On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. In Mythago Wood these stories serve a more nationalistic purpose, stamping a claim on the British countryside. Title: Mythago Wood Title Record 1486 Author: Robert Holdstock Date: Type: NOVEL Series: Mythago Wood Series Number: 1 Webpages: Wikipedia-EN Language: English User Rating: 7.50 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE Current Tags: 2-award-winner (1), Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 1946-1987 (1), fantasy (1), Horror: 100 Best. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable. MYTHAGO WOOD won the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL and is regarded as one of the finest fantasy novels of the 20th century.ĭeep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged.
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