A million readers have revelled in william horwoods now classic trilogy the duncton chronicles which tells how moledoms stone followers struggled to find peace and truth for allmole. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. I also added a final column which gives the birthplace of each character, when known. Only old stour, master librarian, and the timid aide. Now she and her friends must cross moledom to dread caradoc in their search for the lost book, and. The fictional line of novels first became available for readers to enjoy in 1980. In his first duncton triology he has moles following the faith of the word as his antagonists, in this book a mole is martyred and executed as jesus christ was. This is the second book in the book of silence, the second of the duncton trilogies as privet, scholar and scribemole and her adopted son whillan escape from duncton wood in search of the book of silence, the newborn inquisitors seek to take the system. William horwood is the author of the bestselling classic duncton wood and wolves of time series. William horwood is the writer of the duncton chronicles. The engaging debut story from horwood is titled duncton wood.
The book of silence table of editions of the book of silence, the second duncton trilogy, which is comprised of duncton tales, duncton rising and duncton stone. The journey starts here, and now a million readers have revelled in william horwoods now classic trilogy the duncton chronicles which tells how moledoms stone followers struggled to find peace and truth for allmole. It is the first of a six volume fantasy series of the same name. William horwood on the wind in the willows during an interview with harper collins. Duncton rising by william horwood from amazons fiction books store. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient. William horwoods classic second duncton trilogy now finds its triumphant and rousing completion. It was followed by two sequels, forming the duncton chronicles, and also a second trilogy, the book of silence. William horwood is an excellent writer and i would commend these books to anyone over the age of 18. See the complete the book of silence series book list in order, box. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. William horwood s bestselling duncton tales saw privet, female scholar and scribemole, leave duncton wood in search of the fabled book of silence. Duncton wood is the first novel of author william horwood.
To quote the answer william horwood gave to me in august 1999, when i asked this about this via email. I have loved the travails of the beautiful yet flawed characters. Exlibrary, with usual stamps and markings, in fair condition, suitable as a study copy. It is sad that a writer as gifted as william horwood chose to stoop to writing a series that depicts the bible and jesus christ in such a way. It was first published in the united kingdom in 1991. He was a feature editor with the daily mail until 1978 when he began work on the first of his now classic duncton chronicles series which became instant international bestsellers. William horwood when tryfan, son of bracken and rebecca, returns to the sacred burrows of uffington, he finds dreadful signs of death and destruction.
He grew up on the east kent coast, primarily in deal, within a model modern familyfractious with parental separation, secret illegitimacy, alcoholism and genteel poverty. See the complete the book of silence series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Duncton tales book of silence duncton chronicles, book 4 by. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. But now moledoms greatest tale can be told from which all began and to which all is leading. Buy the book of silence reprint by william horwood isbn. William horwood books list of books by author william horwood. The quest for the book of silence continues here, and now william horwood s bestselling duncton tales saw privet, female scholar and scribemole, leave duncton wood in search of the fabled book of silence. The sweetest end to the chronicles that are the book of silence. Volume one of the book of silence horwood, william on. Duncton stone volume three of the book of silence 9780006476016 william horwood, isbn10.
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Volume one of the book of silence by horwood, william a readable copy. From what i can tell, this second set of duncton books was intended at first to consist of two volumes. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Click download or read online button to get duncton wood book now. For out of the chilly north have swarmed the grikes, a fanatical tribe of warrior moles bent on destroying all believers in the powers of the stone. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. Unfortunately, not in print, one is only fortunate to find in libraries or used book stores.
Thethe book of silence duncton chronicles critical essays. But before scribemole privet and the stone followers she inspires can discover the truth of the lost and last book of silence, they must dare to give up everything they have, and more. Only old stour, master of the library, realizes the importance of her quest. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1200grams, isbn. Volume one of the book of silence hardcover july 25, 1991 by william horwood author. Read or download duncton stone volume three of the book of silence book by william horwood hardcover. A short story by william horwood, the museum bell, was published in lands of never. The book of silence series by william horwood goodreads. Duncton stone the book of silence by william horwood 1993 1011. Results for duncton stone volume three of the book of silence by william horwood hardcover read or download duncton stone volume three of the book of silence book by william horwood hardcover. Now she and her friends must cross moledom to dread caradoc in their search for the lost book, and face the sinister thripp, leader of the evil newborns. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
His first novel, duncton wood, an allegorical tale about a community of moles, was published in 1980. First published publisher binding and cover price cover artist front. Since the publication of the willows in winter william horwood has received letters from thousands of readers thanking him for recapturing the spirit of kenneth grahames great work so faithfully. Tended to think of the moles as being human rather than mole as you follow their lives of love, war and peace through the ages.
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Duncton stone book of silence duncton chronicles, book 6 by william horwood book cover, description, publication history. The companion duncton trilogy, the book of silence, began in 1991 with duncton tales, and continued with duncton rising 1992 and duncton stone 1993. When volume 1 of the wolves of time was published in the uk as a hardback it was extremely successful. This is the second book in the book of silence, the second of the duncton trilogies as privet, scholar and scribemole and her adopted son whillan escape from duncton wood in search of the book of silence, the newborn inquisitors seek to take the system over. William horwoods bestselling duncton tales saw privet, female scholar and scribemole, leave duncton wood in search of the fabled book of silence. 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. Thethe book of silence duncton chronicles analysis. The moles do not otherwise make use of technology or clothing.
A century after the great days of moledom described in the great chronicles, privet, a lonely female pilgrim from the north, arrives in fabled duncton wood. Books by william horwood authors like william horwood. The imagination that william horwood has used to create this whole community of moles with their beliefs and their strengths and weaknesses is amazing. Duncton stone the book of silence by william horwood.