William Horwood is an English novelist renowned for his allegorical storytelling. His early work often featured animal communities, crafting intricate narratives that explore themes of instinct and societal structures. He later broadened his focus to human lives, examining deep connections and the challenges of adversity. Horwood's distinctive style lies in his imaginative scope and his insightful portrayal of both the natural world and the complexities of existence.
Skallagrigg unites Arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with Esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with Daniel, an American computer-games genius.Skallagrigg - whatever the name signifies, whoever he is - will come to transform all their lives. And William Horwood's inspired, heart-rending story of rescue and redemptive love will undoubtedly touch your life too.
An immature golden eagle is captured and brought to the London Zoo for showcase and display. Creggan begins to lose his sense of freedom, as the cage curls around himself, cutting off access to the sky. An older female eagle who's been trapped in the cages for a long time gives Creggan the strength to survive, and the hope of one day escaping this man-made construct.
When Tryfan, son of Bracken and Rebecca, returns to the sacred Burrows of Uffington, he finds dreadful signs of death and destruction. 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. Tryfan’s duty is clear – to muster and protect the few remaining Stone followers from the evil that seems certain to engulf them. With only a frail and timid mole named Spindle for company, he sets off on an epic journey… But can he save his friends?
The secret and power of James MacAskill Stonor's extraordinary sculptures and paintings are traced back to his childhood years of loss and uncertainty and the tale of Cuillin, last of the great sea eagles of Skye
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. Only old Stour, Master of the Library, realizes the importance of her quest. For Privet seeks an answer to moledom’s final mystery: where and what is the Book of Silence, whose scribe nomole knows, whose content none can guess, whose existence many still doubt? Decades of harmony have passed since the brave moles of Duncton saved moledom’s peaceful Stone followers from the disciples of the evil Word. But now all is not well. Their system has grown sleepy, while moledom is dangerously complacent about the spread of zealots from Caer Caradoc. Led by the sinister Thripp of Blagrove Slide, the Newborns believe that any other way than theirs to the Stone’s Silence is blasphemy and deserves death. As the Caradocian moles gain power, shy Privet, aided by Stour and inspired by the strange and inarticulate Rooster, finds herself the agent of change and renewal in Duncton Wood.
This is a re-creation of the much-loved world of Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows. William Horwood, author of the Duncton trilogies, brings to life the characters of Badger, Water Rat, Mole and Toad.
By the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood chronicles, William Horwood's
THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is an imaginative memoir of exceptional power, destined
to make literary history
ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDSStorms rage as the worst winter in living memory ravages the human and Hydden worlds. The prophesied End of Days is here and the universe is dying, yet only a few are even aware of the forces at work.Jack and Katherine must help their friend Bedwyn Stort halt this chaos by locating the last gem of Winter, something only he can do. Then it must be returned to the Earth's unwilling guardian, their daughter Judith. She will need it to try and reignite the fires of the universe.Yet Stort is riddled with uncertainty. He yearns for Judith, as she does for him, but a love between mortal and immortal cannot be. To find the gem, he must solve this conundrum and vanquish death itself. But can he really lead mortalkind to salvation?The climactic final volume in the Hyddenworld sequence, a lyrical epic fantasy adventure of bravery, loss and a quest for the impossible, from William Horwood, the acclaimed author of the Duncton Wood novels.
An age of heroes is dawning ...The time has come for the wolves of Europe to take back their ancient Heartland. For centuries is has been corrupted and poisoned by the Mennen and by the evil Magyar wolf-pack. Only by reclaiming it can the true gods be reborn and the natural order restored. All over Europe, wolves are beginning the quest in anser to a mystical summons. Together they become the Wolves of Time. Together they will herald a new age...
ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDS Winter has been unleashed upon the Hyddenworld by an angry Earth. And Judith, now the Earth's unwilling ally and shield maiden, is powerless to intervene. Then while both human and Hydden lands wither, humans find their way into this secret realm - to destroy all that winter's storms haven't undone. The Hydden city of Brum now faces its darkest days; joining its greatest enemy to combat invaders. But ultimately, survival depends on its champions - Jack, Katherine and scrivener Bedwyn Stort. If they can locate a last gem, burning with fire and magic, devastation may be averted. But if the jewel fails to reach Juliet before winter's end, human and Hyddenkind will pay the price. Yet his quest will cost Stort dearly. It requires him to finally let Juliet go; the epic love that's sustained him. There is a solution, but is this buried too deep, lost beneath ice and snow?
The adventure of a lifetime is just beginning…It has lain lost and forgotten for fifteen hundred years in the ancient heartland of England – a scrap of glass and metal melded by fierce fire. It is the lost core of a flawless Sphere made by the greatest of the Anglo-Saxon CraeftLords in memory of the one he loved. Her name was Spring and contained in the very heart of this work is a spark from the Fires of Creation. But while humans have lost their belief in such things, the Hydden – little people existing on the borders of our world – have not. Breaking the silence of centuries they send one of their own, a young boy, Jack, to live among humans in the hope that he may one day find what has been lost for so long. His journey leads him to Katherine, a girl he rescues from a tragic accident – it’s a meeting that will change everything. It is only through their voyage into the dangerous Hyddenworld that they will realize their destiny, find love and complete the great quest that will save both their worlds from destruction. Their journey begins with Spring…
The trilogy about the moles of Duncton Wood reaches its conclusion with the publication of this book. Duncton Wood is a last refuge for moledom's ageing and diseased outcasts, and yet it is here that the Stone Mole has been born, whom Tryfan must prepare for his great task.
Überall in Europa vernehmen die Wölfe einen geheimen Ruf im Wind. Sie brechen auf zu einer abenteuerlichen Reise in ihr sagenumwobenes Herzland. Alte Geschichten und Legenden erzählen von dessen Existenz und von den fast vergessenen >>Wolfswegen<<, die sie dorthin führen sollen. Sie sind die Wölfe der Zeit, die ein neues Zeitalter verkünden ...
"Die Reise ins Herzland" ist der erste Band einer Trilogie. Darin lädt William Horwood den Leser dazu ein, seine Vorstellung von den Wölfen als grausame, blutgierige Raubtiere zu vergessen und statt dessen Welt und Leben dieser Tiere mit deren Augen zu sehen. Beeindruckend ist am Beispiel der wölfischen Charaktere die Frage nach dem Grund des Lebens und der Suche nach Sinn dargestellt. Das Leben in Hunger, Kälte und völliger Einsamkeit wird von den Wölfen mit Mut, Würde und Weisheit gegenüber dem Schicksal getragen.
In diesem abschließenden Band von William Horwoods Epos kämpfen die Wölfe der Zeit um ihr Land gegen feindliche Wolfsvölker und skrupellose Menschen. Ihr Kampf spiegelt auch die Suche nach ihrer eigenen Bestimmung wider.
In der Weihnachtszeit sind die Weiden trist, da Frau Ffleische die Bewohner tyrannisiert, besonders den Kröterich. Der Maulwurf beschließt, zusammen mit dem Dachs und Ratterich, Frau Ffleische die Meinung zu sagen. Doch ihre Pläne scheitern, als Frau Ffleische die ungebetenen Gäste verhaften lässt.
William Horwoods abenteuerliches Tierepos über Macht und Leidenschaft, über
Mut und Vertrauen, über Liebe und Tod ist in Großbritannien und Amerika längst
Kultbuch.
Jack, der als Hydden geboren wurde, weiß, dass er zur Welt der Hydden wie auch zur Menschenwelt gehört und doch in der einen wie der anderen ein Fremder ist. Ganz wie Judith, von der es hieß, sie sei die lange erwartete Schildmaid, Trägerin der Edelsteine und Helferin der Menschen. Aber irgendeine Macht scheint dagegen zu arbeiten ... Hyddenworld ist ein Land, das direkt neben und unter unserer Welt liegt, das aber den menschlichen Augen verborgen ist. Und doch ereignen sich gerade hier Dinge, die über das Schicksal kommender Zeiten entscheiden werden. Als Jack, der für einen Hydden zu groß geraten ist, bei den Menschen auftaucht, mit einem feinen ledernen Rucksack auf dem Rücken, lebt eine alte Prophezeiung über das Schicksal von Hydden und Menschen wieder auf.
