Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| New Writings in SF-20 |
1972 |
Buy |
| Stopwatch |
1974 |
Buy |
| Andromeda 1 |
1976 |
Buy |
| Frighteners 2 |
1976 |
Buy |
| The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories |
1978 |
Buy |
| Stars Of Albion |
1979 |
Buy |
| Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Monsters |
1982 |
Buy |
| Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
1985 |
Buy |
| Gaslight & Ghosts |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Drabble Project |
1988 |
Buy |
| Fifth Annual Collection |
1992 |
Buy |
| Secret City |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Monsters |
2007 |
Buy |
Berserker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shadow Of The Wolf |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Bull Chief |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Horned Warrior |
1979 |
Buy |
Bulman Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| One of Our Pigeons is Missing |
1984 |
Buy |
| Bulman |
1984 |
Buy |
| Thin Ice |
1987 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In the Valley of the Statues and Other Stories |
1982 |
Buy |
| Poems, Peoms and Other Atrocities |
2013 |
Buy |
Garry Douglas Kilworth Collections Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Songbirds of Pain |
1984 |
Buy |
| In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave |
1989 |
Buy |
| Hogfoot Right and Bird Hands |
1993 |
Buy |
| Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales |
2005 |
Buy |
| Poems, Peoms and Other Atrocities |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Fabulous Beast |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Best Short Stories of Garry Kilworth |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Rural 1950’s Boyhood |
2017 |
Buy |
Mythago Wood Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mythago Wood |
1984 |
Buy |
| Lavondyss |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Bone Forest |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Bone Forest (Mythago Wood, #3) |
1991 |
N/A |
| Holvi metsään |
1993 |
N/A |
| The Hollowing |
1993 |
Buy |
| Merlin’s Wood |
1994 |
Buy |
| Gate of Ivory |
1997 |
Buy |
| Avilion |
2009 |
Buy |
Night Hunter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Stalking |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Talisman |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Ghost Dance |
1983 |
Buy |
| The Shrine |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Hexing |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Labyrinth |
1987 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction |
1978 |
Buy |
| Alien Landscapes |
1979 |
Buy |
| Tour of the Universe: The Journey of a Lifetime |
1980 |
Buy |
| Magician |
1982 |
Buy |
| Realms of Fantasy |
1983 |
Buy |
| Lost Realms |
1984 |
Buy |
Raven Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Swordsmistress of Chaos |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Time of Ghosts |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Frozen God |
1978 |
Buy |
| Lords of the Shadows |
1979 |
Buy |
| A Time of Dying |
1979 |
Buy |
Routledge Readers in History Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The History and Narrative Reader |
2001 |
Buy |
| Renaissance Thought |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Enlightenment |
2002 |
Buy |
| The American Revolution Reader |
2013 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Elite: The Dark Wheel |
1984 |
N/A |
| The Ragthorn |
1991 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Legend of the Werewolf |
1975 |
Buy |
| Eye Among the Blind |
1976 |
Buy |
| Earthwind |
1978 |
Buy |
| Necromancer |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Satanists |
1978 |
Buy |
| Where Time Winds Blow |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Emerald Forest |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Fetch |
1991 |
Buy |
| Ancient Echoes |
1996 |
Buy |
The Merlin Codex Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Celtika |
2001 |
Buy |
| Rautagraali |
2002 |
N/A |
| The Iron Grail |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Broken Kings |
2006 |
Buy |
The Professionals Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Where The Jungle Ends |
1978 |
Buy |
| Long Shot |
1978 |
Buy |
| Stake Out |
1978 |
Buy |
| Hunter Hunted |
1978 |
Buy |
| Blind Run |
1979 |
Buy |
| Fall Girl |
1979 |
Buy |
| Hiding to Nothing |
1980 |
Buy |
| Dead Reckoning |
1980 |
Buy |
| No Stone |
1981 |
Buy |
| Cry Wolf |
1981 |
Buy |
| Spy Probe |
1981 |
Buy |
| Foxhole |
1982 |
Buy |
| Operation Susie |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Untouchables |
1982 |
Buy |
| You’ll Be All Right |
1982 |
Buy |
Robert Holdstock (1948-2009) was a British author whose work spanned science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He is best remembered for Mythago Wood, published in 1984, which won the World Fantasy Award and established him as one of the most original voices in British fantasy. The novel imagines an ancient woodland in England where the collective unconscious manifests as living mythological figures, and the concept sustained a nine-book series.
Holdstock was also a productive author under pseudonyms and in tie-in fiction. He wrote the Night Hunter horror series under the name Robert Faulcon, the Berserker trilogy of historical fantasy, and The Professionals novelizations. His Merlin Codex series reimagined Arthurian legend, while his standalone novels ranged from science fiction like Where Time Winds Blow to horror like The Fetch. He also edited anthologies and wrote non-fiction about science fiction and fantasy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Robert Holdstock written?
Robert Holdstock has written 89 books across fourteen series.
What was Robert Holdstock's first book?
Robert Holdstock’s first book is New Writings in SF-20, published in 1972.
What is Robert Holdstock best known for?
Holdstock is most celebrated for Mythago Wood (1984), which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. The book and its sequels explore a primeval forest in England where mythological archetypes come to life. The Mythago Wood series is considered a landmark of British fantasy fiction.