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Somewhere away from the cities and towns, a group of men and boys gather around the fire each night to listen to their stories in the Valley of the Rocks. For when the women are all gone the rest of your life is all there is for everyone. The men are waiting to pass into the night.

The story shall be told to preserve the past. History has gone back to its aural roots and the power of words is strong. Meet Nate, the storyteller, and the new secrets he brings back from the woods. William rules the group with youth and strength, but how long can that last? And what about Uncle Ted, who spends so much time out in the woods?

Hear the tales, watch a myth be formed. For what can man hope to achieve in a world without women? When the past is only grief how long should you hold on to it? What secrets can the forest offer to change it all?

Discover the Beauty.

The horror of what these men do was really disturbing. What they feel is even worse. Was the lesson behind this that men will have sex with anything, including mushrooms? Doesn’t say much for them missing women, so I’m at a loss as to what the author was trying to convey.

Or has losing women driven the men insane? Considering what happens, that’s the most acceptable reason for it. Especially since there were obviously other choices that could have been made.

The ending also fell flat, as we are left guesses as to what comes next.