Silver in the Wood

Paperback, 109 pages

Published Sept. 11, 2019 by Tom Doherty Associates.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-22979-3

(2 reviews)

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.

When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart.

3 editions

Nick Barlow reviewed Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Short, but absorbing

4 stars

A small tale, this one, but a good one. It's a story about an old wood, its guardian and the newcomer who stumbles into it, but like an old tree there are layers and layers under that surface, knotted together to be revealed throughout. Well worth reading, and I hope yo see more from Emily Tesh in the future. (Oh, and the acknowledgements mention an early version on AO3, so I'm curious about where this story grew from)

Michael Gouker reviewed Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Review of 'Silver in the Wood' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Sensational worldbuilding. Tangled forest swooning with lusty figures of lore. All those hooks from the past snatch at the present. I really loved the characters too, especially the mother.