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294:. The book itself defines a mythago as a "myth imago, the image of the idealized form of a myth creature". Mythagos are dangerously real, but if any of them stray too far from the wood they slowly deteriorate and die. As they are formed from human myths, they vary in appearance and character depending on the human memories from which they formed. For example, there may be, over a period, many different forms of 387:. Christian returns to the wood for longer and longer periods, eventually assuming a mythical role himself. In the meantime Stephen reads about his father's and Edward Wynne-Jones's studies of the wood. Part of his research on the wood causes him to contact Wynne-Jones's daughter, Anne Hayden. Stephen also meets a local man named Harry Keeton, a burn-scarred ex- 192:, known as Ryhope Wood. The story involves the internally estranged members of the Huxley family, particularly Stephen Huxley, and his experiences with the enigmatic forest and its magical inhabitants. The conception began as a short story written for the 1979 Milford Writer's Workshop; a novella of the same name appeared in the September 1981 edition of 464:. Wynne-Jones is a diminutive and fussy man who smokes a pipe. He is about the same age as George Huxley. Together Wynne-Jones and George Huxley study Ryhope Wood extensively during the 1930s. Wynne-Jones makes scientific equipment designed to interact with the paranormal in Ryhope Wood. Wynne-Jones disappears into Ryhope Wood in April 1942. 577:, also asserts that Holdstock's fantasy is significant in the fantasy literature genre because in the Mythago Wood cycle Holdstock has created literary works containing the power and aesthetic standards of Tolkien's fantasy without being either a "close imitation of" or a "reaction against" Tolkien. 391:
pilot, who encountered a similar wood when he was shot down over France and has since been trying to find a city that he saw there. Stephen and Harry try to survey and photograph Ryhope Wood from the air, but their small plane is buffeted back by inexplicable winds each time they try to fly over the
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occur between 1946 and 1948. Stephen Huxley returns from service (after recuperating from his war wounds) to see his elder brother Christian, who now lives alone in their childhood home, Oak Lodge, just on the edge of Ryhope Wood. Their father, George, has died recently (their mother, Jennifer, died
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Richard Mathews, a literary scholar, states that the Ryhope Wood series is considered to be "one of the landmark fantasy series of the late twentieth century". Another scholar asserts that Holdstock's work stands apart from “genre fantasy” and that “The sequence as a whole is a central contribution
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The wood contains four tracks that lead to the heart of the wood and travellers who do not follow these tracks have extreme difficulty penetrating the wood. In addition to the four tracks Ryhope Wood contains "Hollowings", described as an "absence of magic" or pathways under the world. Hollowings
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and others, all looking and acting differently, yet all with the same basic functions and all acting by the rules set by their defining myths. The area around Ryhope Wood being sparsely populated, there are few mythagos in the woodland, but because of his interest in the wood and his deliberate
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some years earlier). Christian is disturbed but intrigued by his encounters with one of the mythagos, while Stephen is confused and disbelieving when Christian explains the enigma of the wood. Both had seen mythagos as children, but their father explained them away as travelling
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trees. Stephen soon has his own encounters with the woodland mythagos (and an older Christian) and eventually, to save both his brother and a mythago girl named Guiwenneth (also referred to as Gwyneth or Gwyn), he ventures deep into the wood, accompanied by Harry.
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A second type of critical praise and analysis focuses on the quality of the writing. Richard Mathews expresses the opinion that Holdstock's writing is an impressive mixture of poetic style and sensitivity. John Howe, a modern fantasy illustrator, wrote that
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that overlaps a section of the real world. The wood is much, much bigger on the inside than on the outside. Once penetrated, it grows larger, older and more unbearable as one approaches the heart of the wood. Lavondyss is the name of the remote
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than the outside world. For example, a day may pass in normal time, yet a traveller within the wood may have been there for weeks or longer. In addition, "Time Slows", areas subjected to extraordinarily slow passage of time, are revealed in
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The setting of a myth-rich magical Celtic wood itself, along with its existence side by side with the modern everyday world, are characteristics of particular interest to critics. For example, in a recent study of the fantasy genre
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Urscumug: A giant man-boar male mythago who is a representation of the first hero from earliest myth. The Urscumug was generated on purpose by George Huxley and is a malevolent and ancient variation on the
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The Fenlander: A skilled warrior who commands a group of mythago warriors known as Hawks. The Fenlander and the Hawks serve as Christian's personal bodyguards as he travels to the heart of Ryhope Wood.
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experiments in the 1930s, George Huxley created more mythagos than would normally be present in the wood at any one time, causing a greater than usual diversity within the wood. It is revealed in
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asserts that "Holdstock avoids sentimentality ... by offering us tougher questions, moral dilemmas, an imagined world far more complex than anything found in the wood's precursors".
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and a crown of twigs. He lingers near the edge of Ryhope Wood. The English definition of "twigling" is "child" or "children" which is the same in both its plural and singular form.
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and shamanistic rituals are common, and one scholar notes that death and mortal remains are prominent and disturbing part of these works. Along the same lines, it is noted that
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and became obsessed with myths. Over the course of his studies of Ryhope Wood he produced a scientific journal in six volumes, a personal diary and a detailed map of the wood.
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can be read as a journey into the heartland of the psyche." The story is also considered an "inward spiral" in which the protagonists undergo cruel and devastating
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The order in which the Mythago cycle works were written and published does not correspond to the order of events within the realm of the cycle. For example,
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described it as "for readers who are willing to take the time and effort to let a writer evoke a whole and believable world, peopled with living characters".
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is specifically written for pagans, but because the mechanisms of Ryhope Wood defy science and allow for events that are readily recognizable to pagans.
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have been described as works of pure fantasy that take place in an innovative and startlingly ordinary realm. According to one modern Tolkien scholar,
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is also noted for its pairing of sexuality and violence, and has been called “an earthy, tactile, deeply mythological tale set in an English wood.” In
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George Huxley: The father of both Stephen and Christian. George died while in his mid-50s from a deteriorating lung disease. It is revealed in
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psychology also appears in the narrative when Stephen and Christian encounter the Urscumug, who displays characteristics of their father.
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Christian Huxley: Older brother of Stephen Huxley, who enters Ryhope Wood as an "Outsider" and plays havoc in the woodland.
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was published Brian Aldiss stated that Holdstock's books were full of ancient power, unrivalled throughout the 1980s.
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have little bearing on events in Ryhope Wood. See the table below for a chronology of events within Ryhope Wood.
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cycle have also attracted commentary. The mechanism of mythagos being created from the subconscious ties in with
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The novels and novellas in the cycle all take place around and within Ryhope Wood, with the exception of
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with originality and deftness by incorporating its unwritten culture. These elements of culture include
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in particular how "elements of the series' thesis resonate with pagan worldviews". This is not because
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and appears no more than three square miles in area from the outside. Ryhope Wood is an example of a
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themes. It served as the first in a series of novels known as the Mythago Wood or Ryhope Wood cycle.
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Guiwenneth of the Green (also Gwyneth): She is usually evoked as an older teenager, is from the
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places, from castles to battlefields to ancient villages. These are referred to in the sequel,
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Anne Hayden: Edward Wynne-Jones's daughter, who is in her mid thirties during the main events.
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Besides creating mythagos of living, breathing creatures, the wood can also generate ancient
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have an internally consistent framework of principles, and deal with the traditions of the
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Jennifer Huxley: Wife of George, and mother of Stephen and Christian. She is mentioned in
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is a wonderful book written with great style, insight and individuality". A decade after
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by transporting mythagos and real human beings through space and time within the forest.
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and appears in various incarnations throughout time, including proto-myth, a girl from
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in a difficult setting. Brian Aldiss has written that "Ryhope Wood that terrifying
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has drawn critical attention for a variety of reasons over a span of years.
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The interior of Ryhope wood is a pre-Christian British setting in which
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Harry Keeton: An ex-RAF pilot who accompanies Stephen into Ryhope Wood.
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Ryhope Wood is an ancient woodland that has been undisturbed since the
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might convey a more disturbing side of shamanism than other fantasy.
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was published as part of the Masterpieces of Fantasy series by
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occurs when travellers pass through Hollowings. Ryhope Wood
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Stephen Huxley: The protagonist, born in 1927 or 1928.
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Bayley 2880:Kim Stanley Robinson 2863:The Fall of Hyperion 2625:Rendezvous with Rama 2257:Patricia A. McKillip 1881:Our Lady of Darkness 1850:Patricia A. McKillip 1615:Rhetorics of Fantasy 1358:Look at the Evidence 1258:Drout, Michael D.C. 1114:Drout, Michael D.C. 831:collection, won the 462:University of Oxford 4491:1984 fantasy novels 4486:1984 British novels 4348:Eye Among the Blind 4236:Night Hunter series 4226:You'll be All Right 4187:(volume two) (1978) 4120:Merlin Codex series 3989:"Manchanged" (1981) 3968:"Travellers" (1976) 3736:Magic for Beginners 3639:Hunting the Slarque 1826:World Fantasy Award 1526:Jude, Dick (1999). 1468:Shamanism: A Reader 1273:Shamanism: A Reader 805:World Fantasy Award 768:The Beginning Place 698:Subject and setting 575:Michael D. C. Drout 460:who teaches at the 250:Last Glacial Period 176:, published in the 87:Victor Gollancz Ltd 68:Mythago Wood series 33:First edition cover 23: 4393:Other Edens series 4376:Edited anthologies 4331:The Emerald Forest 4302:The Horned Warrior 4290:Shadow of the Wolf 4053:Ryhope Wood series 4019:"Infantasm" (1995) 3959:"Magic Man" (1976) 3950:"Microcosm" (1972) 3678:Children of Winter 3664:The Suspect Genome 3343:Christopher Priest 3248:The City We Became 3230:Adrian Tchaikovsky 3130:Christopher Priest 3078:The Night Sessions 3011:Christopher Priest 2952:Christopher Priest 2940:Mary Doria Russell 2642:Christopher Priest 2522:The Jasmine Throne 2515:Alaya Dawn Johnson 2510:Trouble the Saints 2288:Kafka on the Shore 2142:Christopher Priest 2096:Robert R. McCammon 1964:The Dragon Waiting 1874:William Kotzwinkle 1229:Holdstock, Robert 1216:Ruddick, Nicholas 1190:Moorcock, Michael 1073:Mathews, Richard. 1002:Moorcock, Michael 671:Spiritual elements 433:. He also studied 207:fantasy literature 172:by British writer 4473: 4472: 4458:Realms of Fantasy 3953:"Ash, Ash" (1974) 3894: 3893: 3823:Aliette de Bodard 3670:Peter F. Hamilton 3262: 3261: 3186:Aliette de Bodard 3149:Ancillary Justice 3113:The Dervish House 2999:Alastair Reynolds 2892:Christopher Evans 2780:Helliconia Winter 2744:Helliconia Spring 2601:Stand on Zanzibar 2548: 2547: 2242:The Facts of Life 2235:Ursula K. Le Guin 2173:The Antelope Wife 2079:Thomas the Rhymer 1921:Elizabeth A. Lynn 1755:978-0-313-27853-2 1710:978-1-55862-205-0 1684:978-0-7864-4942-2 1652:Moorcock, Michael 1643:978-1-904750-68-0 1624:978-0-8195-6867-0 1586:978-1-58765-051-2 1563:978-0-684-31251-4 1496:978-0-7546-3999-2 1477:978-0-415-25329-1 1458:978-0-7607-8523-2 1410:978-0-670-03526-7 1388:978-0-618-47885-9 1343:978-0-312-19869-5 917: 916: 773:George Meredith's 751:is influenced by 563:Ursula K. Le Guin 521:Twigling: He has 429:who studied with 326:, as Geistzones. 254:parallel universe 158: 157: 103:Publication place 49:Cover artist 4528: 4429:Alien Landscapes 4283:Berserker series 4220:The Untouchables 4185:A Time of Ghosts 4172:The Raven series 4139:The Broken Kings 3929:Robert Holdstock 3921: 3914: 3907: 3898: 3859:"The Honey Trap" 3819:"The Ship Maker" 3750:The Djinn's Wife 3589:Brian Stableford 3569:The Double Felix 3557:Robert Holdstock 3382:Robert Holdstock 3337:Palely Loitering 3289: 3282: 3275: 3266: 3226:Children of Ruin 3220:Gareth L. Powell 3193:Europe in Winter 3164:Gareth L. Powell 2851:Take Back Plenty 2821:Robert Holdstock 2773:Robert Holdstock 2685:A Scanner Darkly 2666:Michael G. Coney 2630:Arthur C. Clarke 2613:The Jagged Orbit 2575: 2568: 2561: 2552: 2398:G. Willow Wilson 2300:Soldier of Sidon 2252:Ombria in Shadow 2057:Lyonesse: Madouc 1981:Robert Holdstock 1898:Michael Moorcock 1862:Richard Matheson 1819: 1812: 1805: 1796: 1759: 1740: 1728: 1714: 1702: 1688: 1669: 1647: 1628: 1609: 1590: 1578: 1567: 1555: 1541: 1522: 1500: 1481: 1462: 1440: 1428: 1414: 1392: 1373: 1361: 1347: 1325: 1303: 1295: 1289: 1284:Harvey, Graham, 1282: 1276: 1269: 1263: 1256: 1247: 1242:Langford, David 1240: 1234: 1227: 1221: 1214: 1208: 1201: 1195: 1188: 1182: 1175: 1169: 1162: 1156: 1149: 1143: 1142: 1125: 1119: 1112: 1106: 1099: 1093: 1087: 1078: 1071: 1060: 1051: 1045: 1038: 1032: 1026: 1020: 1013: 1007: 1000: 994: 981: 975: 964: 955: 950:Langford, David 948: 927:Enchanted forest 882: 862:are prequels to 858:and the novella 754:The Golden Bough 737:Michael Moorcock 619:Michael Moorcock 557:In one study of 548:Orson Scott Card 304:Herne the Hunter 290:of nearby human 190:ancient woodland 174:Robert Holdstock 152: 143:Followed by 94:Publication date 43:Robert Holdstock 31: 24: 4536: 4535: 4531: 4530: 4529: 4527: 4526: 4525: 4476: 4475: 4474: 4469: 4417: 4412:Other Edens III 4388: 4383:Stars of Albion 4371: 4336: 4307: 4278: 4255:The Ghost Dance 4231: 4214:Operation Susie 4196: 4167: 4144: 4115: 4077:The Bone Forest 4048: 4022: 3936: 3925: 3895: 3890: 3807: 3802:Roberto Quaglia 3650: 3597:A Crab Must Try 3575:Paul di Filippo 3495: 3457:"Love Sickness" 3410:Malcolm Edwards 3368:Thomas M. Disch 3348: 3317:Brian W. Aldiss 3299: 3293: 3263: 3258: 3235: 3198:Dave Hutchinson 3171:Ancillary Sword 3159:Ack-Ack Macaque 3100: 2969: 2899:Feersum Endjinn 2856:Colin Greenland 2838: 2833:Terry Pratchett 2785:Brian W. Aldiss 2749:Brian W. Aldiss 2725:Gregory Benford 2707: 2588: 2579: 2549: 2544: 2539:C. S. E. Cooney 2503:Kacen Callender 2485: 2417:The Bone Clocks 2393:Alif the Unseen 2369:Who Fears Death 2344: 2324:The Shadow Year 2317:Guy Gavriel Kay 2293:Haruki Murakami 2183: 2161:The Physiognomy 2149:Godmother Night 2130:James K. Morrow 2074:James K. Morrow 2044: 2015:Patrick SĂĽskind 1986:Bridge of Birds 1903: 1857:Bid Time Return 1832: 1823: 1767: 1762: 1756: 1743: 1737: 1717: 1711: 1691: 1685: 1672: 1666: 1650: 1644: 1631: 1625: 1612: 1606: 1593: 1587: 1570: 1564: 1546:Langford, David 1544: 1538: 1525: 1519: 1503: 1497: 1484: 1478: 1465: 1459: 1443: 1437: 1417: 1411: 1395: 1389: 1376: 1370: 1350: 1344: 1328: 1316: 1312: 1307: 1306: 1296: 1292: 1283: 1279: 1271:Harvey, Graham 1270: 1266: 1257: 1250: 1241: 1237: 1228: 1224: 1215: 1211: 1202: 1198: 1189: 1185: 1176: 1172: 1164:Aldiss, Brian, 1163: 1159: 1150: 1146: 1137:. 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Dick 2681: 2669: 2657: 2645: 2637:Inverted World 2633: 2621: 2609: 2596: 2594: 2590: 2589: 2580: 2578: 2577: 2570: 2563: 2555: 2546: 2545: 2543: 2542: 2530: 2518: 2506: 2493: 2491: 2487: 2486: 2484: 2483: 2471: 2468:Victor LaValle 2463:The Changeling 2449: 2437: 2425: 2422:David Mitchell 2413: 2401: 2389: 2377: 2374:Nnedi Okorafor 2365: 2362:China MiĂ©ville 2352: 2350: 2346: 2345: 2343: 2342: 2334:Tender Morsels 2320: 2308: 2296: 2284: 2281:Susanna Clarke 2272: 2264:Tooth and Claw 2260: 2238: 2230:The Other Wind 2226: 2204: 2191: 2189: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2181: 2178:Louise Erdrich 2169: 2157: 2154:Rachel Pollack 2145: 2133: 2125:Towing Jehovah 2121: 2111: 2099: 2087: 2065: 2052: 2050: 2046: 2045: 2043: 2042: 2030: 2018: 2006: 1994: 1972: 1960: 1952:Nifft the Lean 1948: 1936: 1924: 1911: 1909: 1905: 1904: 1902: 1901: 1889: 1877: 1865: 1853: 1840: 1838: 1834: 1833: 1824: 1822: 1821: 1814: 1807: 1799: 1793: 1792: 1786: 1774: 1766: 1765:External links 1763: 1761: 1760: 1754: 1741: 1735: 1719:Pringle, David 1715: 1709: 1689: 1683: 1670: 1664: 1648: 1642: 1629: 1623: 1610: 1604: 1591: 1585: 1568: 1562: 1542: 1536: 1523: 1517: 1505:Jones, Stephen 1501: 1495: 1482: 1476: 1463: 1457: 1445:Drout, Michael 1441: 1435: 1415: 1409: 1393: 1387: 1374: 1368: 1348: 1342: 1326: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1290: 1277: 1264: 1248: 1235: 1222: 1209: 1196: 1183: 1170: 1157: 1144: 1139:Games Workshop 1129:Langford, Dave 1120: 1107: 1094: 1079: 1061: 1046: 1033: 1021: 1008: 995: 976: 956: 942: 941: 939: 936: 935: 934: 929: 922: 919: 915: 914: 907: 902: 894: 893: 890: 886: 880: 851: 848: 847: 846: 836: 822: 815: 808: 797: 784: 781: 699: 696: 672: 669: 657:presides over 626: 623: 598: 595: 539: 536: 535: 534: 526: 519: 504: 481: 478: 470: 467: 466: 465: 454: 451: 438: 413: 410: 407: 402: 399: 397: 394: 378:The events of 375: 372: 354:of air or air 344:disorientation 230: 227: 211:mythic fiction 178:United Kingdom 156: 155: 144: 140: 139: 134: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 112: 108: 107: 106:United Kingdom 104: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 40: 36: 35: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4533: 4522: 4519: 4517: 4514: 4512: 4509: 4507: 4504: 4502: 4499: 4497: 4494: 4492: 4489: 4487: 4484: 4483: 4481: 4465: 4462: 4459: 4456: 4453: 4450: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4439: 4436: 4433: 4430: 4427: 4426: 4424: 4420: 4413: 4410: 4407: 4404: 4401: 4398: 4397: 4395: 4391: 4384: 4381: 4380: 4378: 4374: 4367: 4364: 4361: 4358: 4355: 4352: 4349: 4346: 4345: 4343: 4339: 4332: 4329: 4326: 4325:The Satanists 4323: 4320: 4317: 4316: 4314: 4310: 4303: 4300: 4297: 4294: 4291: 4288: 4287: 4285: 4281: 4274: 4273:The Labyrinth 4271: 4268: 4265: 4262: 4259: 4256: 4253: 4250: 4247: 4244: 4241: 4240: 4238: 4234: 4227: 4224: 4221: 4218: 4215: 4212: 4209: 4206: 4205: 4203: 4199: 4192: 4189: 4186: 4183: 4180: 4177: 4176: 4174: 4170: 4163: 4160: 4157: 4154: 4153: 4151: 4147: 4140: 4137: 4134: 4131: 4128: 4125: 4124: 4122: 4118: 4111: 4110: 4106: 4103: 4102: 4098: 4095: 4094: 4093:Merlin's Wood 4090: 4087: 4086: 4085:The Hollowing 4082: 4079: 4078: 4074: 4071: 4070: 4066: 4063: 4062: 4058: 4057: 4055: 4051: 4044: 4043: 4038: 4035: 4032: 4031: 4029: 4025: 4018: 4015: 4012: 4009: 4006: 4003: 4000: 3997: 3994: 3991: 3988: 3985: 3982: 3979: 3976: 3973: 3970: 3967: 3964: 3961: 3958: 3955: 3952: 3949: 3946: 3945: 3943: 3941:Short stories 3939: 3934: 3930: 3922: 3917: 3915: 3910: 3908: 3903: 3902: 3899: 3886: 3885:Anne Charnock 3882: 3881:"The Enclave" 3879: 3876: 3872: 3869: 3866: 3863: 3860: 3857: 3854: 3850: 3847: 3844: 3840: 3837: 3834: 3830: 3827: 3824: 3820: 3817: 3816: 3814: 3810: 3803: 3799: 3795: 3793: 3788: 3785: 3781: 3779: 3774: 3771: 3767: 3765: 3760: 3757: 3753: 3751: 3746: 3743: 3739: 3737: 3732: 3729: 3725: 3724: 3720: 3717: 3713: 3709: 3707: 3702: 3699: 3695: 3693: 3688: 3685: 3681: 3679: 3674: 3671: 3667: 3665: 3660: 3659: 3657: 3653: 3646: 3642: 3640: 3635: 3632: 3631:Gwyneth Jones 3628: 3626: 3621: 3618: 3614: 3612: 3607: 3604: 3600: 3598: 3593: 3590: 3586: 3584: 3579: 3576: 3572: 3570: 3565: 3562: 3558: 3554: 3552: 3547: 3544: 3540: 3538: 3533: 3530: 3526: 3524: 3519: 3516: 3512: 3510: 3505: 3504: 3502: 3498: 3491: 3487: 3485: 3480: 3477: 3473: 3471: 3466: 3463: 3459: 3458: 3454: 3451: 3450:Keith Roberts 3447: 3445: 3440: 3437: 3433: 3431: 3426: 3423: 3419: 3418: 3414: 3411: 3407: 3405: 3400: 3397: 3396:Keith Roberts 3393: 3391: 3386: 3383: 3379: 3377: 3372: 3369: 3365: 3363: 3358: 3357: 3355: 3351: 3344: 3340: 3338: 3333: 3330: 3326: 3325: 3321: 3318: 3314: 3313: 3309: 3308: 3306: 3302: 3297: 3290: 3285: 3283: 3278: 3276: 3271: 3270: 3267: 3254: 3253:N. K. Jemisin 3250: 3249: 3245: 3244: 3242: 3238: 3231: 3227: 3224: 3221: 3217: 3216:Embers of War 3214: 3211: 3207: 3206: 3202: 3199: 3195: 3194: 3190: 3187: 3183: 3180: 3177: 3173: 3172: 3168: 3165: 3161: 3160: 3155: 3151: 3150: 3146: 3143: 3139: 3138: 3134: 3131: 3127: 3126: 3125:The Islanders 3122: 3119: 3115: 3114: 3110: 3109: 3107: 3103: 3096: 3092: 3091: 3087: 3084: 3080: 3079: 3075: 3072: 3068: 3067: 3063: 3060: 3056: 3055: 3051: 3048: 3044: 3043: 3039: 3036: 3032: 3031: 3030:River of Gods 3027: 3024: 3020: 3019: 3015: 3012: 3008: 3007: 3003: 3000: 2996: 2995: 2991: 2988: 2984: 2983: 2979: 2978: 2976: 2972: 2965: 2961: 2960: 2956: 2953: 2949: 2948: 2944: 2941: 2937: 2936: 2932: 2929: 2928:Iain M. Banks 2925: 2924: 2920: 2917: 2913: 2912: 2908: 2905: 2904:Iain M. Banks 2901: 2900: 2896: 2893: 2889: 2888: 2887:Aztec Century 2884: 2881: 2877: 2876: 2872: 2869: 2865: 2864: 2860: 2857: 2853: 2852: 2848: 2847: 2845: 2841: 2834: 2830: 2829: 2825: 2822: 2818: 2817: 2813: 2810: 2809:Keith Roberts 2806: 2805: 2801: 2798: 2794: 2793: 2789: 2786: 2782: 2781: 2777: 2774: 2770: 2769: 2765: 2762: 2758: 2757: 2753: 2750: 2746: 2745: 2741: 2738: 2734: 2733: 2729: 2726: 2722: 2721: 2717: 2716: 2714: 2710: 2703: 2702:J. G. 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Robert Holdstock
Fantasy
Victor Gollancz Ltd
hardback
ISBN
0-575-03496-3
Lavondyss
fantasy
novel
Robert Holdstock
United Kingdom
Herefordshire
ancient woodland
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
fantasy literature
mythic fiction
philosophical
spiritual
psychological
Brocéliande
Brittany
Last Glacial Period
parallel universe
ice-age
John Clute
abyssal
chthonic
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