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    Memory of Trees

    By F.G. Cottam

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    Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the Pembrokeshire coast. By restoring the original forest that covered the area before medieval times, he believes he will rekindle the spirits of ancient folklore. But the re-planting of the forest will revive an altogether darker and more dangerous entity - and young arboreal expert Tom Curtis will find himself engaging in an epic, ancient battle between good and evil. A battle in which there can be only one survivor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9781780104416
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    Memory of Trees
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    F.G. Cottam

    Former journalist F.G. Cottam is the author of several highly acclaimed supernatural thrillers. He lives in Surrey, England.

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    • 4/5
      A billionaire sets in motion a project to restore an ancient forest on the western coast of Wales. Seemingly an environmental goodwill project unsurpassed, motivation is more about the restoration of dark forces from ancient times. Overall a good story with excitement, intrigue and characters that are well developed. There are one or two clunky plot developments but they don't spoil it, it's a good read.
    • 3/5
      F. G. Cottam's The Memory of Trees is definitely better than just three stars but not quite a four. The pacing is stunted and the action slowly driven. The main characters are hard to bond with and you are not so sure you are wanting them to win as much as you want the villain to win even less. What it does have and what makes it so intriguing; is story. This is a well developed and written story. In fact, in my opinion, could have been developed and built upon even more. Spanning centuries in its scope and blending science and mythology, Cottam's The Memory of Trees is as moving in story as it is unsettling....Yes, you honoured the old gods. They had known that in the ancient world. Even when the sum of human knowledge had been compiled in the library of Alexandria, When the answers to every possible question had been within reach of the scholars there, they had remembered in ancient times the oldest and most universal rule: if you wish to survive and prosper, you honour the gods...Eccentric billionaire Saul Abercrombie has decided to do something quite radical on a remote strip of land on Welsh coast. He plans to restore the ancient forest that once ruled the land. It will be a grand undertaking that will leave his mark on this land long after he is gone. To help him he hires the young scientist Tom Curtis. Tom sees this as a last opportunity to win back his family and cement his reputation in his own field.However Abercrombie is keeping a truth of this barren land from Curtis. A truth of an ancient evil once defeated that is binding its time to return. A forgotten power, that if restored, may heal Abercrombie from the disease that is ravaging his body. An evil, that craves the forgotten forest to live again.The Memory of Trees is a story that spans the dawn of time to medieval battles to modern day horror. It creeps along, sometimes a little too slowly with the twists that are coming easily seen, but steadily it does build. Until the end where our heroes, flawed and weak as they are, face down the evil that awaits them.A good read.
    • 4/5
      Billionaire Saul Abercrombie owns a vast tract of land on the Pembrokeshire coast. His plan is to restore the ancient forest that covered the area before medieval times, and he employs young arboreal expert Tom Curtis to oversee this massively ambitious project.

      Saul believes that restoring the land to its original state will rekindle those spirits that folklore insists once inhabited his domain. But the re-planting of the forest will revive an altogether darker and more dangerous entity – and Saul’s employee Tom will find himself engaging in an epic, ancient battle between good and evil. A battle in which there can be only one survivor.


      There is something about ancient woodland…..thinking about how I got completely spooked whilst walking through one in the wild west of Ireland. I suppose it is the feeling that there is something watchful and hidden and very, very old *shudder*...a primeval fear.

      If you’re not convinced try reading A View From a Hill by M. R. James or The Willows by Algernon Blackwood

      F.G Cottam’s books always give me that off kilter feeling of uneasiness , like that small movement caught in the corner of your eye, add to that his latest is about an ancient forest, I felt twitchy before I even started it!

      Mr Cottam’s slow burning tale has his trademark of sense of brooding eeriness that grows into a palpable malevolence. The characters, are as always, well drawn and believable and the location has presence all of its own.

      The author isn't afraid to take risks with his characters and plotlines, leading you down familiar paths then suddenly letting go of your hand; you have no idea what lies ahead but it’s not good!

      The perfect autumn read…just be careful kicking though those fallen leaves...
    • 4/5
      Another enjoyable and creepy tale from F G Cottam. My taste in horror novels may be quite limited, but I have an endless appetite for themes of nature and pagan mythology in my horror genre selections. Cottam delivers that and although I am not a completist I may end up reading all of this author's work.