The Mythago Cycle

A wonderfully beautiful novel that explores the ideas of myth and reality and the connection between the two. You'll find here a hauntingly story about a primeval forest somewhere undefined in the heart of the English countryside, a place where every human myth created by man over human history survives in this strange forest; the deeper you travel into it, the deeper into the mythic past of mankind you embark.A journey into the heart of Mythago Wood is a journey into the mythos of mankind, for in this forest is contained every myth from every culture that every was and ever will be; and the further you go, the deeper into mythic history you go till you read the one true myth before all myths…This series concerns itself with mythological archetypes that are given life in a primeval forest somewhere in England. There are a number of books in the series that explore this concept, but the best is the first one which reads as a sort of mysterious and lucid adventure tale.The first book in the series Mythago Wood is the best and a remarkably  beautiful and wonderfully evocative read. The novel recounts one man’s journey into the heart of this primeval forest as he searches for his kidnapped love – a mythical Celtic princess he meets on the edge of Mythago Wood, given life by the power of the forest itself.The first book ever remains one of my favorite novels in the fantasy genre. I'm just disappointed the author didn't really create a direct sequel to it. It's been many, many years since I first read this book, but it's one of those books that's still stuck with me even now over a decade after reading. That my friends is the power of this book -- it's poetry for the soul and fire for the imagination. Read it if you want to be haunted for years by the story.