The Hollow Hills
- 475
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
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Our view
“The Hollow Hills” continues Mary Stewart’s Arthurian sequence from “The Crystal Cave” with a quietly compelling second volume. Some readers are held by its unhurried account of Arthur’s early years and by Merlin’s scheming behind the scenes, even as they grant that little happens. Others value it as a story in its own right, loosely tied to the legend but rich in foreshadowing of Guinevere, Excalibur and Camelot. Read it after the first volume.
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About the book
The Hollow Hills is a novel by Mary Stewart. It is the second in a quintet of novels covering the Arthurian Legends. This book is preceded by The Crystal Cave and succeeded by The Last Enchantment. The Hollow Hills was published in 1973.
Reading order · Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Crystal CaveStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - The Hollow HillsThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Last Enchantment
–Not ranked yet - The Wicked Day
–Not ranked yet - The Prince and the Pilgrim
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 8 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 53 | 87% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Hollow Hills?
It has 475 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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