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We absolutely loved the first book, and this 2nd one was extremely well written, but, overall, we didn't feel it was up to par as the first one.

But that does not make this a bad book. On the contrary! It was just so seemingly different. More mystery than action/adventure.

What makes this a solid read is the writing itself. Where most books like this would kinda bore us, or make us quit reading it, Red Hand does an outstanding job of creating interesting and varying types of characters that you want to follow along with. Not as much action-packed adventure in this one, but the mystery of this story kept us going with it.


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Hunter of Sherwood The Red Hand Toby Venables 9781781082904 Books Reviews

Although I read this after reading Knight of Shadows, I could easily see this as an excellent stand alone novel.
Again if you are a fan of Robin Hood lore or if you enjoy adventure or fantasy novels, then give it a go. You won't be disappointed. The action is constantly charging forward while somehow true character development is interlaced throughout, making for pure entertainment.
Now I'm just looking forward to what could possibly come next in the series.
When I read a book that has over 500 pages it better be good, it better not have a lot of parts that drags the story down. This book is great.​ When I was somewhere in the middle I thought back to everything I had read and realized that every scene I had read was important to the story. That’s a good feeling. So I just plowed through the book enjoying the adventure, the action, the humor and the very well written story. And of course, tried to get my brain to grasp the fact that it’s Gisburne and Prince John that are the heroes in this book, not Robin Hood and Richard the Lionheart (damn you movies)!

But I must admit that I had a soft spot for Robin Hood and some of my favorite scenes involved him and Gisburne. And somehow it was really nice to see a more darker side to Robin Hood (can be because I‘m more of fan of antiheroes than heroes) Anyway this a terrific book, perfect for anyone that likes adventure, action and humor all in one!
Ever since Michael Jecks' KNIGHTS TEMPLAR series ended, I've been looking for another English medieval murder mystery fix of comparable worth. Happily, it looks like Toby Venables' HUNTER OF SHERWOOD will fit the bill nicely. THE RED HAND, A 2014 a 2014 Abaddon release, is the second entry in what I hope becomes a long series.

THE RED HAND pits Sir Guy of Gisburne against a 'monster' who is stalking across England in 1193, gruesomely dispatching various English knights. Gisburne is an agent of Prince John, who is occupying the English throne while Richard the Lionheart is abroad. Investigating the crimes, Gisburne begins to see a pattern which seems to involve Prince John. As if the monster - christened 'The Red Hand' - isn't enough of a handful to deal with, an old enemy of Gisburne's involves himself as does a certain legendary archer named Hood!

Venables' story is a wonder, a real page-turner that takes legendary literary - and historical - characters and mixes them together in a pleasingly-inventive plot The characters are well-drawn; the action compelling. I want to track down the first volume in the series and am really looking forward to further adventures of Guy of Gisburne! Highly recommended.
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What is it about the bad boys? Okay, I’m not talking about those stalker types of bad boys, but those bad girls that in some way are sexier and more intriguing than the heroes. Take for instance, Guy of Gisburne in the BBC’s recent Robin Hood series. Smoldering Richard Armitage, enough said, right? Gisburne is bad, but not too bad, he is redeemable. To be fair, this trend in Gisburne seems to have been the Robin of Sherwood series, where Gisburne is revealed to have come from an abusive house, is more intelligent than the Sheriff he serves, and is the second Robin Hood’s half brother.
Guy has come a long way since first appearing as a mercenary sent to kill Robin Hood, hasn’t he?
So it’s hardly surprising that Venables makes use of the idea of Guy of Gisburne as hero. It’s more surprising that he seems to be the first author to have done so.
Venables combines the older version of Gisburne, the mercenary/knight with the more current theme of Gisburne as good girl. Of course, in the series, Gisburne is the hero.
This is the second book in a series, and I haven’t read the first. There was times when I wanted to know more, but the lack of knowledge in no way effected my understanding of the plot. It’s the type of series that you can jump into and not get frustrated (or at least it is in the terms of the second book).
The weakest part of the book in some ways is Gisburne himself. He is, at times, almost a too perfect character in general. He is smart, brave, intelligent, loyal, has a wonderful horse, and a dedicated squire. This is a danger that is always there when writing a story where the normal villain becomes the hero, an over use of the reverse of sin. It’s strange, though. Venables also presents Prince (later historically speaking King) John as another wrongly maligned figure, except John isn’t the paragon of perfection that Gisburne is; undoubtedly this is why John is a scene stealer.
It’s good to be the king.
Even if it is a king in waiting.
Despite this weakness of a too perfect character, the book is rather good. It’s a rollicking adventure of a roller coaster ride, to use mixed clichés and what not. Gisburne finds himself tasked so find the mysterious killer of knights, a killer who seems to be waiting to get to John. Then there is the question of the Hooded Man, a believable version of Robin Hood, but one that challenges the image of Hood in so many novels, movies, and television series. There is the question about Marian, though why Gisburne cares about Marian where Melisande is a far more interesting woman, I have no idea.
One would think that the character of Melisande would be the most annoying because in some ways she is most unbelievable, an of a woman. Yet, if Venables is drawing on the older ballads for his Gisburne, this Melisande makes sense because there is a tradition of her in Renaissance stories – Brandmante anyone? Like John, Melisande does manage to steal scenes, and she has some wonderful lines.
Gisburne too for that matter, in particular a good crack about sanity.
The most interesting part of the novel, aside from the action, is the play with the idea of story and legend. Why does Hood get the press and Gisburne doesn’t? What is it about stories, in particular stories about heroes subverting the rules? And what happens when people gain names they don’t want? Why does society remember things a certain way. This is the idea that Venables is playing with as Gisburne races to save those he is sworn too.
We absolutely loved the first book, and this 2nd one was extremely well written, but, overall, we didn't feel it was up to par as the first one.

But that does not make this a bad book. On the contrary! It was just so seemingly different. More mystery than action/adventure.

What makes this a solid read is the writing itself. Where most books like this would kinda bore us, or make us quit reading it, Red Hand does an outstanding job of creating interesting and varying types of characters that you want to follow along with. Not as much action-packed adventure in this one, but the mystery of this story kept us going with it.