Robin Fitzhood returns from the Crusade to find England a very different place from when he left. With King Richard being held hostage, Prince John schemes with the Sheriff of Nottingham to claim the throne. Robin quickly runs afoul of the law and takes refuge in Sherwood Forest where he brings the fight to John. But Prince John and the Sheriff are not Robin's only worries. A powerful necromancer also seeks the throne and brings an unholy threat to England.