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Mythago Wood (Paperback)
Robert Holdstock; Introduction by Michael Swanwick
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R488
R373
Discovery Miles 3 730
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Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from
which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged. 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 ...
and stronger than time itself. Stephen Huxley has already lost his
father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. 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
... Readers love Mythago Wood: '6.0 stars. This book is a
MASTERPIECE and will likely be on my list of "All Time Favourite"
novels before too long' Goodreads reviewer, 'Blimey, what a book!
Genuine classic of mythological fiction.' Goodreads reviewer, 'An
imaginative masterpiece has broken the boundaries of fantasy genre.
In Mythagowood Myths manifest from characters's unfathomable
desires. The mysterious forest which the protagonists are obsessed
with is an original concept of legends, it rooted in subconscious
mind arouses overwhelming power of human minds'. Goodreads
reviewer, 'To attempt to write a straightforward synopsis of
Mythago Wood itself is almost to lose the very essence of the
novel, to break away from the ethereal feeling which transcends the
book.' Goodreads reviewer, 'I've seldomly read a book that is so
rich and enthralling in its descriptions and really draws me into
the mythical woods, where time flows differently, where your
subconscious can conjure up archetypes and these can infringe upon
your very real life outside of the forest.' Goodreads reviewer,
A NOVEL IN THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING MYTHAGO CYCLE
Ryhope Wood, Mythago Wood, is the great forest steeped in mystery,
whose heart contains secrets that change all who come there.
Alex Bradley is a damaged and visionary child. Little does he know
that the distorted creations of his mind are alive inside nearby
Ryhope Wood. When the forest claims him, his father goes in
pursuit, along with a scientific expedition looking for the secret
of "mythago-genesis..".
But inside Ryhope, Alex has created a hundred forms of the
Trickster-all of them seeking their maker, and all of them
deadly.
Long before King Arthur is born to rule England, the enchanter
Merlin is caught up in a tangled web of magic and mayhem,
treachery, truth and heady enchantment Seven centuries have passed
since Merlin journeyed with Jason and his Argonauts to find the
Golden Fleece. Merlin is immortal, but when he uses the charm that
is knit deep in his bones, his body ages - and he has no wish to be
old, so rather than squander his magic, he prefers to rely on his
own intelligence and cunning. Now the mage finds himself in Alba,
the Island of Mists, beset by enemies both dead and Otherworldly,
seeking both the children of the warlord Urtha, who have been
kidnapped and taken to Ghostland, and Jason's younger son, Kinos
(Little Dreamer), hidden by his enchantress mother, Medea in the
Otherworld. And now Merlin must use not just his own cunning and
centuries of knowledge, but also the magic that permeates his body
if he is to save his friends from fates truly worse than death
itself.
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Lavondyss (Paperback)
Robert Holdstock
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R314
R267
Discovery Miles 2 670
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At the heart of the wildwood lies a place of mystery and legend,
from which few return and none emerged unchanged: Lavondyss . . .
the ultimate realm, the source of all myth. When Harry Keeton
disappeared into Ryhope Wood, his sister Tallis was just an infant.
Now, thirteen years old, she hears him whispering to her from the
Otherworld. He is in danger. He needs her help. Using masks, magic
and clues left by her grandfather, she finds a way to enter the
primitive forest and begin her search. Eventually she comes to
Lavondyss itself, a realm both beautiful and deadly, a place in
which she is changed forever . . . Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood
won the World Fantasy Award and is among the most praised post-war
novels of the fantastical. In this haunting sequel, Lavondyss, we
are returned to the Wildwood and the mythos that Holdstock has made
his own. Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1989.
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Avilion (Paperback)
Robert Holdstock
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R320
R255
Discovery Miles 2 550
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The triumphant return to the world of MYTHAGO WOOD, one of the
greatest fantasy novels of the twentieth century At the heart of
Ryhope Wood, Steven and the mythago Guiwenneth live in the ruins of
a Roman villa close to a haunted fortress from the Iron Age, from
which Guiwenneth's myth arose. She is comfortable here, almost tied
to the place, and Steven has long since abandoned all thought of
returning to his own world. They have animals, protection and
crops. They also have two children, a combination of human and
mythago. Jack is like his father, an active boy keen to know all
about `the outer world'; Yssobel takes after her mother, even to
her long auburn hair. But this idyll cannot last. The hunters who
protected Guiwenneth as a child have come to warn her she is in
danger. Yssobel is dreaming increasingly of her Uncle Christian,
Steven's brother, who disappeared into Lavondyss, and Jack wants to
see 'the outer world' more than anything. Events are about to
overtake them.
In the depths of Broceliande - an ancient French woodland - Merlin
and the enchantress Vivien play out their deadly feud. Meanwhile, a
child is born deaf, dumb and blind. His senses return at the
expense of his mother's, who must discover the wood's mystery and
set the combatants free.
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