Saw Tales of Robin Hood by Clayton Emery at the library while looking for dusty books (books that haven't circulated in a while). I enjoyed the McKinley book so much, that I snatched this one up.
The tone struck me as off from the beginning. Strike one was in Chapter Two, when Sir Guy let out with "I don't want them associating with losers." The modern phrasing and language just knocked me out of the story. Strike two was on the next page, where we get a sadistic Sir Guy whipping an underling across the face.
It reminded me of that large section of Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule which is all about power gained through sadistic behavior. That section was far enough in that I decided to finish the book, but it certainly didn't make me want to rush out for the next book in his series.
Strike three was the dead baby in chapter three.
On to something more worth my time.
But if you want to buy a copy, it's apparently available in a POD version from iUniverse.
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