My Storybook Favorites

(literature reading books pile)

(source: Max Pixel) 

The Sherwood Investigators ( https://sites.google.com/site/alecstorybook/introduction )

A new take on the traditional Robin Hood tale, featuring a new character who is introduced as being the new apprentice of the legendary gentleman's thief. Roger Godberd is the main character for the tale, going on a variety of different adventures in medieval England, with and without the aid of the famous outlaw Robin Hood all along the way. As usual with tales of Robin Hood there is a reward offered to the public for the capture of these individuals, however this is against the public opinion as both the men are loved and revered for the variety of adventures they undertake.

Three Labors of Hercules ( https://sites.google.com/site/4laborsofhercules/introduction )

This storybook provides a different viewpoint for telling the story. It is introduced as being a class that is taught at Hogwarts from the Harry Potter universe, with the groundskeeper Hagrid being the instructor for the course known as "Greek Myth, Magic, and Monsters 2". The 12 Labors of Hercules are a classic tale of Greek Mythology that has been retold countless times over, in this story there are an additional three labors that never became common knowledge to the world because Hera was so ashamed at the skills of Hercules in defeating her many tasks. There are three new original tasks introduced for the first time, challenging the Greek hero once again to overcome the odds and to be victorious in the end.

Rise of King Arthur ( https://sites.google.com/site/riseofkingarthur/ )

Notice a trend developing here? I have been drawn to the more classical stories when browsing the storybook selections, it could be due to familiarity or simply that historical settings are more interesting to me than the modern day. The story focuses on an orphan by the name of Riothamus who was discovered as child by the Roman Military and would go on to be trained as a soldier to serve the empire. Riothamus is a gifted soldier who is struggling to discover where he comes from and what his real purpose is in this world; is he simply meant to exist and serve the desires of the empire, or is there a greater destiny that exists for him down the line. The story tells of his arrival in Britain and the journey he embarks on while there. Is he the man we now know today as King Arthur?