by RobertHoldstock (Author)
Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and 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 ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 09 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 0575086572
ISBN 13: 9780575086579
Book Overview: MYTHAGO WOOD: one of the best fantasy novels of the twentieth century
Prizes: Winner of British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 1985 and World Fantasy Award 1985.