Ryhope Forest is a mysterious place that is much bigger inside than outside. The habitat of the "mythago" - images of myth living in the collective subconscious. George Huxley began to explore the forest, trying to penetrate into his very heart - where Urskumug lives, the initial image that gave rise to all the others. And then his sons, Christian and Stephen, followed in his footsteps, and everyone had an extremely good reason for this, and each by his own presence influenced the appearance of the mythago. Fame Robert Holdstock brought fantasy series "Mythago Wood", which included the novels "Mythago Wood" (1984 г. , received the "World Fantasy Award", "British SF Award" and was nominated for "Locus", "Lavondyss" (1988.) , awarded British SF Award), "The Hollowing" (1993. Merlin's Wood (1994, dir. ), "Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn" (1997. "The Bone Forest" (1991, dir. ) from the collection of the same name . Famous writer Michael Moorcock called the first novel of the series "an outstanding fantasy book of the 80s." It is worth noting that the novel “Mythago Wood” was created on the basis of the novel of the same name, first published in the magazine “The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction” in September 1981. She was awarded the British SF Award and nominated for the World Fantasy Award, and the Locus.[citation needed]