The Devil in a Forest

by Gene Wolfe

Summary

Deep in a forest wilderness lay a village so humble, so insignificant, that only a handful of people knew it existed. Yet it was here that a mighty battle was waged in the endless struggle between Good and Evil. Led by Fate into the timeless struggle were The savage and charming highwayman, Mother Cloot, the cunningly cruel possessor of mysterious powers, Barrow Man, the awesome spirit of a long-dead but still worshiped warrior. And there was Mark, not yet totally seduced by Evil; not yet totally convinced by Good. As eh confronts his own conflicts, Mark forces each of us to explore our own vulnerability to Evil. The Devil in a Forest is a fantasy about the reality that we all must face sometime in our lives.

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