Previous Post Quote: In any event, I plan to read some as soon as I'm done here. Sadly, I was also given a new assignment today (well, not sadly, as I need the work), so I'm not sure how quickly I'll be able to get through it all. I'm looking forward to it though. I hope you enjoy it. I at least has one "Vizh-favourite" candidate in there. Sadly there are relatively few robot fleas and the girls only dress in green.

Actually, it's more of a layout error than a typo, where one of the little segment brake leaf symbols (I'm sure they have some proper name in the printing industry) was placed one line too early, tacking the opening line of the next section onto the end of the previous one.

I thought the story was hugely entertaining, and I'm not exaggerating when I say it has jumped the list to be my favorite telling of the Robin Hood legend. It was a joy to see how the classic characters all fell into their roles, and unlike some modern "origin retold" stories it never felt contrived, or as if the pieces were being arranged with a crude nudge and a wink at the audience. The flow was quite natural, and the elements of the legend and the characters wove together beautifully, thoroughly convincing me that this is the way they always should have come into being.

Most of all, I quite enjoyed the pulp style take on the characters, where the heroes are charming, fun and the reader genuinely enjoys spending time with them, while the villains are cruel, dastardly, and the pages turn from a desire to see them meet justice.

I was, of course, distressed to find that I was 100 pages into it late last night and had come to the realization that the story was going to require many more pages than the book had remaining. Once I was convinced that you weren't going to try and cram a resolution to everything you had set up, I was able to enjoy the resolution we did get. It was a very satisfying journey overall, setting the stage for the more commonly known showdown between the Sheriff and Outlaw.

When I have the time, I will try and write to you with some more critical feedback, and some detailed thoughts on scenes and individual characters. (Poor Ros... Not quite Lisette levels, but perhaps far more cruel over a much shorter span. Still, she did well as an impetus to stop playing hero and actually become one.) In truth, I'd be hard pressed to find a favorite character... I quite enjoyed the entire band so far. Robin won me over quick enough. Matilda is a really wonderful heroine and does an excellent job of setting things in motion. I'm quite impressed that I enjoyed Will Scarlett as much as I did as well, seeing how no other version of the character has really worked for me.

Wonderful job on a rousing debut novel. I eagerly await more.