Duncton wood book series

He arrives in uffington with boswell to find the place thrashed and devastated by the followers of the new religion of the word, a rival of the stone. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. It was followed by two sequels, forming the duncton chronicles, and also a second trilogy, the book of silence. Jan 30, 2017 in 2017, abandoned bookshop will be publishing the first three books in the series duncton wood, duncton questand duncton found as ebooks, the first time they have appeared in digital editions. Duncton wood is the moving love story of bracken and rebecca and the trials they must face and overcome to be as one. William horwood is a writer who grabs your attention and takes you on a wonderful trip through a world that is very much like our own. Duncton wood and the subsequent novels in the series revolve around the moles that inhabit the united kingdom. The duncton chronicles audiobooks listen to the full series. Duncton wood by william horwood nook book ebook barnes. The engaging debut story from horwood is titled duncton wood. The moles of duncton wood live in the shadow of mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. Duncton wood is the title of the first novel by author william horwood, as well as a sixvolume fantasy series to which it was later extended.

Apr 17, 2017 duncton found ebook written by william horwood. Duncton wood 1980 duncton quest 1988 duncton found 1989 it was followed a few years later by the book of silence, a followon trilogy set far into the future of the moles of duncton wood. The series is also known as the book of silence, referring to the second series that makes up the duncton world. Just another watership down ripoff, i believe i said and theres some truth in that accusation, but only in the sense that any novel with anthropomorphic animals set in the english countryside and in which humanity plays only a tangential. I first read this book as a teenager and it immediately ascended to the status of book which changed my life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Duncton wood download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. I first read the book around 1980 and i seem to get around to rereading it about every ten years. Duncton wood and its sequel have as its protagonists anthropomorphic moles living in moledom, a community in great. Duncton wood is a adventurelove story like no other. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles william horwood on free shipping on qualifying offers.

Table of editions of the book of silence, the second duncton trilogy, which is comprised of duncton tales, duncton rising and duncton stone from what i can tell, this second set of duncton books was intended at first to consist of two volumes. Duncton wood download pdfepub ebook gets free book. Duncton wood is home to one of the seven great systems of the mole world. It is the first of a six volume fantasy series of the same name. Duncton wood is the first instalment in the duncton chronicles, an unforgettable six book series now widely regarded as a fantasy classic. Abandoned bookshop and unbound to reissue duncton wood. Download the the duncton chronicles audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. The second book of the duncton wood series, duncton quest tells the story of bracken and rebeccas son, tryfan, as he leaves duncton toward the uffington system to become a scribemole himself. Duncton wood is the first book in the duncton wood trilogy written by william. Books for 1980 year page 4 read online free books archive. Among other fantastic novels, he is the inspired author of the brilliant sixpart duncton series, a magical, eloquent, vibrant allegory about a society of spiritual moles who inhabit a perfectly realised, richly described english countryside. See the complete duncton chronicles series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series.

I will follow horwood at least as far as the next book in this series. The duncton books are my favourite works of fiction, and i intend to spread the word via this web page. A solitary young mole, bracken, is leads the fight to free them. Duncton wood 1980 is the bestselling first novel in william horwoods epic sixbook series about moles. The chronicle as the first three books are known begins with the meeting of two beloved moles named bracken and rebecca in an ancient system called duncton wood. Duncton wood is a novel by william horwood about moles that live in the english countryside specifically, the fictional duncton wood in oxfordshire. The moles of horwoods moledom are kungfu fighters, writers, and liturgychanters, but are otherwise styled naturalistically, like richard adams rabbits in watership down 1972. It was first published in the united kingdom in 1980. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1 kindle edition by horwood, william. Duncton chronicles series by william horwood goodreads.

The mole communities referred to as moledom are anthropomorphically portrayed as intelligent societies with their own social organization, history and written form of communication. This page is the definitive online resource for the works of englishborn author william horwood. The duncton wood series by william horwood the duncton. Click on each cover to get the gist of the story and follow the arrow for more. The fictional line of novels first became available for readers to enjoy in 1980. Adventure, love, hate, destiny, terror, the mechanics of how evil arises both within a society and within an individual, romance, play, disaster, the clash of species, hope, faith, mystery, abyssdeep horror, nature and character. I was given duncton wood by a friend as a christmas gift in the mid90s. His first novel, duncton wood, an allegorical tale about a community of moles, was published in 1980. Abandoned bookshop cofounder and publisher, scott pack, says. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read duncton found.

Jan 01, 1980 duncton wood is a book i well remember coming out and about which i was a little scathing at the time. I continued to read the series, and the subsequent. B y this website was never finished due to contact from the author who requested i hold off while he decided what to do about creating his own web site. This page is the definitive internet resource for the works of william horwood, englishborn author of the duncton book series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1. Duncton wood william horwood 9781911420521 netgalley. Tolkien, brian jacques and richard adams watership down, this is a quest into the heart of nature, the redemptive power of love and the triumph of spirit. Review of the duncton chronicles by william horwood the. Duncton wood is a book i well remember coming out and about which i was a little scathing at the time. The animal kingdom as shown in duncton wood is savage and the survival of the fittest is a fact of life and death. Its a story of spiritual quest, with all the trials and triumphs of love, greed, courage, oppression and liberty along the way.

Buy duncton wood the duncton chronicles new edition by horwood, william isbn. Duncton wood is a story that i had read many years ago and at that time i was very impressed with the way william horwood wrote this very descriptive story. The stone was of vital importance at the time, with the systems religious beliefs centred on it. Pdf duncton wood book by william horwood free download 736. The moles revere and worship monoliths and standing stones, and, as such, many mole communities are founded around them.

To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Duncton wood is the first novel of author william horwood. Free download or read online duncton wood pdf epub book. Just another watership down ripoff, i believe i said and theres some truth in that accusation, but only in the sense that any novel with anthropomorphic animals set in the english countryside and in which humanity plays only a tangential role is published in the long shadow of. Duncton wood is a very difficult book to describe, not because its not about anything but because its basically about everything. Many years before the book opens, the system was based at the highest point of the wood, in the shadows of the wood s standing stone. Please tell your friends about these books, and by all means, read them yourself. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are bracken, rebecca. Its the story of two moles, bracken and rebecca, and the adventures they have as they try to protect duncton wood from mandrake an outsider and oddly enough, rebeccas father. The epic first instalment of the multimillion bestseller the duncton chronicles. I recently purchased the other five books in the duncton series. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it.

Duncton wood is the first book in the duncton wood trilogy written by william horwood. There are six in all, three in the duncton chronicles and three in the other series. This book is classified as a childrens book, but in truth it is for adults. I have not read it, having just learned of its existence.

Duncton wood ebook by william horwood 9781911420521. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 736 pages and is available in paperback format. However, unbound is now aiming to release the first title in the series, duncton wood, in a clothbound, hardback edition in 2017 if it can fund the project online. Ive read duncton wood three times in paperback and just finished my fourth reading on my kindle paperwhite. The duncton chronicles this series of six novels was published over thirteen years, starting with duncton wood in 1980. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1980, and was written by william horwood. It is unfortunate that this work must be compared to watership down but that is the only book with which i can really compare it to in terms of storyline and excellence. Duncton wood is the first instalment in the duncton chronicles, an unforgettable sixbook series now widely regarded as a fantasy classic. Overview william horwoods debut novel is not only a powerful evocation of the english countryside, which is the backdrop to the heroes quest, but the beginning of the duncton chronicles, a remarkable sixbook series which is now widely regarded as a. William horwood is the writer of the duncton chronicles.