Linked to william horwoods anticipated republishing of duncton wood through unbound as described in his december 2 blogpost readers and writers unite some other pieces related to that in my section on duncton wood, plus some bits elsewhere on this site. Five more duncton books followed at which point i was satisfied that the journey was complete. Ive just discovered a novel i thought i had lost or, more bizarrely perhaps, i had forgotten i had written. The moles of duncton wood live in the shadow of mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. Read duncton wood by william horwood available from rakuten kobo. It is hard to beleive the books were written almost nine years apart. Review of the duncton chronicles by william horwood. Duncton wood by william horwood, 9781978633551, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A solitary young mole, bracken, is leads the fight to. Buy duncton wood the duncton chronicles new edition by horwood, william isbn.
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Its a story of spiritual quest, with all the trials and triumphs of love, greed, courage, oppression and liberty along the way. 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. Duncton wood ebook by william horwood rakuten kobo. Duncton wood and its sequel have as its protagonists anthropomorphic moles living in moledom, a community in great. Duncton wood is the first novel of author william horwood. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are bracken, rebecca. A deluxe edition of duncton wood by william horwood youtube. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Click download or read online button to get duncton wood book now. It was followed by two sequels, forming the duncton chronicles, and also a second trilogy, the book of silence.
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