New Releases by Robert Holdstock

The Merlin Codex brings together Robert Holdstock's Celtika, The Iron Grail and The Broken Kings in one superb omnibus. Recounting a young Merlin's epic story, The Merlin Codex moves through the classical world of Jason (of the Argonauts fame) and his wife Medea. Jealously guarding his gift as every act of magic shortens his life, Merlin weaves his plots across the centuries, showing us echoes of the man and the stories we know from Arthurian legend. Robert Holdstock was unanimously hailed by critics as the best contemporary author of SF and Fantasy. By mixing Greek and Celtic mythologies happily around an immortal character, Holdstock once again touches on the great universal myths as he did so brilliantly in his Mythago Wood saga, going beyond the limits of Fantasy.

The unthinkable has occurred. The wall of thoughts, barrier against the unknown, had been breached, unleashing a dark force into the world - the Ghost Lords of Uthganaar. These evil creatures had united the northern tribes of the world heart behind them and were set to conquer the world. Only Raven could stop them. Together with Warlock Spellbinder and the valiant tribesman Silver, she undertook an arduous and perilous journey - to the mysterious obsidian tower to learn the secret of the Ghost Lords and their invincible yellow sword - and beyond the Lost Lands to the worlds end itself.

From out of the bonds of slavery there arose a warrior...a warrior feared across all lands, a warrior whose blade was stained with the blood of thousands - man and beast - who smiled as she killed, with hair as gold as summer sun, eyes as blue as the heavens, and a body which invited only love yet dealt bloody, merciless death to her enemies. This was Raven, Swordsmistress of Chaos. And so she was chosen; a simple girl plucked from the slavepens of Lyand by the sorcerer-priests and schooled in every art of weaponry until no mere man could defeat her - in any form of physical combat. Together with her mysterious companion, Spellbinder, and the great black bird which watched over them, RAVEN set forth to meet her destiny. Her first quest, to find the Skull of Quez and return it to its rightful owner, for only by so doing could she gain the chance to slaughter Karl ir Donwayne - the depraved monster whose tortures she could never forget...

In the Celtic tribal lands of Connacht, he came of age among the Druids and headhunters and the ghosts of the great Bronze Age people of Danann. He fought his savage, bloodthirsty way to the west, as a naked warrior who had rejected the tribal laws. And there Arthur, Warlord of the Britons, came to find him, to exploit his skill and invulnerability in the war against the Saxons. Yet Swiftaxe, the Berserker, wanted one thing only; to break the curse that condemned him to his life of frenzied violence and bloodlust. But until the might of the Saxons was destroyed, he would never be free . . .

Horror stalked the streets of Paris. As a child Etoile had run with the wolves and killed with the wolves. Then he was brought to civilization and his past was forgotten. But not when the moon shone full! Then he could not fight the bestial urges his body felt. The wolves called Etoile and the animal within responded, compelling him to stalk the streets of Paris, thirsting with vulpine ferocity for the taste of blood.

On the planet Aeran, the original colonists have undergone a drastic change: under the influence of some strange psychic force they have forgotten their identity and created a new culture - an exact reconstruction of the Stone Age society that flourished in Ireland 6,000 years ago. Has some strange racial memory been awakened? Or are both cultures the product of a social blueprint implanted throughout the cosmos by a long-vanished race?

Deep in the sounds, scents and shifting rhythms of the Amazon forest, a family have lost their seven-year-old child, stolen by the mysterious 'Invisible People', the tribe which has never been seen. Through ten years their agonised search for him takes them beyond the world's last great natural frontier into the cruel beauty of the Brazilian jungle. When at last father and son do meet - in a dramatic and terrifying encounter - it is in the emerald forest, a place where the mythical and magical powers of primal existence must clash with the cold-hearted greed of modern man.

Des siècles avant sa rencontre avec Arthur, Merlin voyage à travers le monde, immortel et éternellement jeune, à la recherche du savoir. Il se lie d'amitié avec le héros grec Jason et l'accompagne dans sa quête de la Toison d'or. Une décision qui lui coûtera cher... Quelques centaines d'années plus tard, Merlin entend parler d'un navire perdu dans un lac gelé du Nord et d'où jaillit une longue plainte. Il découvre qu'il s'agit de l'Argo, le vaisseau de Jason, où gît l'âme du héros pleurant ses fils volés par l'enchanteresse Médée, éprise de Merlin dans sa prime jeunesse. Merlin s'engage alors dans une autre quête : retrouver les fils de Jason, projetés dans le futur par leur mère, Médée. En mélangeant avec bonheur les mythologies grecques et celtes au récit épique de Merlin et sa quête à travers le temps, Robert Holdstock touche, au-delà des limites de la Fantasy, aux grands mythes universels.

At the heart of Ryhope Wood, Steven and the mythago Guiwenneth live in the ruins of a Roman villa close to a haunted fortress from the Iron Age, from which Guiwenneth''s myth arose. She is comfortable here, almost tied to the place, and Steven has long since abandoned all thought of returning to his own world. They have animals, protection and crops. But this idyll cannot last. The hunters who protected Guiwenneth as a child have come to warn her she is in danger. Yssobel is dreaming increasingly of her Uncle Christian, Steven''s brother, who disappeared into Lavondyss, and Jack wants to see ''the outer world'' more than anything. Events are about to overtake them.

A powerful and compelling return to Robert Holdstock''s award-winning Mythago cycle.

A fabulous tale of honour, vengeance and magic by one of the great fantasists of modern times.

Au nord de l'océan s'étend un territoire maudit où réside le plus féroce ennemi de Raven, le maître d'armes Karl Ir Donwayne. Accompagné de Spellbinder, la belle guerrière est décidée à le retrouver, mais elle devra affronter un adversaire redoutable : Tanash le Dieu de glace.

Back in print after a decade, a novel of the classic Mythago cycle

Book Two of the Merlin Codex

A haunting entry in the World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago Cycle In Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock gave us an intricate world spun from the stories of Irish and English mythology, a great forest steeped in mystery and legend, whose heart contains secrets that will change all who behold them. Young Tallis is one such seeker. When she was just an infant, she lost her brother Harry to Ryhope Wood. Her adolescent fancies now cause her to suspect that he is still alive---and in grave danger. Tallis follows Harry into the primal Otherworld armed only with magic, masks, and clues left by her grandfather. Eventually the primitive forest gives way to Lavondyss itself, a fascinating and terrible realm where she is forced to confront the mythagos, physical manifestations of the legends of humanity''s collective unconscious. Join Tallis on her quest into the ultimate unknown, and be invited into one of the finest and most compelling mythologies you will ever encounter. "A stunningly good book . . . conveys the haunting power of old heroes and lost gods." --Locus "Magical . . . It is rare to find a sequel which measures up to its original; but Lavondyss surpasses it." --Times Literary Supplement At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Merlin revient en Alba - l'Angleterre - cette île aux " murailles battues par les flots " où il est accueilli par de bien mauvaises nouvelles. La forteresse de Taurovinda a été prise par les troupes du Pays Fantôme, et l'enchanteur est l'objet de multiples menaces. La guerre contre le Pays Fantôme semble inévitable... Urtha, Haut roi des Cornovides, est bien décidé à reconquérir sa place forte, et Merlin est persuadé que Jason, s'il a survécu à ses blessures, reviendra sur cette île pour tenter de retrouver son second fils, Kinos - le Petit Rêveur - caché quelque part dans le royaume. Ce dernier, Merlin en est convaincu, tient un grand rôle dans la sombre histoire qui se déroule en Alba. Et quel sera celui de l'effroyable Médée ?

George Huxley avait passé presque toute son existence à étudier l'antique et mystérieuse forêt de Ryhope, avant de s'y perdre à jamais, envoûté par le chant des mythagos. Puis son fils Steven, aidé de l'aviateur Harry Keeton, avait tenté à son tour de percer les secrets de ce bois fabuleux, qui lui avait volé son père puis Christian, son frère aîné. Telle est la légende de La forêt des mythagos. Mais qu'en fut-il du destin de Christian, lui qui avait pénétré dans Ryhope pour retrouver sa Guiwenneth, le mythago d'une antique chasseresse celtique ? Que découvrit-il au cœur de ces lieux fantastiques et dangereux, où chacun doit faire face à ses propres rêves - et ses propres démons ? Ultimes plongées au cœur du bois de Ryhope, La porte d'ivoire et La femme des neiges bouclent la boucle, forgent un nouveau mythe et referment - provisoirement - l'immense cycle de La forêt des mythagos.

Myth and Terror in the Forest Deeps The mystery of Ryhope Wood, Britain''s last fragment of primeval forest, consumed George Huxley''s entire long life. Now, after his death, his sons have taken up his work. But what they discover is numinous and perilous beyond all expectation. For the Wood, larger inside than out, is a labyrinth full of myths come to life, "mythagos" that can change you forever. A labyrinth where love and beauty haunt your dreams. . .and may drive you insane. "Utterly enthralling." --Times Literary Supplement "Robert Holdstock''s is one of the voices at the very heart of modern fantasy." -Guy Gavriel Kay "One of the strangest, most beautiful and most compelling fantasies I have ever read. A marvel of a book." --Keith Roberts At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From an award-winning fantasist comes a magical novel linking the Arthur cycle to the mysteries of ancient Greece.

Tommy, sept ans, est le fils d'un ingénieur américain. Un jour, il disparaît à la lisière de la forêt amazonienne, non loin du chantier où travaille son père. Pendant dix ans, Bill Markham tente de retrouver son fils, tout en poursuivant la construction du barrage qui menace de bouleverser l'équilibre de la forêt. En vain. Alors que tout semble perdu, Markham part en expédition et s'enfonce dans l'enfer verdoyant de l'Amazonie, à la recherche de la mystérieuse tribu des Invisibles. Au bout de sa quête l'attend une terrible confrontation avec les forces magiques et immémoriales de la jungle primitive.

A son searching for his father in a British forest discovers a world teeming with live mythological characters. One of them is a Celtic princess-warrior and he falls in love with her.