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A haunting entry in the world fantasy awardwinning mythago cycle in mythago wood, robert holdstock gave us an intricate world spun from the stories of irish and english mythology, a great forest steeped in mystery and legend, whose heart contains secrets that will change all who behold them. We as have the funds for hundreds of the books collections from out of. Holdstock s three novels about the primeval forest of ryhope wood are very much in the genre of fantasy and have been recognized as such. George huxleys character in robert holdstocks mythago wood csilla timea crisan hosszu university of debrecen, hungary ady endre. An interview with robert holdstock to the last word. Mythago wood is a fantasy novel by british writer robert holdstock, published in the united kingdom in it won the world fantasy award for best novel in. Times literary supplement robert holdstock s is one of the voices at the very heart of modern fantasy. I hadnt been at all sure whether i would like it indeed, i hadnt been at all sure what it was about but reading it has been a truly remarkable experience. Robert paul holdstock 2 august 1948 29 november 2009 was an english novelist and. Nov 08, 2012 some times the book gods smile on me, and the opportunity to revisit a favourite novel from my dim and distant past arises.
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Robert holdstock was a famed fantasist during his lifetime and created a whole cycle of stories around ryhope wood, with this being the first book. Mythago wood was first recommended to me five years ago, but it was only last weekend that i saw a copy in my local library and pounced. Robert holdstock thoroughly confused me with his mythago wood series, to the point that i gave up trying to understand them. Mythago wood by robert holdstock family reads falling. I do hope that this book makes some of the mythologies clear. Mythago wood is a fantasy novel by british writer robert holdstock, published in the united kingdom in 1984. Robert paul holdstock was an english novelist and author who is best known for his works of fantasy literature, predominantly in.
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