The Way Through the Woods by Una McCormack

And if, on a clear bright day, you took to the skies and you flew high, high above the land, you would see the trees gathered thickly in their hollow, old and dark and patient. The birds are left to nest in peace, the foxes to trot and hunt, the many small beasts to run and hide. People – human people – don’t go near the woods. Yes, the woods are filled with life.īut not with people. The woods teem with life: sharp, clever robins and blackbirds with bright and restless eyes owls that sleep by day and quest by night vivid darting butterflies and all the wild and thrilling creatures – badgers, and hares, and maybe even a glimpse of a soft-eyed, soft-footed deer with her small fawn. Birds live there, and foxes, and the many small beasts that snuffle round the undergrowth busy on their own quiet errands. The Way through the Woods by Una McCormackīetween the housing estate and the motorway lies an ancient wood. Something that is now waking up.Ī thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, as played by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television. Something that's been there for thousands of years. In 1917 the Doctor and Amy are desperate to find out what's happened to Rory, who's vanished too.īut something is waiting for them in the woods. The modern motorway bends to avoid it, as did the old Roman road.

Two teenage girls disappear into an ancient wood, a foreboding and malevolent presence both now and in the past. 'AS LONG AS PEOPLE HAVE LIVED HERE, THEY'VE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO AVOID THE WOODS…'

The Way Through the Woods by Una McCormack