The Hollowing: A Novel of the Mythago Cycle (The Mythago Cycle, 3)

{ Oct 2020 - epub revisions. Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. } ebook, 336 pages Published 1993 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. Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Adult Literature (1995) Other Editions (15)

back In Print After A Decade, A Novel Of The Classic Mythago Cycle

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playing With Archetype, Myth And The Nature Of Reality, Holdstock Returns To The Landscape Of His World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago Wood , A Primeval Woodland In Modern England That Has Defended Itself Through The Eons With Mythagos, Embodiments Of The Human Need For Heroes And Heroic Acts. Devastated By The Death Of His Young Son, Alexander, Richard Bradley Meets Alexander Lytton And Helen Silverlock, Who Indicate That The Boy Is Still Alive In A Mysterious Way In Nearby Ryhope Wood. As The Distraught Father Follows Researcher Arnauld Lacan Into The Wood, He Is Gradually Introduced To Its Properties And Inhabitants, Which Range Through The Deeply Embedded Myths Of All Times. Meanwhile, Lytton Wants Bradley To Find Alexander Because The Fearful Boy's Vivid Fantasies Are Changing The Very Nature Of The Wood That Lytton And His Crew Have Been Studying For Years. Bradley's Search Proves Unsuccessful, However, And It's Only After The Father Gains The Aid Of Sarin, The Tall Grass Lady From The Time Of The Tower Of Babel, That His Quest Reaches Its Climax. Holdstock Weaves A Dense And, At Times, Impenetrable Tale, But A Careful Reading Brings To Light A Variety Of Treasures, Including A Telling Portrayal Of Jason And The Argonauts In Old Age. (july)

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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. The victim of a violent attack, 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. Then the forest claims him, and his father goes in pursuit, along with a scientific expedition looking for the secret of 'mythago-genesis'. The setting is a forest populated by legendary figures from history, but as Richard Bradley, the protagonist, learns there is a world of a difference between the man of the legend and the real thing. By the author of Mythago Wood Each dawn, since the hollyjack had come to the cathedral bringing her strange dreams, the boy had started to think of waking as the opening of petals, or a form of budding.