The Hollowing is the thir fantasy novel of the Mythago Wood series by award winning author Robert Holdstock and was originally published in 1993. Despite primarily featuring new characters, it is a sequel to Lavondyss because a handful of characters provide a link between the two novels. The events in the previous novel set into motion the events that drive the actions of the main protagonist in The Hollowing. The title refers to a magical pathway, or hollowing, an Old English term for a sunken lane or hollow-way. The Hollowing was inspired by the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.