Trouble in the Forest: A Cold Summer Night (Trouble in the Forest)

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Summary: Get it Today!
Review: The plot is unconventional, symptomatic and will monopolize your entire day. Using the legend of Robin Hood as a backdrop, Kith reels you in using your questioning nature. The basis of the tale unfolds as it is told and the key players are all in attendance. What is different, besides the bloodsuckers, is the 180-degree-turn that plays out. Intrigued and needing to satisfy your curiosity, you will soon disregard the skeletal outline and immerse yourself in a fresh story that promises abounding bloodshed.

The pace is subtle, keeping you parallel to the story while moving posthaste. Carrying along the journey while still allowing you enough time to absorb all the details. The atmosphere is stagnant and oppressive, and the air reeks of hawthorn trees and dirt. Kith's style of writing is crisp, concise and innovational. Keeping faithful to the outline of the original myth, Kith adds a fresh perspective and a completely distinctive dimension to the tale. The only problem with the book was the editing. Some pages had too much space in between words and grammatical errors were abundant.

The characters are passionate, authentic and as deep as a river. All of the players have their flaws, their own personality which distinguishes them. Even the antagonists eventually sway your sympathy and garner understanding. Although you have previous understanding of these characters and their fundamental traits, Kith presents an entirely different story that delivers, without your mind trying to reject it like yesterdays' Chinese.

In what is sure to become a classic, Kith transports you to the time of Robin Hood with a twist; where chivalry lived, kings ruled, and evil hid in every shadow.

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Summary: strong dark fantasy
Review: The Sheriff of Nottingham, Hugh deSteny listens with dread to the account of how a crofter family died with only small punctures on their necks. He has fought these creatures on Crusade in the holy land. He fears they have arrived on England's shores and have made their base of operation Sherwood Forest, a dark and foreboding place where the sun never shines. Sir Gui de Gisbourne who has placed deSteny in his position doesn't give credence to the sheriff's belief but deSteny sends messenger to inform Prince John of the dangers of this infestation.

Hugh is ordered to travel to Arundel to bring Lady Marian De Beauchamp to her betrothed Sir Gui. However the vampire leader Robin Hood and his men including Little John, Will Scarlet and the Red Friar kill the guard but take Lady Marian to Hood to her satisfaction because he treats her as are equal. Hugh with Sir Gui's approval sets a trap to bring the vampires out into the open where they can be destroyed. A roaming minstrel romanticizes Hood and his followers in ballads and a legend is born.

A COLD SUMMER NIGHT is an original rendition of the vampire myths and Robin Hood legend. Trystam Kith's vampires are evil and under the domination of Robin Hood but they still remember to mourn the loss of their humanity. They know they are damned and intend to put off the moment of reckoning as long as possible. Prince John comes across as a caring leader who is trying to do what is right for his country by helping deSteny destroy the vampires in his country. This dark fantasy comes highly recommended.

Harriet Klausner