Shardik by Richard Adams

Shardik by Richard Adams

Shardik is a unique examination of mankind's universal thirst for divine manifestation, a compelling narrative of conflict, adventure, horror, and romance. Richard Adams' Watership Down was a #1 New York Times bestseller, a beautiful work of imagination, and an recognized modern masterpiece.Adams tells a different but as compelling story in Shardik, situated in a far-off mythical planet.Shardik is a sad fiction about the long-awaited reincarnation of the colossal bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people.Shardik is a powerful, violent, and unpredictable character that alters the lives of everyone in the story.Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the big bear, is swept up by destiny to become first a devotee and then a prophet, then a triumphant soldier, then the ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik―Messenger of God―only to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning latent in his intense belief in the bear's divinity.

Adams, Richard: - Richard Adams, the son of a country doctor, was born in Newbury in England in 1920. He was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in 1948 joined the civil service. In the mid-1960s he completed his first novel, Watership Down, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher. It was eventually awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. In 1974 he retired from the civil service and published a series of further books, including Shardik, Tales from Watership Down, Maia, The Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing. Adams died on Christmas Eve, 2016.

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ISBN 13	9780671220150
ISBN 10	0671220152
Title	Shardik
Author	Richard Adams
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	1975-01-01
Number of pages	604
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