God bless you, England, on this glorious Year of Our Lord, 1145. Things are definitely not right in Nottingham. Rebecca, daughter of a Jewish money-lender, has a sense for it.A mad monk schemes to resurrect the Christ from body parts. A bone harpist murders creatures of legend for a price. A fae creature binds its wings and embraces a new God and his son.And don''t even mention the Hood. The Man in Green. The Prince of Thieves. The tick-tock taker of the ten-toll tax.What hope have the series of sheriffs sent to hold the peace?It''s the forest, you see. Sherwood. Ice Age ancient, impenetrable, hiding a dark and secret heart. But hearts, no matter how black, no matter how hidden, are not immune to change. The old world is dying... and a terrifying new one is waiting to take its place.Rebecca senses an opportunity. But how far is she willing to go, and what price - because there is always a price - will she have to pay?The Hood is Lavie Tidhar''s narcotic reweirding of an ancient
