Bøger af Robert Holdstock

MYTHAGO WOOD won the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL and is regarded as one of the finest fantasy novels of the 20th century.

Encounter myth and terror in the forest deeps in Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood-a classic fantasy novel in The Mythago Cycle now available in a Tor Essentials edition, with a new introduction by Michael Swanwick.The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain's last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley's entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation.For the Wood, larger inside than out, is a labyrinth full of myths come to life, "mythagos" that can change you forever. A labyrinth where love and beauty haunt your dreams...and may drive you insane."This is a winning novel with a fine feeling for the interface between airy dreams and sweaty reality."-Publishers WeeklyTor Essentials are new editions of great fantasy and science fiction classics of our time, featuring new introductions by contemporary authors.

A NOVEL IN THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING MYTHAGO CYCLERyhope 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.

A haunting entry in the World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago CycleIn 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.Young Tallis is one such seeker. When she was just an infant, she lost her brother Harry to Ryhope Wood. Her adolescent fancies now cause her to suspect that he is still alive---and in grave danger. Tallis follows Harry into the primal Otherworld armed only with magic, masks, and clues left by her grandfather. Eventually the primitive forest gives way to Lavondyss itself, a fascinating and terrible realm where she is forced to confront the mythagos, physical manifestations of the legends of humanity's collective unconscious.Join Tallis on her quest into the ultimate unknown, and be invited into one of the finest and most compelling mythologies you will ever encounter. "A stunningly good book . . . conveys the haunting power of old heroes and lost gods."--Locus"Magical . . . It is rare to find a sequel which measures up to its original; but Lavondyss surpasses it."--Times Literary Supplement

Myth and Terror in the Forest DeepsThe mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain's last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley's entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation. For the Wood, larger inside than out, is a labyrinth full of myths come to life, "mythagos" that can change you forever. A labyrinth where love and beauty haunt your dreams. . .and may drive you insane."This is a winning novel with a fine feeling for the interface between airy dreams and sweaty reality."--Publishers Weekly

The haunting sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago Wood.

The triumphant return to the world of MYTHAGO WOOD, one of the greatest fantasy novels of the twentieth century.

A powerful and compelling tale of the birthplace of Merlin by the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Mythago Wood.