Duncton wood duncton chronicles book 1 and over 8 million other books are available. The 1994 paperback publication harpercollins is marked volume one of the book of silence on the cover, and in the back there are blurbs for duncton rising and duncton stone. The book is in gc with some shelf wear on the dj cover. Duncton wood is a true epic fantasy series in the most classic way. Duncton wood is the first novel of author william horwood. A book about talking animals that seem rather unremarkable and harmless in reality, but that are given a wonderful own world of their own, an own history and mythology, and a great adventure to explore this world as a human. 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. He and rebecca meet for the first time and he helps her to find her way back to the duncton system following the statement that she is lost. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles william horwood on. 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. My friends, family and publishers were doubtful, saying. Duncton wood by william horwood hardcover bca edition. Minimal shelfwear and light creases to bottom edges with vertical diagonal creases to rear inner flap. The wood was suddenly hushed and awed about them, and the air stilled as the light seemed to tremble and darken.
All of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Instead of bracken and boswell as main characters there is tryfan son of bracken and rebecca and spindle. Duncton found duncton chronicles by horwood, william 1989 hardcover. Duncton quest, is a far darker book than duncton wood. It is set in the fictional duncton wood in great britain where the moles of duncton are under the rule of the rather evil mandrake and rune who are actively squishing the old traditions, namely. Im duncton wood trolling he passes major health duncton wood without a sing partisan house vote, the only duncton wood in history to refuse debt ceiling negotiation, years woood an actual budget he wod the new senate rules, he dictated an attack duncton wood lybia, he wouldnt delay the aca duncton wood out a single day and it turned out to be. Jan 06, 2016 im duncton wood trolling he passes major health duncton wood without a sing partisan house vote, the only duncton wood in history to refuse debt ceiling negotiation, years woood an actual budget he wod the new senate rules, he dictated an attack duncton wood lybia, he wouldnt delay the aca duncton wood out a single day and it turned out to be. Duncton wood ebook by william horwood rakuten kobo.
Tolkien, brian jacques and richard adams watership down, this is a quest into the heart of nature, the. Review of the duncton chronicles by william horwood. I would rate the books up there with lord of the rings, dune, the dark materials trilogy and watership down. Please tell your friends about these books, and by all means, read them yourself. Remember the britishaccented rabbits of richard adams watership down. The animal kingdom as shown in duncton wood is savage and the survival of the fittest is a fact of life and death. 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. I liked lord of the rings so i thought that dunction wood could have a lot for me to enjoy.
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 first book in the book of silence duncton chronicles series a novel. Duncton quest the duncton chronicles william horwood. A solitary young mole, bracken, is leads the fight to free them. Duncton stone book of silence duncton chronicles, book 6 by. And in the evil department there is henbrane daugther of mandrake. As privet, scholar and scribemole, and her adopted son whillan, escape from duncton wood, the newborn inquisitors seek to take over the system. The 1992 paperback fontana overseas is duncton tales 1 on the cover. Duncton wood william horwood this book has been out of print since the 90s now, which goes to show how quickly things disappear in the print world.
If youre considering reading it, do not be put off by the idea of it being about moles, within pages you will be hooked. I have not read it, having just learned of its existence. This is the first book in the trilogy entitled the book of silence and is followed by duncton rising and duncton stone. Duncton stone book of silence duncton chronicles, book 6 by william horwood book cover, description, publication history. I found this book on my mothers bookshelf, which maybe should have been a warning but the back of the book sold it to me. Thats what happened back in 1980 when my first novel duncton wood was published. If you like that sort of stuff you will simply be amazed by the moles of duncton wood. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read duncton found. The duncton chronicles this series of six novels was published over thirteen years, starting with duncton wood in 1980. Rune, the main villain of the first book, side villain of the second, and overall the unpleasant mole he is passes down unto his daughter and grandson.
Duncton found, by william horwood, the third book in the duncton chronicles trilogy. Duncton wood is the first instalment in the duncton chronicles, an unforgettable six book series now widely regarded as a fantasy classic. Jan 01, 1980 it seems the world has almost forgot about duncton wood. The inhabitants of the nowflourishing duncton system look upon the events of the past with reverence. The third book, duncton found, was published in 1989 and i gobbled that up just as quickly.
Wraparound pictorial colour illustrated dwdj by douglas hall. The epic first instalment of the multimillion bestseller the duncton chronicles. Moledom has its own social organization, history and written language. Duncton wood by horwood, william hardback book the cheap fast.
Duncton wood by william horwood nook book ebook barnes. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1 and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Duncton wood is the first instalment in the duncton chronicles, an unforgettable sixbook series now widely regarded as a fantasy classic. Jan 01, 1980 duncton quest, is a far darker book than duncton wood. The moles of duncton wood live in the shadow of mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. William horwood writes with an almost hypnotic fluidity that draws you through the book and gets you quickly emotionally involved. The fictional line of novels first became available for readers to enjoy in 1980. He had lived three moleyears alone and in silence, struggling with his desire to run down and back to try to start again with them, but now that desire was being washed. Duncton wood one day about a month ago i was hit with an overwhelming urge to reread my beaten up old copy of watership down. Abandoned bookshop and unbound to reissue duncton wood on thebookseller, december 1, 2016. Prior to its completion, duncton tales, originally conceived of a standalone sequel, had evolved into the first volume of a second trilogy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I was given the first book, duncton wood, to try and read by my dad when i was about 10 and it was definitely too advanced for me.
Only by putting his trust in the ancient stone, forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can he find the strength to challenge mandrakes darkness. Duncton wood is a novel by william horwood about moles that live in the english countryside specifically, the fictional duncton wood in oxfordshire. Duncton found im frightened, said the youngster, not moving at all. Duncton wood is a book i come back to again and again. The moles revere and worship monoliths and standing stones, and, as such, many mole communities are. Well, here a slavishly imitative firstnovelist tries to do similar things with britishaccented molesexcept that horwood hasnt a fraction of adams talent, and this gratuitously massive saga talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. I was sad when it ended for it was hard saying goodbye to the beautiful world of duncton wood and the poignant creatures that inhabited it. To say a big a thankyou to the early subscribers who have pushed the duncton wood deluxe edition forward so fast and to offer an incentive to the many readers who are about to subscribe ive arranged for all of you to get a free copy of the duncton wood ebook by canelo. The best way with fear is to turn your snout towards it and put one paw resolutely in front of another, said tryfan.
I finally read it when i was 12 and then gobbled up the other 2 duncton quest and duncton found. Youll also find picks from our chief booklover heather reisman, our staff picks of the month, the globe and mail and new york times bestsellers, recommendations for book clubs, beautiful coffeetable and special edition books, indigo exclusives, as well as special shops dedicated to. So the duncton wood mole system is populated with nothing but clichas. The duncton wood series by william horwood the duncton. It seems the world has almost forgot about duncton wood. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Forthcoming republishing of duncton wood through unbound as described in william horwoods december 2, 2016 blogpost readers and writers unite. Duncton wood book of silence duncton chronicles, book 1 by. A book with talking animals that i prefer over the legendary watership down. Nov 22, 2016 thats what happened back in 1980 when my first novel duncton wood was published. A deluxe edition of duncton wood by william horwood youtube. A solitary young mole, bracken, is thrown into leading the fight to free duncton wood. I first read the book around 1980 and i seem to get around to rereading it about every ten years.
The first volume, originally written as a standalone novel, tells the story of the romance between the. 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. 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. Its so hard to describe these books because they are about everything, love, hate, faith, dogma, depair and hope. William horwood is the writer of the duncton chronicles. It is a continuation of the mole kingdom first explored in the duncton chronicles duncton wood, duncton quest and duncton found but newcomers to horwoods cherished series about moles will find no difficulty in keeping up, since the events of the first three books are. Duncton wood and its sequel have as its protagonists anthropomorphic moles living in moledom, a community in great britain. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Duncton wood is the moving love story of bracken and rebecca and the trials. Its a story of spiritual quest, with all the trials and triumphs of love, greed, courage, oppression and liberty along the way. Jul 06, 2016 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. I recently purchased the other five books in the duncton series. Only by putting his trust in the ancient stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can he find the strength to challenge mandrakes. This highest and most desolate part of duncton wood is also the most venerable, for beneath its rustling surface is the site of the ancient mole system of duncton, long deserted and lost.
Duncton tales takes place generations in the future, following duncton found. The series is also known as the book of silence, referring to the second series that makes up the duncton world. Apr 17, 2017 duncton found ebook written by william horwood. Duncton found by william horwood nook book ebook barnes. It is hard to beleive the books were written almost nine years apart. Duncton wood in oxfordshire to siabod in wales and back again for example. Duncton wood is an adventurelove story like no other. Duncton wood duncton chronicles book 1 and over 8 million other books are. Duncton wood by william horwood, 1980, ballantine books edition, in english duncton wood 1980 edition open library. But it is a task that will demand a greater sacrifice than any mole has yet to face.
Yet in the shadows of duncton wood a new light is shining. I originally bought these beautiful books in hardback in the eighties. Ive read duncton wood three times in paperback and just finished my fourth reading on my kindle paperwhite. Presentation inscrptn to ffe which also has a small diagonal clip to top corner,but no priceclip to dwdj. However, i failed to acknowledge the fact that watership down scared the crap out of me as a child and my common sense must have. Duncton wood is a adventurelove story like no other. It was tens of millions of years old and it looked its age hard, gnarled and grey.
This novel continues the story of a community of moles in duncton which featured in the books duncton wood, duncton quest and duncton found. Shop our bestselling books at up to 40% off instore or online anytime for the best deals on the latest books. But when i was a teenager, there were six duncton books that came out two trilogies and they were all bestsellers. Buy duncton rising by william horwood from waterstones today. He starts off as an elder in the first book, duncton wood, which he then progresses to leader after taking the role gradually from mandrake, who weakened before him, caught in his obsession.
Here too stands the great stone, at the highest point of the hill where the beeches thin out, bare to all the winds north, south, east and west. Duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1 kindle edition by horwood, william. Sad to say, i didnt take the opportunity to buy those books then, but i recently managed to get my hands on a copy of duncton wood through one of amazons european competitors. Review of the duncton chronicles by william horwood the. In this book the stone mole has come, to lead moledom back to grace and the silence of the stone. Buy duncton wood the duncton chronicles new edition by horwood, william isbn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading duncton wood the duncton chronicles book 1. For the stone mole has come, to revive the moles faith in themselves and in the ancient power of the stone to defeat and deny the evil word. They must face the problems of mole life head on, while maintaining faith in the stone.
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