The forest of mytag

The first book in the fantasy series that won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1985

Mythago Wood was originally a fantasy novella by British author Robert Holdstock, published in the British Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1981. In 1984, an expanded novel of the same name was published in the UK. Set in Herefordshire, England between 1946 and 1948, Mythago Wood follows Steven Huxley (and to some extent his brother Christian) as he explores the mysterious Ryhope Wood, a place where subconscious human ideas of ancient legends materialise.

Mythago Wood is a remarkable book where the author blends reality with both ancient and invented legends. It has a powerful atmosphere and leaves a lasting impression with its depiction of archaic customs and the languages spoken by the mythagos (mythago = mythic imago).