I didn't exactly have room above to rave about this book to my satisfaction, so I'm commenting to fill in the blank spots. Forever the Horizon is a new action/adventure that was just recently put in print. The author's name is Colorado Marshal, and she self-published the book this year. My mom picked the book up for me when she was in California. I love it! I must confess, I too was guilty of believing the stigma of the dreaded "POD, self-published" novel; if someone had to go to such extreme lengths just to get their book in print, surely it couldn't be any good. But this book proved me wrong; it is certainly as good as anything published by the "big boys". Actually, considering Marshal went all-out and self-published rather than make the middle-of-the-road move of using a vanity press, this novel could also be considered the beginnings of a small business. The entreprenurial spirit of America at work. :)
But I digress. Back to the story. Forever the Horizon takes place in modern times, where a group of mismatched people is trying to find a treasure that Robin Hood supposedly buried (don't worry, how the treasure came to be buried in the first place is explained). There is the good-guy/bad-guy angle, the girl, the quest and the book is loaded with action. Marshal's style is dry but touching, keeping up with both the idiotic nuances of human nature in general as well as the personal issues of each character.
During the hunt, one of the supporting characters tells the legend of Robin Hood, at which point the book switches over. It's kind of like two stories in one. As with the modern half of the story, each character in the legend is carefully detailed so that, by the end of the day, they all have their own individual voice. What I found interesting was the addition of several people who are actually in the ballads but never really expanded on by traditional tellings of this story. Lady Ellen de Gant, for example, Allan-a-Dale's one true love; Lady Ilene, the woman who desires Guy of Gisbourne - who, in turn, wants Ellen - and the mysterious figure of Maud de Caux, a widow with holdings in Sherwood Forest.
I know, I know; I sound like the author of a newspaper review. So I'm going to wrap up this novel of my own, and I hope some of you might find it amusing. From what I've read, there are going to be three parts to Forever the Horizon - a good thing because Part 1 leaves you hanging! - and I can't wait for the second one!
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But I digress. Back to the story. Forever the Horizon takes place in modern times, where a group of mismatched people is trying to find a treasure that Robin Hood supposedly buried (don't worry, how the treasure came to be buried in the first place is explained). There is the good-guy/bad-guy angle, the girl, the quest and the book is loaded with action. Marshal's style is dry but touching, keeping up with both the idiotic nuances of human nature in general as well as the personal issues of each character.
During the hunt, one of the supporting characters tells the legend of Robin Hood, at which point the book switches over. It's kind of like two stories in one. As with the modern half of the story, each character in the legend is carefully detailed so that, by the end of the day, they all have their own individual voice. What I found interesting was the addition of several people who are actually in the ballads but never really expanded on by traditional tellings of this story. Lady Ellen de Gant, for example, Allan-a-Dale's one true love; Lady Ilene, the woman who desires Guy of Gisbourne - who, in turn, wants Ellen - and the mysterious figure of Maud de Caux, a widow with holdings in Sherwood Forest.
I know, I know; I sound like the author of a newspaper review. So I'm going to wrap up this novel of my own, and I hope some of you might find it amusing. From what I've read, there are going to be three parts to Forever the Horizon - a good thing because Part 1 leaves you hanging! - and I can't wait for the second one!
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