The Books of the Wode

Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig reimagines the Robin Hood legend as a blend of historical fantasy, pagan lore, and queer romance. In a medieval England where the Old Religion is losing ground to an ascendant Church, Rob of Loxley and his sister Marion become reluctant champions of the forest’s ancient powers. Their bond with Gamelyn Boundys, a pious nobleman’s son, grows into a forbidden love that directly opposes both Christian doctrine and the expectations of pagan prophecy. As druidic visions cast Rob and Gamelyn as destined enemies, the novel explores how desire, faith, and loyalty collide in a landscape where magic, heresy, and political power are tightly entwined.

Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig reimagines the Robin Hood legend as a dark, queer historical fantasy centered on divided loyalties and forbidden love. After Church-backed violence destroys his home, Rob is remade in the forest as Robyn, a pagan outlaw leader bound to the Horned God and to a band of dispossessed followers. His former lover Gamelyn returns from the Crusades as Guy de Gisbourne, a Templar-trained killer whose new vows clash with old affections. When their paths cross in a deadly contest and Robyn learns that his sister Marion survives, both men are forced to confront their shared past while navigating shifting power, faith, and desire in a fractured medieval England.

Winterwode by J. Tullos Hennig continues a queer, historically grounded reimagining of the Robin Hood legends, set in a Sherwood Forest where old magic and political unrest intersect. Robyn Hood, now reunited with his sister Marion and his lover Gamelyn—formerly Guy of Gisbourne and a disgraced Templar—struggles to hold together a fragile outlaw community divided by past enmities and shifting loyalties. As Marion wrestles with constraints that limit her emerging power, an apparently routine roadside attack draws Robyn’s band into a dangerous ransom plot involving both Queen and King. The novel blends fantasy, romance, and historical fiction to explore faith, power, and identity in a fractured medieval England where Church, Crown, and the Old Religion are in uneasy conflict.

Wyldingwode by J. Tullos Hennig continues a queer reimagining of the Robin Hood legends, blending historical fiction, fantasy, and romance. With Robyn missing and the sacred triad of Archer, Maiden, and Knight seemingly shattered, Marion defends both the enchanted Wode and Tickhill Castle while trying to secure her brother’s return. At the same time, Gamelyn maneuvers within the dangerous politics of the Templars, pretending to serve their interests while secretly pursuing his own vow to reclaim his power and find Robyn. As rumors spread of a hooded figure in the Shire Wode, the story turns on sacrifice, forbidden loyalties, and the unsettling magic that binds Robyn to the Wylding Wode itself.