Merlin's Wood

Fantasy by Robert Holdstock

Blurb

Merlin's Wood; or, The Vision of Magic is a short novel written by Robert Holdstock and was first published in the United Kingdom in 1994. The novel is considered part of the Mythago Wood cycle, but takes place in Brittany, France instead of Herefordshire, England. The work has all new characters and focuses on the mythical birthplace and burial site of Merlin, the magical wood Brocéliande. Brocéliande is a smaller version of Ryhope wood where British myth predominates.
In addition to the short novel, Merlin's Wood, the 1994 edition features two tales, Earth and Stone and The Silvering. The 2009 edition contains the tales Scarrowfell, Thorn, Earth and Stone, and the novella The Bone Forest.

First Published

1994

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