Book description
At the heart of Ryhope Wood, Steven and the mythago Guiwenneth live in
the ruins of a Roman villa close to a haunted fortress from the Iron
Age, from which Guiwenneth's myth arose. She is comfortable here, almost
tied to the place, and Steven has long since abandoned all thought of
returning to his own world. They have animals, protection and crops. But
this idyll cannot last. The hunters who protected Guiwenneth as a child
have come to warn her she is in danger. Yssobel is dreaming increasingly
of her Uncle Christian, Steven's brother, who disappeared into
Lavondyss, and Jack wants to see 'the outer world' more than anything.
Events are about to overtake them. Robert Holdstock gave up his career
in medical zoological research to be a full-time writer. His first novel
of Ryhope Wood, MYTHAGO WOOD, won the World Fantasy Award. He died in
2009.
