Multi-award-winning author Mac P. Lorne’s The Lion’s Claws, the opening volume in his acclaimed five-part Robin Hood Origin Saga, now makes its English-language audiobook debut in an 18-hour edition from CalebANDKyle, narrated by Audie Award winner John Lee.
Winner of the prestigious Golden Homer Award for Best Historical Novel 2025, author Mac P. Lorne asks a bold question: what if the legend of Robin Hood began not in Sherwood Forest, but in the courts of kings and emperors?
Set in England and medieval Europe from 1110 onwards, the “fast-paced and meticulously researched” novel (literaturmarkt.info) follows young royal guardsman Robert Fitzooth, who is appointed personal protector to Princess Matilda of England as she travels to marry the German king, Henry V. What begins as a prestigious royal assignment becomes a journey through the volatile heart of medieval power, from treacherous Alpine crossings to the grandeur of Rome, from imperial courts to papal intrigue.
As Robert is drawn into the brutal struggle between emperor and church, and later into a decades-long civil war that will shape England’s destiny, The Lion’s Claws builds the foundations of one of the world’s most enduring legends and a name that still echoes today: Robin Hood.
The audiobook is performed by John Lee, multiple Audie Award winner and AudioFile Golden Voice.
For audiobook listeners who enjoy sweeping historical epics, like Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom or Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, with power struggles, war, loyalty, betrayal and a sense of the real history behind the myth, The Lion’s Claws marks the beginning of a major new saga.
The Lion’s Claws is available now as an audiobook on Audible.
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