Jay RuudJay Ruud is a retired professor of English at the University of Central Arkansas with a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature, now devoting much of his time to fiction writing. He has retold the traditional legend of King Arthur for modern readers as a seriesof Merlin Mysteries: Fatal Feast, The Knight's Riddle, Lost in the Quagmire, The Bleak and Empty Sea, The Knight of the Cart, and To the Great Deep, which was published in the fall of 2020. He's also written scholarly books, including an Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature (2006), A Critical Companion to Dante (2008), and A Critical Companion to Tolkien (2011), as well as the first full-length study of Chaucer's short poems, "Many a Song and Many a Lecherous Lay" Tradition and Individuality in Chaucer Lyric Poetry (1992), a book that was reissued by Routledge in October 2019 after 27 years. His new series, the Robin Hood Mysteries, begins with Sleuth of Sherwood (June, 2022), continues with Ghoul of Sherwood (December, 2022), and the next up, Treasure of Sherwood, is coming to you in 2023. For the latest news, visit jayruud.com, and you can follow Jay on Facebook @jay.ruud.author, and on Instagram @GildasOfCornwall. Read More Read Less