Shardik

(Hardback)

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This brilliantly inventive fantasy epic by the award-winning author of Watership Down centres on the long-awaited reincarnation of the giant bear, Shardik. His reappearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people sets off a violent chain of events as faith in his divinity sweeps the land. A gripping tale of war, adventure, horror and romance, Shardik, on a deeper level, is a remarkable exploration of mankind's universal desire for divine incarnation, and the corrosive influence of power. 'Shardik is a powerful work, dipping deep into old forms - allegory, epic, myth - resonating in the caverns of the readers' unconscious. It is an exciting story, the adventures compelling.' Los Angeles Times 'Grips with suspense, haunts with mystery. a memorable work, not to be read once only but to be reread as loved books are. a human saga.' Wall Street Journal

Reviews

A story told with conviction and creative zest

* Guardian *

'Shardik is my masterpiece'

-- Richard Adams

'Recalls the imaginative scale of Lord of the Rings.'

* Financial Times *

'Riveting reading.'

* Daily Mail *

'Striking enough to confirm Richard Adams as one of the most talented descriptive writers to emerge in this country for years.'

* The Times *

'Grips with suspense, haunts with mystery... a memorable work, not to be read once only but to be reread as loved books are... a human saga.'

-- Wall Street Journal

'Shardikis a powerful work, dipping deep into old forms allegory, epic, myth resonating in the caverns of the readers' unconscious... It is an exciting story, the adventures compelling.'

-- Los Angeles Times

Author Bio

Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor, and studied history at Worcester College, Oxford. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down, his first book, to his two daughters to while away a long car journey, and they insisted he publish it. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, winning both the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal, and is now considered a modern classic. Richard Adams is the author of nineteen books, including Shardik and The Plague Dogs (forthcoming from Onewolrd). He currently lives in Hampshire, England.