Everyone knows something of the stories of Robin Hood. Over hundreds of years the tales of Robin Hood have shifted and grown a life of their own through many retellings, which makes Robin Hood a great vehicle to infuse the zombie element. In this mash-up our standard Robin Hood stands alongside Little John, Will Scarlet, Much, Marianne, Friar Tuck, and the Butcher to save Nottingham from plague undead. The Sheriff is in league with Prince John who wants to overtake King Richard. These notable villains have aligned with a witch who has developed the plague to garner an undead army that Prince John can use against the King.

This is a fast, action-packed, cinematic retelling that is great for zombie enthusiasts, reluctant readers, and young horror fanatics. The fact that we all know a little something about Robin Hood allows for un-needed backstory, character development, and world building. This allows the reader to get right to the meat of the retelling. Despite the cheesy book cover this story is well written and in a fantastical way covers all the plot lines necessary for a quick thriller. I liked that even though it is written for a teen audience the characters are the same adults we know from the stories, but written in teen friendly language. I wanted more backstory on Marianne living separately from Robin in Sherwood Forest, but overall it was more than I expected from a book that jumped on the zombie bandwagon. This is the first in a series of experimental mash-ups for young adults ages 11 , but beware there is lots of gore. ( )

Everyone knows something of the stories of Robin Hood. Over hundreds of years the tales of Robin Hood have shifted and grown a life of their own through many retellings, which makes Robin Hood a great vehicle to infuse the zombie element. In this mash-up our standard Robin Hood stands alongside Little John, Will Scarlet, Much, Marianne, Friar Tuck, and the Butcher to save Nottingham from plague undead. The Sheriff is in league with Prince John who wants to overtake King Richard. These notable villains have aligned with a witch who has developed the plague to garner an undead army that Prince John can use against the King.

This is a fast, action-packed, cinematic retelling that is great for zombie enthusiasts, reluctant readers, and young horror fanatics. The fact that we all know a little something about Robin Hood allows for un-needed backstory, character development, and world building. This allows the reader to get right to the meat of the retelling. Despite the cheesy book cover this story is well written and in a fantastical way covers all the plot lines necessary for a quick thriller. I liked that even though it is written for a teen audience the characters are the same adults we know from the stories, but written in teen friendly language. I wanted more backstory on Marianne living separately from Robin in Sherwood Forest, but overall it was more than I expected from a book that jumped on the zombie bandwagon. This is the first in a series of experimental mash-ups for young adults ages 11 , but beware there is lots of gore. ( )

Everyone knows something of the stories of Robin Hood. Over hundreds of years the tales of Robin Hood have shifted and grown a life of their own through many retellings, which makes Robin Hood a great vehicle to infuse the zombie element. In this mash-up our standard Robin Hood stands alongside Little John, Will Scarlet, Much, Marianne, Friar Tuck, and the Butcher to save Nottingham from plague undead. The Sheriff is in league with Prince John who wants to overtake King Richard. These notable villains have aligned with a witch who has developed the plague to garner an undead army that Prince John can use against the King.

This is a fast, action-packed, cinematic retelling that is great for zombie enthusiasts, reluctant readers, and young horror fanatics. The fact that we all know a little something about Robin Hood allows for un-needed backstory, character development, and world building. This allows the reader to get right to the meat of the retelling. Despite the cheesy book cover this story is well written and in a fantastical way covers all the plot lines necessary for a quick thriller. I liked that even though it is written for a teen audience the characters are the same adults we know from the stories, but written in teen friendly language. I wanted more backstory on Marianne living separately from Robin in Sherwood Forest, but overall it was more than I expected from a book that jumped on the zombie bandwagon. This is the first in a series of experimental mash-ups for young adults ages 11 , but beware there is lots of gore. ( )