Gone to a cold home

[glenatron]

My favourite book in the world is Mythago Wood and although I loved it when I first read it after reading it's later counterpart Gate Of Ivory, Gate Of Horn that gave context and subtlety to the story, I found even more to it. I have never reached the end of that book with dry eyes, it is simply brilliant. Consequently I was very excited earlier in the year to hear that not only had The Bone Forest, a compendium of short stories set around the fringes of the wildwood, been re-published but there was also a third novel to wrap up the story of the Huxley brothers coming out. Sure enough Avilion came out earlier in the summer and I bought it straight away in hardback. I wouldn't say it equals it's precursors- by commencing within the wildwood it is less of a journey into that mystery than the other Mythago stories, but it is still a very fine read and full of the unique and primordial depth that I love about all those books.

So yes, you can consider me a fan of Robert Holdstock's books - going right back to The Dark Wheel which I read many times when I was young and obsessed with Elite - and I was very sad to hear there will be no more.

Comments

[oifonly.livejournal.com]

I think as a pair, Mythago Wood and Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn are a truly fantastic read. Really didn't like Lavondyss though, so never bothered to read the other one - The Hollowing, is it? I way preferred the stories about the Huxley brothers and loved the way the two books gave the two different perspectives on the same story. Does Avilion bring the two threads together then? If so, that's definitely one for the wish list!

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Avilion is the wrapping up of that story, yes. It's not as fine as it's two precursors, but then neither is any other book so I guess that's fair enough.