Also by Brian Rush:
- Goddess-Born (A Tale of Two Worlds)
- Reclaiming Socialism, or: Economic Democracy (Recovering a Stolen Word)
- The Green Stone Tower
- The Star Mages Volumes 1-3
- Democracy: A Proposal For a New Constitution For the United States
- The Golden Game
- The Child of Paradox
- The Stairway To Nowhere
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Published: Feb. 27, 2011
Words: 13,759 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458082213
Short description
Robin Hood in a dystopian science-fiction future. Robert Hunter, incredibly rich son of a robotics magnate, takes on the role of Robin Hood as his father and grandfather did before him to free the people from oppression. The Hooded Man lives again, armed with high-tech weapons and hacking skills in place of a longbow, but always the hero of the common people. First of a series.Extended description
Robin Hood in a dystopian science-fiction future. Robert Hunter, incredibly rich son of a robotics magnate, takes on the role of Robin Hood as his father and grandfather did before him to free the people from oppression. The Hooded Man lives again, armed with high-tech weapons and hacking skills in place of a longbow, but always the hero of the common people. First of a series.In this story, we meet Robert and his father and grandfather, who played the role of Robin before him, as well as John, Mary, and Alan, three of his partners in crime. We learn how the oppressive society where he lives came to be and how it is upheld by robot soldiers whose programming is a carefully-guarded secret. Robert is given a clue to unveiling that secret, which could let him overthrow the system and restore freedom to the people. But is it a trap? And even if it is, can he hope to spring the trap, take the bait, and survive? A great temptation and a real challenge for the Hooded Man.
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Review by:
Barbara Tobias
on March 23, 2011 :
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to the remaining segments that I understand will be forthcoming soon. It is thought-provoking as well as very entertaining; certainly held my interest
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Christi Killien
on Feb. 28, 2011 :
This is a totally fresh and original take on the classic myth set in a bleak, not-too-distant, entirely plausible future America with a computer-hacking gazillionaire hero named Robert Hunter. Labor is done by robots, unemployment is the norm, and most Americans live in poverty. Brian Rush describes the economic history in detail, and the issue of robot soldiers is chillingly timely. The cyber-robot plot works, and there's plenty of computer code talk and robot weaponry for those so enthralled -- but not too much. Brian writes too well to be boring. My favorite part of this creative story is the lineage of Robins. Robert has to carve out his own incarnation of the hero that his father and grandfather were before him. The short novella form works, too. I like the pace and focus and the way it all swirls around a symbol, in this case, mythology. This makes a wonderful first book in Robert Hunter's quest to provoke a successful social and economic revolution.
(reviewed the day of purchase)