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Mythago Wood #4, 6
The Mythago Cycle, Volume 2
Omnibus edition including The Hollowing and Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn
Ryhope Wood: a tract of English woodland in the Herefordshire countryside wherein reside the creatures and configurations of ancient myth, the mythagos. In Ryhope Wood, ancient secrets and memories, both real and imaginery, take on physical form, from the Green Man and the Wild Hunt to Jason and Taliesen: heores made flesh - and yet unpredictable, for they change according to how mankind sees and thinks about them. And those who wander into the shadowed dephths of this ancient, primal woodland will never be the same again: they go in seeking adventure, or love, or family, but what they find in Ryhope Wood defies description and changes them for all time.
Ryhope Wood: a tract of English woodland in the Herefordshire countryside wherein reside the creatures and configurations of ancient myth, the mythagos. In Ryhope Wood, ancient secrets and memories, both real and imaginery, take on physical form, from the Green Man and the Wild Hunt to Jason and Taliesen: heores made flesh - and yet unpredictable, for they change according to how mankind sees and thinks about them. And those who wander into the shadowed dephths of this ancient, primal woodland will never be the same again: they go in seeking adventure, or love, or family, but what they find in Ryhope Wood defies description and changes them for all time.
- GenresFantasy
560 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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About the author
Robert Holdstock
99 books399 followersRobert Paul Holdstock was an English novelist and author who is best known for his works of fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction.
Holdstock's writing was first published in 1968. His science fiction and fantasy works explore philosophical, psychological, anthropological, spiritual, and woodland themes. He has received three BSFA awards and won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Novel in 1985.
Pseudonyms are Chris Carlsen, Robert Faulcon,Robert Black, Steven Eisler and Richard Kirk.
Holdstock's writing was first published in 1968. His science fiction and fantasy works explore philosophical, psychological, anthropological, spiritual, and woodland themes. He has received three BSFA awards and won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Novel in 1985.
Pseudonyms are Chris Carlsen, Robert Faulcon,Robert Black, Steven Eisler and Richard Kirk.
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August 13, 2011
"I'm wondering what makes me finish a fiction book, no matter how long it takes me, when I never felt the compulsion to finish a textbook upon with my comprehension of the knowledge within I would be graded.
Nevertheless, I began reading this book weeks ago. It started slowly, working hard to incorporate the compelling characters of Lavondyss, the popular second book in Robert Holdstock's series, in such a way that it made sense to follow this tale. It worked, but it took a while for me to get into it. The middle of the book grabbed me, and I followed the antagonist Richard Bradley into Ryhope Wood once more. It's the process of discovery that I enjoy, where both the antagonist and myself learn something new about this bubble in time where myths enact those lives we create for them.
The book reached a breakneck speed 3/4 of the way to the end, as both characters and plot race through Ryhope towards their conclusion. And there we, the characters -- hell, everyone -- are yanked out of the woods and waylaid by a twist that takes us into what very well could have been another Mythago Wood story. Here, however, it just adds on time and pages that were a disappointing chore to get through.
Not that the last 1/4 was not well written, imaginative, or equally explorative into Ryhope. As a stand-alone, it would have been great. Here it was an add-on and set me into a reading purgatory that I trudged through to reach the conclusion that we should have reached 100 pages earlier."
Nevertheless, I began reading this book weeks ago. It started slowly, working hard to incorporate the compelling characters of Lavondyss, the popular second book in Robert Holdstock's series, in such a way that it made sense to follow this tale. It worked, but it took a while for me to get into it. The middle of the book grabbed me, and I followed the antagonist Richard Bradley into Ryhope Wood once more. It's the process of discovery that I enjoy, where both the antagonist and myself learn something new about this bubble in time where myths enact those lives we create for them.
The book reached a breakneck speed 3/4 of the way to the end, as both characters and plot race through Ryhope towards their conclusion. And there we, the characters -- hell, everyone -- are yanked out of the woods and waylaid by a twist that takes us into what very well could have been another Mythago Wood story. Here, however, it just adds on time and pages that were a disappointing chore to get through.
Not that the last 1/4 was not well written, imaginative, or equally explorative into Ryhope. As a stand-alone, it would have been great. Here it was an add-on and set me into a reading purgatory that I trudged through to reach the conclusion that we should have reached 100 pages earlier."
August 25, 2014
A tour-de-force, both mythological & psychological. Made for fantasy-
lovers.
lovers.
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