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| series = [[Mythago Wood]] |
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| genre = [[Fantasy |
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| publisher = [[Victor Gollancz Ltd]] |
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| release_date = July 16, 2009 |
| release_date = July 16, 2009 |
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]]) |
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'''''Avilion''''' is |
'''''Avilion''''' is a fantasy novel by British author [[Robert Holdstock]]. It was published in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2009. It is his first Ryhope wood novel since ''[[Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn]]'' was published in 1997. Avilion is [[Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson|Tennyson]]'s term for [[Avalon]] in ''[[Idylls of the King]]''. Avilion is described by Tennyson as an island valley with ideal weather and fertile land. |
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The novel ''[[Mythago Wood]]'' introduces tropes, terminology and a backstory that are built upon in ''Avilion''. |
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Reading the novel ''Mythago Wood'' will illuminate ''Avilion'' for first time readers. Reading the Wikipedia article on ''Mythago Wood'' will help in understanding issues and terminology in this article. |
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==Plot |
==Plot summary== |
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⚫ | Avilion takes place after the events in ''Mythago Wood''. Steven Huxley and the mythago Guiwenneth have been living in Ryhope wood where they are raising their two children, each half-human, half-mythago. The older boy, Jack, wishes to know about the outside world while the younger girl, Yssobel, dreams about her uncle Christian, who vanished into Lavondyss at the end of ''Mythago Wood''. Despite being comfortably settled and living an idyllic agrarian lifestyle, events at hand will change the family's future. |
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*''[[The Bone Forest]]'' (1991), a novella and collection of short stories |
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*''[[The Hollowing]]'' (1993) |
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*''[[Merlin's Wood]]'' (1994), a novel and two short stories (only published in the UK) |
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*''[[Avilion]]'' (expected July 2009) |
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==Reception== |
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Reviews have been very complimentary, with The Times Online saying "This is a wonderful, grown-up fantasy about growing up and moving on, and going home."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6716358.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Avilion by Robert Holdstock | date=July 18, 2009 | accessdate=April 26, 2010}}</ref> and The Guardian commenting "Mythago Wood was a seminal expression of British fantasy, and Avilion, though lacking its predecessor's narrative drive and intensity, is an enthralling reworking of myth and a haunting vision of love and loss unmatched in contemporary fantasy."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jul/04/avilion-robert-holdstock-review | work=The Guardian | location=London | date=July 4, 2009 | accessdate=April 28, 2010 | title=Avilion | first=Eric | last=Brown}}</ref> |
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''Avilion'' was a finalist for a 2010 [[Mythopoeic Awards|Mythopoeic Fantasy Award]] in the Adult Literature Category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/2010/ |title=Mythopoiec Society 2010 Awards |accessdate=2011-05-26 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406195126/http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/2010/ |archivedate=2011-04-06 }}</ref> It won the 2010 Best Fantasy and Horror Award from the Czech Akademie of Science Fiction. |
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⚫ | The order in which the Mythago cycle works were written/published does not necessarily correspond to the order of events within the realm of the ''Mythago Wood'' cycle. For example, ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'' and the novella ''The Bone Forest'' are prequels to ''Mythago Wood'' even though they were published at a later date. The novel ''Merlin's Wood'' (1994) and short stories in ''The Bone Forest'' and ''Merlin's Wood'' have little bearing on the events in the Ryhope wood. See the table below for a chronology of events within Ryhope wood. |
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* {{cite book | title=The Mythic Fantasy of Robert Holdstock: Critical Essays on the Fiction| last1=Morse | first1=Donald E. | last2=Matolcsy | first2 = Kalman | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| location=London | edition=1st | year=2011 | isbn = 978-0-7864-4942-2}} |
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*{{cite book | title=Lavondyss | last=Holdstock | first=Robert | authorlink=Robert Holdstock | publisher=Victor Gollancz | location=London | edition=1st ed. | date=1988 | id=ISBN 978-057503475X }} |
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*{{cite book | title=The Bone Forest | last=Holdstock | first=Robert | authorlink=Robert Holdstock | publisher=Grafton | location=London | edition=1st ed. | date=1991 | id=ISBN 978-0246138330 }} |
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*{{cite book | title=The Hollowing | last=Holdstock | first=Robert | authorlink=Robert Holdstock | publisher=HarperCollins | location=London | edition=1st ed. | date=1993 | id=ISBN 978-000224201X }} |
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*{{cite book | title=Merlin's Wood | last=Holdstock | first=Robert | authorlink=Robert Holdstock | publisher=HarperCollins| location=London | edition=1st ed. | date=1994 | id=ISBN 978-0002246031 }} |
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*{{cite book | title=Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn | last=Holdstock | first=Robert | authorlink=Robert Holdstock | publisher=Roc Books | location=New York| edition=1st ed. | date=1997 | id=ISBN 978-0451455703 }} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071222040238/http://robertholdstock.com/ Mythago Wood: the official website of Robert Holdstock] |
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 10 February 2024
Author | Robert Holdstock |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Mythago Wood |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | July 16, 2009 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 384 |
ISBN | 978-0-575-08299-1 |
OCLC | 316002569 |
Preceded by | Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1997) |
Avilion is a fantasy novel by British author Robert Holdstock. It was published in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2009. It is his first Ryhope wood novel since Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn was published in 1997. Avilion is Tennyson's term for Avalon in Idylls of the King. Avilion is described by Tennyson as an island valley with ideal weather and fertile land.
The novel Mythago Wood introduces tropes, terminology and a backstory that are built upon in Avilion.
Plot summary[edit]
Avilion takes place after the events in Mythago Wood. Steven Huxley and the mythago Guiwenneth have been living in Ryhope wood where they are raising their two children, each half-human, half-mythago. The older boy, Jack, wishes to know about the outside world while the younger girl, Yssobel, dreams about her uncle Christian, who vanished into Lavondyss at the end of Mythago Wood. Despite being comfortably settled and living an idyllic agrarian lifestyle, events at hand will change the family's future.
Reception[edit]
Reviews have been very complimentary, with The Times Online saying "This is a wonderful, grown-up fantasy about growing up and moving on, and going home."[1] and The Guardian commenting "Mythago Wood was a seminal expression of British fantasy, and Avilion, though lacking its predecessor's narrative drive and intensity, is an enthralling reworking of myth and a haunting vision of love and loss unmatched in contemporary fantasy."[2]
Avilion was a finalist for a 2010 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award in the Adult Literature Category.[3] It won the 2010 Best Fantasy and Horror Award from the Czech Akademie of Science Fiction.
Chronology of works in the Mythago Wood cycle[edit]
The order in which the Mythago cycle works were written/published does not necessarily correspond to the order of events within the realm of the Mythago Wood cycle. For example, Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn and the novella The Bone Forest are prequels to Mythago Wood even though they were published at a later date. The novel Merlin's Wood (1994) and short stories in The Bone Forest and Merlin's Wood have little bearing on the events in the Ryhope wood. See the table below for a chronology of events within Ryhope wood.
Preceded by: | Chronology of Events in Ryhope Wood: |
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Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn | Mythago Wood | Avilion |
References[edit]
- ^ "Avilion by Robert Holdstock". The Times. London. July 18, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Eric (July 4, 2009). "Avilion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "Mythopoiec Society 2010 Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
Sources[edit]
- Morse, Donald E.; Matolcsy, Kalman (2011). The Mythic Fantasy of Robert Holdstock: Critical Essays on the Fiction (1st ed.). London: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4942-2.
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Preceded by: | Chronology of Events in Ryhope Wood: |
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Mythago Wood | Avilion | Lavondyss |