mythical creature of the wood. When Queen Mab of the Faeries kidnaps Little John’s lover, Little John enlists Nick to use his special connection with Elena to help get her back. Infusing the story of the Sherwood outlaws with magic is a well-established trope, but shifting the focus from Robin to Little John is a welcome innovation, and Nick’s fresh eyes breathe life into the legend. Atwood’s lively tale is sure to appeal to lovers of mythology and folklore.
October 15, 2019
Atwood puts a twist on the legend of Robin Hood in her first novel that combines the history of Sherwood Forest and the realm of faerie. A young monastic initiate, Nick, is guided on a quest to help the few fey left in Sherwood Forest in a battle with the evil faerie Queen Mab of Celtic legend. With the help of Abbot Maeson, Robin Goodfellow (aka Robin Hood) and Little John, this band of eclectic heroes must save both Little John and Robin's romantic interests along with all of England from Queen Mab's evil clutches. Nick is entrusted with the pitcher of the Lady Elana, the Celtic goddess of the crossroads, sorcery, and cemeteries. She helps him to guide his friend Dom to a restful passing, to decisions that help him to stay on his path of faith, and to a door that bridges both faerie and human worlds. Nick is the key to reuniting the worlds, so that religion and the regencies of the land can live in peace. This elegant historical fantasy will have readers anticipating Atwood's next book.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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