The Hollowing - Softcover

Holdstock, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451453565 ISBN 13: 9780451453563

Publisher: Roc, 1995

Synopsis

A youth's body is discovered on the edge of an enchanted forest where dreams and nightmares come to life, and when his father refuses to believe his son is dead, he begins a journey that ends in confrontation with the dark forces of Ryhope Wood. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Holdstock is the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Mythago Wood, the British Science Fiction Award-winner Lavondyss, and the author of several bestselling fantasies, including such acclaimed novels as The Hollowing, Ancient Echoes, and Unknown Regions. He lives in London, England.

From Publishers Weekly:

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.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Roc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0451453565
• ISBN 13: 9780451453563
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 336