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Original Title:	Duncton Wood
ISBN:	0099443007 (ISBN13: 9780099443001)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Duncton Chronicles #1
Characters:	Bracken, Rebecca, Mandrake

Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1) Paperback | Pages: 736 pages

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It seems the world has almost forgot about Duncton wood. The books are hard to find in second hand shops. I would rate the books up there with Lord of the rings, Dune, the dark materials trilogy and watership down. If you like that sort of stuff you will simply be amazed by the moles of Duncton Wood. Amazed it took you so long to read it, for starters. The characters are lovable, you will really care what happens to them and the world they inhabit underground is well developed to the point of fascinating. The religion the moles practice hints to me of pagan celtic nature worship, they revere the standing stones, still standing, left by that civilization in the British isle millennia ago. When they emerge above ground on a spiritual quest and enter our world they see roads as noisy rivers of death and Owls as lethal killers with terrifying screams and hypnotic eyes. Mesmerizing anthropomorphic fantasy. Seriously, do it.

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Title	:	Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1)
Author	:	William Horwood
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 736 pages
Published	:	February 27th 1994 by Arrow (first published January 1st 1980)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Animals

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The Secret World of the Moles18 February 2017 There are some books out there that it doesnt matter how long they are, the story is really engrossing and I really dont want to put them down. However there are other books that start off good but are so long that by the time I start getting close to the end my eyes start glasing over and I quickly begin to lose interest. Then there are books that are basically crap. Well, this isnt one of the last type of books, and this certainly isnt one of the

Just finished reading this for the second time. Very well written tale. Loved the descriptions of the English countryside, peopled (or should i say moled!) by some wonderful characters. Mandrake is a character never to be forgotten. Bracken and Rebecca and their trials and hardships and two moles you really care about - a poignant story of love and commitment. Having said this the book is certainly not for children as there is quite a lot of violence and adult themes. As an adult fairy tale

Well this is book is still great read it years ago in paper form....Such a great story its a classic I just love this book so glad i got to read it again...

Duncton Wood is an Adventure-Love story like no other. It's the story of two Moles, Bracken and Rebecca, and the adventures they have as they try to protect Duncton Wood from Mandrake an outsider and oddly enough, Rebecca's father. They must face the problems of mole life head on, while maintaining faith in the stone. It's unfortunate that this novel is being compared with Watership Down, due to the fact that Watership Down, a great novel on it's own, falls short when compared against Duncton

This is an epic about generations of moles told with a Celtic voice. It is a lovely story for one who enjoys traditional tales of good versus evil and lush, poetic narrative. It fell short for me because the ancient religious story line seems forced, as if the author is thrusting our human thinking on the moles. At one point, Rebecca, the main "fe-mole" character asks Bracken, one of the main mole characters, "Do you believe in the stone?" Unfortunately, I never did. This was recommended to me

Nothing short of an epic. Yes, it's long and yes, it's about moles which doesn't sound too interesting. Believe me, it definitely is. Loved it.

I must admit I am facing quite a struggle in trying to write this review. Where to begin? My response to Duncton Wood seems to have almost as many layers as the novel has pages, which is a bold claim. I'll try to tackle it accordingly.To briefly sum up a 582 page novel, it is an allegory of the cycle of decay, destruction, and rebuilding of a civilization, tied up in grand adventure and a spiritual journey into the soul. Oh, and it's about moles. If Richard Adams (Watership Down) and Tolkien