Books like 1985: Mythago Wood
30 fantasy books to read after 1985: Mythago Wood, by Holdstock, Robert, the closest match first.
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1. 2015: The Bone Clocks
by Mitchell, David
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The story starts in 1984, introducing us to a 15-year-old girl from England named Holly. The book shares the significant moments in Holly's life as she intersects with various characters,...
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2. 2009: The Shadow Year
by Ford, Jeffrey
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The story of the narrator's sixth-grade year in the New York suburbs in the 1960's. In addition to dealing with issues with school, bullies, and his alcoholic mother, he and...
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3. 2009: Tender Morsels
by Lanagan, Margo
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Molested by her father, gang raped by her peers, Liga wishes for death but instead find herself delivered to a magical haven, safe from all sexual violence. But as she...
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4. 2001: Declare
by Powers, Tim
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A British spy novel influenced by Le Carre and Lovecraft--secret history and the supernatural.
Set in World War II and during the 1960's during the height of the Cold War, the story takes place in Europe and the Middle East. While Declare is at...
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5. 2000: Thraxas
by Scott, Martin
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Thraxas is a private investigator who is scratching out a career as a private investigator. Living in a poorer section of town, he has a barbarian landlord and an attractive...
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6. 1999: The Antelope Wife
by Erdrich, Louise
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The Antelope Wife guides its readers through the interconnecting stories of two closely related Ojibwa families. Urban Indians of mixed blood, the story trails them through a set of disastrous...
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7. 1997: Godmother Night
by Pollack, Rachel
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Set in an alternate fantasy world sprawled across the back of a giant turtle, this fantasy novel is broken into distinct episodes, focussed on death, identity and most of all...
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8. 1996: The Prestige
by Priest, Christopher
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The story is about two rival magicians, told in 2 parts. The first part is narrated by the Alfred Borden, who tells his version of this particular rivalry and what...
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9. 1995: Towing Jehovah
by Morrow, James
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Anthony Van Horne is visited by an angel and is informed that God is dead. His corpse is miles long and floating in the ocean. Anthony needs to command an...
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10. 1994: Glimpses
by Shiner, Lewis
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Ray Shackleford is a middle-aged electronics technician who realizes that life is not what he always imagined it would be. His father died, and things between his wife are strained....
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11. 1993: Last Call
by Powers, Tim
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As a young man, Scott played in a very mysterious game of poker involving some dark and mysterious players and a very unusual deck of tarot cards. Now, 20 years...
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12. 1991: Only Begotten Daughter
by Morrow, James
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Murray Katz, is a single Jewish guy who experiences an immaculate conception. The scientific reason is clear - one of his donated sperm suddenly fertilize and eventually gives birth to...
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13. 1990: Madouc
by Vance, Jack
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The story follows the protagonist, Madouc, and the adventures around her quest for her pedigree. Casimir, the ruthlessly devious king of Lyonesse, has discovered that the girl he initially thought...
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14. 1989: Koko
by Straub, Peter
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Koko follows a group of four Vietnam vets who get wind of a series of murders in the Far East – each one signed "Koko". They are sure that this...
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15. 1987: Perfume
by Suskind, Patrick
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A man born without a scent and with a perfect sense of smell turns to murder, a dark novel of obsession in 18th-century France.
Grenouille, is a simple man who is born with an acute sense of smell. This knowledge is much more advanced than all his other senses combined. Grenouille's life is a...
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16. 1986: Song Of Kali
by Simmons, Dan
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Robert is a writer who is finally given his first big break. He must go to Calcutta and bring back the latest poem by the famous M.Das. Except this poet...
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17. 1984: Dragon Waiting
by Ford, John M.
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The novel follows the escapades of four diverse characters – an exiled Prince, an exiled emperor, an Italian doctor and a German vampire -- in a very alternate fifteenth century...
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18. 1980: Watchtower
by Lynn, Elizabeth A
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In a world of warriors and lovers, war and honor, the legendary Tornor Keep is the tower that guards the winter end of the summer realm of Arun. But when...
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19. 1979: Gloriana
by Moorcock, Michael
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Queen Gloriana is the absolute ruler of the paramount empire in the history of the world, Albion. With her in charge, the vast kingdom has thrived as peace has led...
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20. 1977: Doctor Rat
by Kotzwinkle, William
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The Animals have had enough. For years, they have been used in experiments by human scientists. The time for revolution is now! Every single animal has joined this revolution except...
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21. 1976: Bid Time Return
by Matheson, Richard
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Set in 1971, a young Richard Collier is sick with a brain tumor and decides to flip a coin to see where it will take him. He ends up in...
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22. Mythago Wood
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
There are many novels and novellas in this cycle which take place in a forest that has been untouched since the last ice age. It is a labyrinth, a place of peril and living myths.
'Unique' is a vastly overused word. It has about as much meaning as Kim K's twitter feed. But in the case of Mythago Wood, it's warranted. Firstly, Holdstock tells the...
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23. Lavondyss
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
Tallis Keeton grows up in the shadow of Ryhope Wood, the ancient forest that her brother Harry vanished into when she was a baby. She has inherited her grandfather's letter...
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24. The Bone Forest
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
A collection of eight short stories set in a mystical wood features a snow woman, a scientist succumbing to an age-old madness, roaming demons, conjurers working their pagan magic, and...
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25. The Mythago Cycle
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
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...
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26. Merlin's Wood
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
A powerful and compelling return to Robert Holdstock's award-winning Mythago cycle.
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27. Gate Of Ivory
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
Magic is what lures people like anthropology student Theodora to the exotic, dangerous world of Ivory, where everything is for sale and magic really works. But cut off from her...
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28. Avilion
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
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...
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29. The Hollowing
by Holdstock, Robert
- Same author
After the disappearance of his son into the mysterious depths of Ryhope Wood, a father braves the powerful forces of the strange, magical forest on a quest that takes him...
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30. 1998: The Physiognomy
by Ford, Jeffrey
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Welcome to the Well-Built City where Cley is the perfect judge and jury. He is a reliable mediator between life and death because he has been extensively trained in physiognomy...
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