The Treason of Robyn Hood, a dieselpunk adventure by D. Lieber Hi again. It’s me, D. Lieber, urban fantasy author, steampunk, and…well, and a lot of other things. As I mentioned, today is release day! Yay! I’m super excited to tell you about my brand new dieselpunk adventure The Treason of Robyn Hood. Check it out.
What is the price of justice?
As a ward of the Lacklands, Robyn Loxley has lived a privileged life. Even now, in 1942, when another war ravages the world and people on the home front must do without, her adopted family is not affected by the rations and shortages.
That’s not to say she hasn’t been affected by the war personally. As Robyn hits yet another roadblock in her quest to see her best friend Will, trapped in a Japanese-American concentration camp, she stumbles onto the people of Sherwood.
With dark truths revealed about the Lacklands and what really goes on in Midshire, Robyn must answer what justice means to her and what she’s willing to do to exact it.
Robyn and the merry band get an update in this dieselpunk adventure.
My thoughts
I can’t tell you how excited I am to share The Treason of Robyn Hood with the world. I’ve always loved Robin Hood stories, and I had a lot of fun playing with dieselpunk. I loved reimagining long beloved characters and putting them in a new setting.
One of the things I wanted to do with this book is to have a version like the old Robin Hood storybooks (specifically Howard Pyle’s The Merry Adventure of Robin Hood). So, I hired an illustrator, and together we created a special illustrated edition. Man, this thing has it all: the full page ink illustrations, the Lombardic capitals at the beginning of each chapter. We even modeled the cover after those vintage sci-fi magazine, plus the addition of bookbinding tape like on those classic hardcovers.
Unfortunately, I am waiting on print proofs for the special edition at the moment. With all the extra stuff in it, it required a longer production timeline. But it definitely be out soon, so if you’d like that edition, check my website for updates. Or sign up for my newsletter, and I will send you an email to let you know.
What the critics are saying
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Kimberly
13 years agoThat is actually my favorite holiday movie. To me, it's amazing to see all of the different types of love wrapped up in one movie. I have to say that Mark and Juliet's scene is my favorite as well. It's loving someone enough to let them go that makes it such a powerful moment.
Humming Love is all around us…
Virg
13 years agoI haven't seen that one yet although I have a copy. DVD player decided to die but rumor has it that Santa is bringing one for Christmas… So I will have to watch that first!
Coming from a loud Italian family… Yeah, I get the tongue biting around the holidays, though. LOL
Victoria Gray
13 years agoI adore Love Actually…it's one of my all-time favorites. I also love The Notebook…wonderful, touching story.
Victoria
Jeanette Grey
13 years ago AUTHORKimberly – Now you've got it stuck in my head, too! (Love the part where he keeps getting all the words wrong…)
Virg – It's a must.
Victoria – Love The Notebook. Just saw it for the first time the summer and cried like a baby.