William Horwood je anglický prozaik známy svojimi alegorickými príbehmi. Jeho raná tvorba často skúmala životy zvierat, pretkávala zložité naratívy, ktoré sa ponárali do tém komunity a inštinktu. Neskôr rozšíril svoj záber o ľudské skúsenosti, pričom skúmal hlboké aspekty lásky, dôvery a prekonávania nepriazne osudu. Horwoodovo písanie sa vyznačuje svojou nápaditou hĺbkou a premysleným skúmaním prírodného sveta a ľudského stavu.
Überall in Europa hören Wölfe einen geheimnisvollen Ruf im Wind. Sie brechen auf zu einer abenteuerlichen Reise, die sie zurück in ihr altes Herzland führen wird, dem sagenumwobenen Ursprung aller Wölfe. Nur alte Geschichten und Legenden weisen auf dessen Existenz hin und erzählen von den fast vergessenen »Wolfswegen«, die dorthin führen. Gemeinsam sind sie die Wölfe der Zeit, und gemeinsam werden sie ein neues Zeitalter verkünden.
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…
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.
Toad of Toad Hall has his finest hour - in the final volume of William Horwood's bestselling Tales of the Willows sequence.
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 Book of Silence, 3) is the English original edition, comprising 872 pages and 9 sections.
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.
The beloved characters of Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and Toad are vividly reimagined in this enchanting novel, celebrating their timeless charm and humor. William Horwood skillfully brings back their adventures, capturing the essence of Grahame's original work while infusing it with new life. Enhanced by delightful illustrations, the story promises to evoke joy and nostalgia, showcasing Toad's irresistible and exasperating nature that fans have cherished for generations.
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
