#robert Holdstock

[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

There was a memory in the land. It was all around him. He was walking through it. It whispered to him as he walked…

Robert Holdstock, Lavondyss

#book quotes #literature #robert Holdstock #Lavondyss #books and libraries #books and reading #fantasy literature #mythic #nature quotes #walking in nature

[vintagerpg]

This is the Science Fiction Book Club first edition of Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood (1984). It concern a family living near the titular forest. Dad’s obsessed with it, Mom is going to pieces because of that obsession, kids are largely neglected. One brother goes to war, the other stays. Mom and Dad die. The war brother comes back years later and find things…strange.

The forest is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. It is also inhabited by unusual people, like Roman centurions, Robin Hood-like huntsmen, barbarians and a giant rage god that is a man with a boar head. These inhabitants are both manifestations of the land’s memory and also somehow connected to the minds of the regular people who enter the woods — everyone brings their own set of mythagos to life. The edges of this are fuzzy and never fully explained. Its the best part of the book and it speaks somehow of a primal human consciousness in such a way that I’ve never really been able to stop thinking about it (even though I have very little desire to read the subsequent novels in the series).

The bulk of the novel consists of a rivalry between the two brothers. The one who stayed has spent years roaming the strange landscape inside the wood (which houses many ruins and a couple of distinct culture groups) as a barbaric reaver who seeks the affections of a young Boudica-like woman/archetype that the war brother also loves (some of the relationship stuff here is yicky, fair warning). Christian’s (ironic name) transformation into a violent, filthy bandit king is striking and also resonates strangely. Things come to a head near the even-weirder heart of the wood and end rather enigmatically (and subverts expectations for a violent score-settling).

Curiously, despite there being like eight books in the series, I don’t ever hear folks talk about them. That, somehow, makes the secrets of this book even more appealing.

#roleplaying game #tabletop rpg #dungeons & dragons #rpg #d&d #ttrpg #Robert Holdstock #Mythago Wood

[neil-gaiman]

Hi, Neil, I was wondering, have you ever read Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, and if so, what are your thoughts on it?

I have. You can read them at

If only everything in life was that easy.

#Robert Holdstock #Mythago Wood

[beyondthespheres]

The great Emma Rios doing covers for two Robert Holdstock books in Spanish!

*swoon*   

#Emma Rios #Science Fiction #Robert Holdstock

[quotent-potables]

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today — but the core of science fiction, its essence, the concept about which it revolves, has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all.

— Isaac Asimov, in the foreword to Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1978), edited by Robert Holdstock

#quotes #isaac asimov #encyclopedia of science fiction #scifi #robert holdstock

[wanderrealms]

I read a Finnish translation of the Hollowing by Robert Holdstock a few years ago. I feel I should read it in the original language.

#Books #Robert Holdstock #The Hollowing #Fantasy books

[70sscifiart]

Uncredited cover art, used for a 1991 Finnish publication called 'A Touch of Antiquity,' by Robert Holdstock

#sci-fi art #uncredited #1991

[thebeardedsoliloquy]

2023 Reading Summary

A great year for reading for me! I read a total of 65 books in 2023, (counting comic series as one book).

I finished the Wheel of Time, and for my next big reading challenge I decided to read all the winners of the World Fantasy Award. I've currently got only seven books to go on that.

Probably the book I enjoyed the most in 2023 was Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, just a thoroughly bonkers read that gripped me the whole time.

Worst book was easily Song of Kali by Dan Simmons, just racist garbage.

Here's to a great 2024

#reading #books #list challenges

[not-poignant]

Unnecessary throwback, I just reread The Wind that Cuts the Night AGAIN (one of my faves) and I think about this every time i do, are there any authors or books in particular that influence your writing style? Because the vibes are impeccable in this fic and it’s something that makes me wonder about any inspiration you may have had <3

Hi anon!

I have read literally thousands of books, and I think every single one of them - especially the ones I've loved - have all influenced my writing style a little. From non-fiction to fiction.

There's definitely no single writer I want to emulate, because I pretty much never find exactly what I want to read out there. It's more like I find moments, and then I think 'oh I want to make a reader feel the way this writer made me feel right now' but that doesn't necessarily mean I want to write in their style? Or if it does, it will still be influenced by all the other things that have influenced me in the past.

*thinks* I've read so many authors it's almost impossible to single out the ones I love the most re: writing style, but here's a few: Ursula K. Le Guin, dgalerab on AO3, Robin Hobb (though I feel like I've aged out of her writing now), CS Pacat, Suzanne Clarke, Bill Bryson, Robert Holdstock, Mark Z. Danielewski, Asumiko Nakamura, Andrea Gibson, Martha Wells (particularly re: Murderbot), Hinako Takanaga, Chuuya Nakahara, John Fowles, Orson Scott Card (for all that he's a bigot homophobic dickhead), Sarah Monette / Katherine Addison, Alan Ball, Mike Schur, Brian Jacques, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Dan Harmon, Randall Jarrell, Thomas Harris, Yana Toboso, Ono Natsume, Kim Dare, Moto Hagio, Scott Heim, Gerald Durrell, Tanith Lee, George Mackay Brown, early Lyn Gala, early Sidney Bell, early Roan Parrish, Ann-Marie MacDonald, William Goldman, a bunch of classic authors and poets that we don't have time for, Tamora Pierce, Philip Pullman, and like...more fic authors I'm forgetting, lol.

(There's a mix in here, including fic writers, poets, essayists, scriptwriters and novelists).

(Also I am under no illusions that I am anywhere as good as any of these writers, they're just the ones whose styles really inspire me. Except I know I'm missing like 100 others and that's going to annoy me, lmao, I am okay with being mediocre, when I have this greatness to aspire to).

(For all the people who've ever asked me to rec some stuff, there you go, there's the list sdalkfjas).

(For anyone who thinks my writing is good, all I can say is read broadly, widely, across genres, across mediums, it's the best way to improve what you do. Though I'm mad as fuck that the list doesn't have more POC in it. I need to read far more broadly).

(Anon I'm SO glad you enjoy that fic! It was such an indulgent little story :D)

#asks and answers #inadvertent recs #the wind that cuts the night #stardew valley sort of #thespectaclesofthor #i don't know any writers who write like i do #because i don't want to write like any other writers specifically #that doesn't mean there aren't some out there #but like... i write stuff i haven't read yet #or stuff i'm still looking for #but i also know i am indebted to every good and bad book i've ever read #poem i've ever absorbed #television show and movie i've ever watched #administrator gwyn wants this in the queue

[trashmenace]

Night Hunter 5: The Hexing by Robert Faulcon

Night Hunter 5

The Hexing by Robert Faulcon (Robert Holdstock) 1984 Arrow

Dan Brady investigates Judge Dredd obsessed children who stumble upon Arachne activity and are menaced by spectral dogs. Far and away the weakest of the series.

Paperback from AbeBooks

#book review

[goodtobegeeking]

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (book review)

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (book review)

There are some books that leave a lasting impression. Particular scenes or ideas transcend the ordinary. These books are the ones worth keeping in print and introducing them to a new generation of readers. They become classics. This is what TOR is trying to do with this ‘Essentials’ imprint. Robert Holdstock’s ‘Mythago Wood’ was originally published in 1984 and the writing is as fresh now as…

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[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

All things have names, and some things more than one. The whisperers will teach you. The naming of the land is important. It conceals and contains great truths. Your own name has changed your life and I urge you to listen to them, when they whisper.

Robert Holdstock, Lavondyss

#book quotes #Robert holdstock #lavondyss #mythago wood #literature #books and libraries #books and reading #walking in nature #nature writing

[gepetordi1]

Storm Debris on Mesklin by Tony Roberts from the book Alien Landscapes by Robert Holdstock & Malcolm Edwards (1979)

[deepdarkspaceblog]

2023 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists

The shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards have been announced. #fantasy #awards #bfs

The finalists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards have been announced. Here are the awards and the finalists: The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel Jurors: Elias Eells, Elloise Hopkins, S.D. Howarth, Nadya Mercik, Roseanna Pendlebury The Bone Orchard – Sara A. Mueller (Tor) Cast Long Shadows – Cat Hellisen (Luna Press Publishing) Glitterati – Oliver K. Langmead (Titan) The…

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#British Fantasy Awards

[daringagged90]

Psycho Pride Ranger AKA Psycho Rainbow Ranger Named: Psycho Pride Ranger Part 1 - Avilion: Avilion As If The Meaning Of Avilion Wasn’t Intriguing Enough, It’s Also The Name Of A Fantasy Novel By Robert Holdstock. Avilion Is A Rare And Outstanding Pick Among Rainbow Baby Names For Boys.

❤️♥️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤍🩶🤎🖤

Artistic By: @daringagged90

#daringagged90 #psycho rangers #psycho pride ranger #psycho power rangers #psycho ranger #rainbow #pride month #pride #pride art #art #artists on tumblr #meet the artist #gay artist #artistic #rainbow colors #drawing #avilion #psycho ranger avilion #lgbtq #lgbtq post #lgbtqia #lgbtqipa #happy pride 🌈 #🌈 #love wins 🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍🌈equality #pride month 🏳️‍🌈 #lgbt 🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️

[vtgscifi]

source bluemelodybooks Vintage ROBERT HOLDSTOCK Earthwind 1978 Vintage SCI FI Book Vintage Naked Art

#bluemelodybooks #sciencefiction #scifi #bookart #scifibooks #scificore #vintagesciencefiction #sciencefictioncore