The Bone Forest (Mythago Wood, #3)

The Bone Forest is listed as a sequel to Mythago Wood, but really it's a collection of short stories. Each tale is different, but the collection as a whole is haunting, ancient, and like a shadow. The stories can be barbaric. Others mysterious. Others feel so ancient.

They feel like a collection of another world, a world that once was, and still is, but has been lost to time. It's a world that's right there withing our grasp. We just need to open ourselves up to it.

Holdstock's imagination feels unlimited. He captures ancient pagan tradition. He captures medieval times, modern times, even the future. The reader is transported to all these places and more.

Most of the time I didn't see the words. I saw the worlds. I was there with the character. I was running through the forest. I could smell the scent of the wood.

I'm glad I was able to find this book and continue my journey through Holdstock's worlds.