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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Holdstock novel, January 1, 2007

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Martha Toebbe "Colorful" (OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hollowing (Paperback)

Ok, so I'm a big fan of Robert Holdstock's books. I believe I own every one now. The Hollowing is my favorite, even more so than Mythago Wood. Even though these are both books in the "Mythago Cycle", you don't really need to read Mythago Wood first, but it helps.

The Hollowing has such a lush, rich fantasy story that it makes me reread it every so often, and I am still amazed. Some of Holdstock's ideas are a little weird, but if you're reading a fantasy novel you obviously are capable of embracing weird ideas.

If you're a fantasy fan like me (or becoming one) pick this up. It's one of my favorite books ever and my fav from Holdstock.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most original fantasy in years., November 1, 1997

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This is a hauntingly beautiful book about a forest where nightmarish folk legends come to life. This book returns to Mythago Wood, a place that spans time and space, where the folk legends and myths buried deep in one's subconscious mind are born into living creatures called mythagos. The Hollowing tells of a father's maddening journey into the nightmarish forest in a desperate search for his missing son. This book was beautifully written and gave me a sense of wonder while scaring the crap outta me. An excellent and very original fantasy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL novel! Truly one of the best I have ever read!, January 26, 1997

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Robert Holdstock is a brilliant author who uses fantastic imagery combined with an extensive knowledge of mythology. In The Hollowing, he writes of a forest which lies only partially in the relm of modern day earth. Inside are created the mythic heroes and monsters of every culture, brought into existance by the force of mankind's unconcious needs. This novel is a FAR cry from the unimaginative dimestore fantasy novels which cram the shelves of bookstores, and is one of the most absorbing I have ever read

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Mythago Story
Alex Bradley is a lost boy, in Ryhope Wood. A primeval wood defending itself against incursions from the outside world. Read more

Published 22 days ago by Teresa Pietersen

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a masterpiece of Mythic SF/Fantasy
This is a Mythago Wood series book by Robert Holdstock.

If you love old myths and fables you will love the Mythago Wood books. Read more

Published on October 30, 2008 by Wellsoul2

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing the green, mossy atmosphere Mythago Wood.
The Hollowing tells the story of Richard Bradley, who lives with his wife Alice and son Alex near Shadoxhurst, on the edge of Rhyope Wood. Read more

Published on September 10, 2006 by Stephanie Noverraz

2.0 out of 5 stars No conclusion and a lot of confusion
I've just finished the italian translation of this book, that I bought just hoping it would have explained something of the mysteries left by the previous ones. Read more

Published on July 12, 2006 by Mordrain

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific deep fantasy
Overcome and unable to move following the death of his son Alexander, Richard Bradley feels he has no reason to live. Read more

Published on May 7, 2005 by Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars The Interdimensional Forest
Robert Holdstock has come up with a remarkable literary creation with his Mythago Wood. A deceptively small wooded lot next to an English village turns out to be a vast haunted... Read more

Published on February 10, 2005 by doomsdayer520

4.0 out of 5 stars Book # 3 of Mythagos is better than # 2!
The Hollowing was a much faster paced book than it's predecessor, Lavondyss. Where Lavondyss stagnated after a little over half way thru, The Hollowing kept going onwards. Read more

Published on March 8, 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars the hollowing
I found this book to be incredibly interesting and in some ways insightful. Holdstock has a wonderful imagination and talent for combining what is very close to if not an original... Read more

Published on March 3, 2004 by Linda Kindred

5.0 out of 5 stars Myths and Mythagos
A tale such as The Hollowing is hard to write a review for... When I first read it, I found it a bit hard to get into. Read more

Published on July 17, 2003 by dianne leigh owens

4.0 out of 5 stars Another pearl from Robert Holdstock...
...well it truely is, I can't really see it in a bigger picture since I have not read all his books that takes place in Ryhope Wood, also known as Mythago Wood, but it takes place... Read more

Published on September 14, 2001 by axel

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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. Read the first page

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Old Stone Hollow, Ryhope Wood, Robert Roldstock, Green Knight, James Keeton, Young Grandfather, Mask Tree, Alexander Lytton, Long Man, Oak Lodge, Hunter's Brook, Elizabeth Haylock, Robert Holdstock, George Huxley, Helen Silverlock, Little Dream, Hobert Holdstock, Richard Bradley, Arnauld Lacan, Big Dream, Wide Water Hollowing, Hergest Ridge, Red Lion, The Nollowiog, Alex Bradley

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