For my second nomination I'll go with
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock. I had a lot of options for nominations this month (as usual) and like the former, the preview of this one really pulled me in.
Goodreads .
Preview . 274 Pages . 1984 . England
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Mythago Wood won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and is regarded as one of the finest fantasy novels of the 20th century.
Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and none remain unchanged.
Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable... and stronger than time itself.
Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity...
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