'One of the finest living crafters of myth' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'A powerful mythmaker' THE TIMES Award and France's Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire The long-awaited final part of the MERLIN CODEX One of Britain's most stylish writers returns to Gollancz with a major work Robert Holdstock's MYTHAGO WOOD won the World Fantasy Award, the genre's most prestigious award, as well as the British Science Fiction Gollancz will also be publishing the Holdstock backlist, including the first two books in the Merlin Codex, CELTIKA and THE IRON GRAIL, and the MYTHAGO WOOD sequence
Robert Holdstock gave up his career in medical zoological research to be a full-time writer. His first novel Ryhope Wood and his most famous work, MYTHAGO WOOD, won the World Fantasy Award in 1985. He lives in London, collects masks and escapes to the wildwoods whenever he can.Previous titles include:Mythago Wood;Lavondyss;The Hollowing;Gate Of Ivory;Gate Of Horn;Celtika;The Iron Grail.
He is a compelling myth-maker, creating new legends, heroes and villains, new wonders to wake our dormant sense of wonder. The Broken Kings is simply magical. - THE TIMES - Lisa Tuttle'What lifts Holdstock's trilogy far above most other fantasy creations is his skill at recreating myth and investing its stock figures with startling reality, emotion and motivation. The Merlin Codex will add to his already considerable reputation as a master fantasist.' - THE GUARDIAN - Eric BrownA thoughtful, timeless trilogy, hauntingly full of myth and magic. This is a majestic story. - SFX - Sandy Auden
He is a compelling myth-maker, creating new legends, heroes and villains, new wonders to wake our dormant sense of wonder. The Broken Kings is simply magical. - THE TIMES - Lisa Tuttle'What lifts Holdstock's trilogy far above most other fantasy creations is his skill at recreating myth and investing its stock figures with startling reality, emotion and motivation. The Merlin Codex will add to his already considerable reputation as a master fantasist.' - THE GUARDIAN - Eric BrownA thoughtful, timeless trilogy, hauntingly full of myth and magic. This is a majestic story. - SFX - Sandy Auden
In the intriguing if convoluted conclusion to British author Holdstock's Merlin Codex trilogy, the near immortal time travelers Merlin and Jason journey to Alba (England) to prevent Jason's two sons by Medea from usurping the throne in place of the ruler known as the Pendragon (Arthur, of course). Those unfamiliar with the previous two books, Celtika (2003) and The Iron Grail (2004), or ancient Celtic lore may find the choppy narrative hard to follow. On the other hand, there are passages full of high intelligence rendered with the skill fans have come to expect from this World Fantasy Award-winning author. Nice touches include a depiction of Jason's sentient ship, Argo, decayed in frame but not in mind, and the adventures of Jason's son Kryptoii in the form of a hunting dog. While not quite up to Holdstock's usual standard, this volume shows he's still one of today's masters of mythic fantasy. (May) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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