The Bone Forest
collection 1991 Mythago Wood
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | collection |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780586212929 |
Synopsis
Set in 1935, this novella of the Mythago Wood cycle follows psychologist George Huxley during his expeditions into the ancient, myth-generating Ryhope Wood. After a violent encounter with a mythical stallion deep in the forest, George finds himself confronted by a second, altered version of himself, a strange duplicate born of the wood's power. This other Huxley begins inserting itself into George's home and family life and into his private notebooks, blurring the line between the two men. As the disturbances escalate, George is drawn into a tense pursuit back toward the ancient Horse Shrine to confront his double and settle what has been unleashed. The story serves as an early chapter in the Huxley family's long entanglement with Ryhope Wood, exploring the strain the forest places on them well before the events of the better-known novels in the cycle.
Where it sits
- Universe: Mythago Wood
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Robert Holdstock
Notes
- Novella-and-short-story collection set in the Ryhope Wood continuity; companion material, not a Core novel.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Mythago Wood (standalone work): position 3 of 7: previous Lavondyss (1988) · next The Hollowing (1993)
Sources
- Robert Holdstock official site -- The Mythago Wood Cycle
- Wikipedia -- Mythago Wood
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bone_Forest
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