![]() ![]() This book by the same author is such a different kind of story that if you read it expecting the same kind of experience, you are sure to be disappointed. So many people love Watership Down-I am one of them-for its gentle and magical English storytelling. ![]() ![]() Overlooked, underappreciated and forgotten epic Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept up by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik - messenger of God - only to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity. ![]() His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. In Shardik, Adams sets a different yet equally compelling tale in a far-off fantasy world. Richard Adams' Watership Down was a number-one New York Times best seller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. A gripping tale of war, adventure, horror, and romance, Shardik is a remarkable exploration of mankind's universal desire for divine incarnation. ![]()
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