The Bone Forest
The Bone Forest is a collection of fantasy short stories by British writer Robert Holdstock, published in 1991 (UK) and 1992 (US). It opens with a novella of the same name, followed by seven short stories. The novella is a prequel to the entire Mythago Wood cycle. According to the author it was written "to fill in the background and back-story to Mythago Wood" at the request of a screenwriter who was working on a planned movie version of Mythago Wood. The 1991 and 1992 editions of the book contain seven short stories in addition to the novella The Bone Forest., after which the volume takes its name. The additional stories in The Bone Forest bear little relation with either time or events in the Mythago Wood cycle, yet the short stories are largely influenced by the fantasy realm created as part of the Mythago Wood cycle. The Bone Forest has both won and been nominated for fantasy literature awards. Contents "The Bone Forest" "Thorn" "The Shapechanger" "The Boy who Jumped the Rapids" "Time of the Tree" "Magic Man" "Scarrowfell" "The Time Beyond Age" Previous publications The short stories in The Bone Forest previously appeared in a variety of publications