caption death_date birth_place influences imagesize nationality notableworks birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
robert holdstock in Épinal , 2004 yes 29 november 2009 2 august 1948 hythe , kent , uk tennyson , mythology 200px british '' mythago wood '' 2 august 1948 1968 & ndash ; 2009 fantasy , science fiction , horror robert holdstock 15 mai 2004 1.png robert holdstock
 robert holdstock novelist
robert holdstock

robert paul holdstock -lrb- 2 august 1948 -- 29 november 2009 -rrb- was an english novelist and author best known for his works of celtic , nordic , gothic and pictish fantasy literature , predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction .
holdstock 's writing was first published during 1968 .
his science fiction and fantasy works explore philosophical , psychological , anthropological , spiritual , and woodland themes .
he received three bsfa awards and won the world fantasy award in the category of best novel of 1985 .
