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<p><b>A <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br> <b>_______________</b><br> <br> <b>'A work of extraordinary ambition, brilliantly realised'</b> <i>OBSERVER</i><b><br> 'A mesmerising journey down the byways of English folklore'</b> <i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i><br> <b>'Verbally dextrous, inventive, and hugely entertaining'</b> <i>THE TIMES</i><br> <b>_______________</b><br> <br> Herne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the forest, leader of the wild hunt, hurtles through the centuries pursued by his creator.<br> <br> A shapeshifter, Herne dons many guises as he slips and ripples through time - at candlelit Twelfth Night revels, at the spectacular burning of the Crystal Palace, at an acid-laced Sixties party. Wherever he goes, transgression, debauch and enchantment always follow in his wake.<br> <br> But as the forest is increasingly encroached upon by urban sprawl and gentrification, and the world slides into crisis, Herne must find a way to survive - or exact his revenge.</p>