▁Night ▁of ▁the ▁Sc orp ion ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁The ▁Silver ▁Cit adel ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁and ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Dragon ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁released ▁M yth s ▁and ▁Leg ends , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ret old ▁tales ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁between ▁writing ▁these ▁nov els , ▁Hor ow itz ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁legend ary ▁characters , ▁working ▁with ▁Richard ▁Car p enter ▁on ▁the ▁Robin ▁of ▁Sher wood ▁television ▁series , ▁writing ▁five ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁novel ised ▁three ▁of ▁Car p enter ' s ▁episodes ▁as ▁a ▁children ' s ▁book ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Robin ▁Sher wood : ▁The ▁H ood ed ▁Man ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁created ▁Cross bow ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁a ▁half - hour ▁action ▁advent ure ▁series ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁William ▁Tell . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Gro os ham ▁G range ▁was ▁published . ▁This ▁book ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁It ▁was ▁partially ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁years ▁Hor ow itz ▁spent ▁at ▁board ing ▁school . ▁Its ▁central ▁character ▁is ▁a ▁th ir teen - year - old ▁" w itch ", ▁David ▁Eli ot , ▁gift ed ▁as ▁the ▁sevent h ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁sevent