Winterwode, by J Tullos Hennig
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Winterwode, by J Tullos Hennig
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Beneath winter's chill awaits the deepest of magics... Robyn Hood is the undisputed ruler of the wild, green Wode. Reunited with his sister Marion and his lover Gamelyn, Robyn and his band of outlaws seek to raise the Ceugant―the magical trine of the Old Religion―against the tyranny of Church and Crown. Yet their forest kingdom is roiling with conflict. Marion has been made welcome, but old shackles and new fears hamper her true promise. Gamelyn is torn between oaths of heart and head―and the outlaws never let him forget he was but recently Guy of Gisbourne, defrocked Templar and Robyn's fiercest enemy. When a lone traveler is waylaid on the road, a common occurrence quickly proves uncommon. Knight and Maiden, Archer and Men, all are conscripted to aid a Queen's―and ultimately a King's―ransom. For beneath winter's chill is awakening the deepest of magics, and there are those who seek the power of Robyn Hood and his Shire Wode for their own ends. --------------Third in a series re-imagining the legends of Robin Hood.
Winterwode, by J Tullos Hennig- Amazon Sales Rank: #3591813 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .72" w x 5.98" l, 1.03 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 348 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic By J. Wachob I’ll never be able to adequately express the effect this series has had on me. This is my absolute favorite kind of reading experience. The kind where you are totally sucked in, totally immersed in this other world and it’s actually unsettling to surface from where you’ve been and reenter the real world.There’s nothing I love more than a book that requires my full attention. There is lovely rich language and a complicated story here and I was gleefully looking up Welsh phrases, words beyond my vocabulary, and more information on the real people and myths used as inspiration. So much fun!I read this in a constant state of unease, as the ever present danger keeps the stakes high for our beloved cast of characters. And that was fun too. I want to be on edge and uncertain: I don’t want to guess where things are going. And what a wonderful ride it is!I'm so glad that there are two more books coming and, of course, my experience of this book won't be complete until the very talented Ross Pendleton reads it to me when the audio book is released. What a relief that there's so much more Wode on the way! Even though I'm afraid of whatever heartache is sure to come, there's no place I'd rather be.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. 4.5 stars By It's About The Book Winterwode is the third book in a series which must be read in order.This book – indeed this series- is a marvel of writing. Every time I was forced to break from reading it I had to shake myself. My living room is a far cry from Robyn’s mystical Wode you see – and his Wode is exactly where I was transported to every moment I was reading.So much is special about this book. The research involved in, the loving care with which the language, settings and characters are portrayed, the careful pacing of events and awakenings. It’s definitely a book to immerse oneself in, to traverse the pages along with the extraordinary characters.I found Winterwode to be a transitional, quieter sort of book in the series. Many questions get sorted, and many more arise. There are significantly less action scenes than were present in Shirewode, which gave it an overall slower pace. Through the Winter season during which this book takes place, we see the characters discover much about themselves, through close interaction, reflection and introspection. For a while during the first few chapters I was wondering where things were going, when was something more substantive going to “happen”. I needn’t have worried, for happen they did! Many things within this world are not quite what they seem and many are achingly exactly as they seem. Changes occur mostly in the hearts and minds of Robyn, Gamelyn, Marion and company.This series has historical basis on knowledge regarding church and religious leaders we have of the time period, yet the author has created a fascinating, multi layered fantasy world unto itself within the realm of Robin Hood lore. The mystical, magical and ethereal elements are very much front and center. The Forest Lord and Lady loom large. The connection Robyn, Marion and Gamelyn have with them is ever-present. There is an on-going undercurrent of repression and burdens placed on the common folk vs how the royals and church leaders live and are treated is apparent.At the beginning of Winterwode, Robyn is found to be pleased with outcome of recent events (I won’t spoiler for those who haven’t read yet). His loyal group is reunited, and best of all, Gamelyn is back at his side. They are all ensconced in the beloved forest where Robyn alternately finds peace as well as questions emanating from the Forest Lord. I so enjoy the deep spirituality conveyed in this story. The accord Robyn and his band share with the land. The subtle and not so subtle confusion and mixed signals that were swirling about amongst the entire group added to the air of anticipation and mystique. There was quite a bit of push and pull taking place among the group.Gamelyn is caught in the middle of this mystique and yes, trepidation. Suffering from injuries both physical and emotional – including nightmares and loss of temper – he is afraid for himself and his effect on those he loves. Being a trained Templar Knight, he is torn regarding his obligations to the order and his deep bond with Robyn – and the Wode itself. A bond which is undeniable stronger than ever – despite the years the two men spent apart, and despite his time away from the pulse of the forest. Much exploration and depth is lent to these struggles, both with himself and with his interactions with Robyn, Marion and Will in particular. Gamelyn ultimately finds himself returning to Temple Hirst, out of necessity if not out of fealty. Marion finds herself questioning her role in staying with Robyn and the other men, but is steadfast that the Lord and Lady will eventually allow her path as the Maiden to be revealed. These detailed and differing interpersonal dynamics were fascinating to follow. The fluidity, the growth displayed. The overall power struggles relating to convictions. Robyn keeps a close watch, for his loved ones have enough potential threats from the outside without needing to worry about ones from within the fold.The relative peace found by the group is short lived as struggles with their enemies both old and new leap to the forefront again. What good can come of Gamelyn returning to Temple Hirst? Will he remain permanently or will it be temporary? Can they trust his Commander, Hubert de Gisborough? Time will tell.Although not a cliffhanger, the ending bodes heavily of the “stay tuned” variety. Never fear, at least two more books are planned in the series. Bring on book 4 – Summerwode.* The cover of this book is absolutely stunning, and captures the essence and mood of the depicted characters. Beautiful work.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Robyn and Gamelyn are back. By Ulysses Dietz WinterwodeBy J. Tullos HennigFive starsI bought this book because I assumed it was the terminal volume of a trilogy; but apparently it is the beginning of a trilogy. I gave the first two books of this series..Shirewode and Greenwode…four stars, possibly because of the turmoil they put me through. As a pair of books, they created a remarkable world, a fantasy based in historical fact and legend, that was captivating and compelling. These are not romances, any more than Ken Follett’s celebrated “Pillars of the Earth” is a romance; but at their center is a love storey of an epic, visceral kind. They are also fascinating studies of life in 12th-century England, a country torn apart by politics and religion. It is Hennig’s attention to detail that give the books an authenticity that is riveting.“Winterwode” is the third of the “Wode” series, but the first of a new trilogy by J. Tullos Hennig. If “Greenwode” offered some needed closure, to make up for the appalling cliff-hanger of “Shirewode,” this book walks us back up another cliff—but doesn’t really make us jump off. Some of us might have liked to leave well enough alone—but then again, England in the 1100s was hardly a place of peaceful life and uninterrupted happy endings. I raised my rating for book three to five stars, because I cannot get over what a tour-de-force Henning has created.It all begins with our little family of thieves settling into something like routine life. But there is Marian, the avatar of the Lady, goddess of the Wode. She has no man and chafes at the role of caregiver to this band of men that she’s taken on. She eyes the golden-red hair of Gamelyn, and can’t help but feel a bit envious of his relationship with her brother. For his part, Gamelyn is still haunted by his training as a Knight Templar, and by the vows he took for his order. Only his Templar servant, Much, ties him to a past he doesn’t really want to forget. Both Robin and Marian are frustrated that Gamelyn can’t quite give himself up to the Wode, to embrace the magic within and become fully part of their world.And then an elegantly dressed troubadour appears in the woods. What a first seems to be another easy mark for the Thieves of Sherwood to relieve of his coin, soon turns into something far more politically fraught and dangerous.Most interesting of all is the guest star of this story, an extended cameo by Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of the imprisoned Richard Lionheart and his nasty brother John. Both Eleanor and Hubert, master of the fortress-monastery where Gamelyn was trained, play crucial, if circumscribed roles in “Winterwode.” Representatives of the greatest geopolitical power of the day, these two nonetheless act as bridges between the world of the Wode and the world at large. They are the enemy, and yet not. They are reminders that Good and Evil are rarely simply defined. Eleanor, in particular, is a counterpoint to Marian, and their shared womanhood forms an important thread in the book’s plot.Hennig’s Wode series takes some care in the reading. Her language is studied and complex, mostly to deliver a palpable sense of the medieval world in which it is set. Equally studied is the contemporary feel that much of the dialogue between the main family of characters has; we understand Marian, Robyn, Gamelyn, and their cohort as young people, divided by class and training, but united in their ties to the Wode and its magic. For all the carefully crafted archaism of the language, we can identify with these three.The absence of any kind of cliffhanger at the end of “Winterwode” is misleading, because we end with an anxious sense of unfinished business. In “Winterwode” Robyn, Marian and Gamelyn begin to understand themselves and each other as they will be together. At the same time, they also gain clarity about what inevitably lies ahead. Hennig manages to leave us calm and satisfied, while not letting us forget that, in the wild magic world of Shire Wode, there is no such thing as calm for long.
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