One of the first examples of modern fantasy literature, this novel takes place in a vividly imagined archaic world. A groundbreaking fantasy novel, "The Wood Beyond the World" tells the story of a young man, Golden Walter, who finds himself in a strange and frightening world after being abandoned by[...]

William Wood has travelled widely since he wrote his first story, aged five, about a boat trip in stormy seas from Mevagissey in Cornwall. Since then his stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and been placed in many literary competitions. This selection brings you his experiences [...]

The Wood Beyond the World is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature. It was first published in hardcover by Morris's Kelmscott Press [...]

THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONShe looked like everyone's grandmother: white-haired, plump, bespectacled, and kindly. Only Dorothea Montalvo Puente's eyes, black and hard behind her glasses, hinted at the evil that lurked within. She was the rarest of murderers, a female serial killer--probably th[...]