DUNCTON WOOD.
by HORWOOD**, WILLIAM:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG./G.
- ISBN 10
- 0600367940
- ISBN 13
- 9780600367949
- Seller
-
PLYMOUTH., Devon, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Duncton Wood is the story of a quest into the nature of love and greed, oppression and freedom,courage and corruption - of a quest,finally,into the nature of grace and the power of the spirit.In this moving epic fantasy Horwood bestows a mythology upon the dark and mysterious world of moles and at the same time gives it a vivid life that takes us beyond the realities of nature itself to the eternal struggle between Good and Evil. The moles of Duncton Wood are a varied lot.There are the aggressive Westsiders, the secretive and sickly Marshenders and the independent eastsiders.Despite their differences, all are members of the same once proud and famous mole system,and all are now tyrannised by Mandrake, a mole so powerful and senselessly destructive that his name seems a curse on those who mutter it.But the source of the evil that spreads through Duncton lies not only in Mandrake but in the growing disinterest in the rites and traditions that surround the now deserted standing Stone that was once the heart of the system itself. It is in the shadow of this towering Stone that the lonely Bracken by chance meets Rebecca, daughter of Mandrake.They exchange a few words and scurry off in different directions,never to forget a moment which will change the course of their lives forever.Only Hulver the Elder, guardian of the old ways,understands that the future happiness of the system depends on their love,and the courage with which they can pursue its suffering and joy. Accompanied by Boswell,the strange sribemole from Uffington, Bracken sets out to revive the ancient rituals and disperse the evil from Duncton.Together they seek the sacred seventh Stillstone. Not since The Lord of the Rings and Watership Down has a non-human world been so originally and imaginatively created.And never has such a closely observed world of the English countryside been so spellbindingly combined with as rich a creation of myth and history. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
Synopsis
Duncton Wood is the title of the first novel by author William Horwood, as well as a six-volume fantasy series to which it was later extended.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja1690
- Title
- DUNCTON WOOD.
- Author
- HORWOOD**, WILLIAM:
- Format/Binding
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG.
- Jacket Condition
- G.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0600367940
- ISBN 13
- 9780600367949
- Publisher
- LONDON.COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS,1980.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1980
- Keywords
- q52.MODERN FIRSTS.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 0600367940.Modern anthropomorphic fiction.Fantasy fiction.Books_William Horwood.Moles.WATERSHIP DOWN.MANDRAKE_BRACKEN_REBECCA_BOSWELL.Books new,used,signed,rare.
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS;
Terms of Sale
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
NO books will be sent 'ON APPROVAL' unless paid for in full and invoiced accordingly and with appropiate Registered/Recorded/Insurance,where applicable.If returned/declined monies refundable (P+p and any processing fees excluded). Other returns/refunds, only if book(s) are misdescribed,and then a) matches the invoice sent with it, b) returned in original packaging and state/condition sent out in,and received by buyer, c) and returned at the seller's original and actual shipping/P+p cost used when despatched to buyer - any excess cost borne at returnee's own expense. Notification of intent of return, required within 2 days of receipt of book please. 30 day return guarantee, for refund, (excluding P+p costs and any processing fees), for up to 30 days after delivery, only if an item arrives either misdescribed or damaged.Other returns accepted at seller's discretion. Orders processed same day,subject to time of receipt of order and payment, by end of P.O's business day, where applicable, and despatched the same day (weekends excluded). Shipping/P+p costs are based on books weighing 2.2Lb,or 1KG and UNINSURED, unless quoted otherwise. If your book order (P+p cost included/excluded) is in excess of 20.00 GBP,heavy or oversized, as per instruction, we'll contact you to let you know if extra shipping/insurance is required.Prices are nett, worldwide shipping/handling and registration/ insurance fees are extra.Books/orders in excess of 20.00 GBP will only be sent with appropriate insurance fees. So,for actual insured/registered shipping costs, prior contact with the seller, BEFORE ordering, is required at: rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk. All orders are wrapped in sellophane, then either bubble-wrapped or corrugated-card and then boxed.[US+CANADA only.] Items/orders over 20.00 GBP are automatically sent registered/insured either via PARCEL FORCE [insured].Or, International SIGNED For [insured] AIRMAIL,minimum of 6.50 GBP,in addition to P+p and subject to book('s) weight.Books WILL NOT be sent without appropiate Registered/Recorded/Insurance,where applicable.We use the Royal Mail for inland (UK)and most overseas deliveries.For most other International destinations,for orders/books in excess of 20.00 GBP,we use Royal Mail International Registered/SIGNED For minimum of 6.50 GBP (100gm),in addition to postage and subject to book('s) weight.UK addresses, orders/ books in excess of 20.00 GBP, sent Next Day Guaranteed Delivery [Minimum Insured up to 250 GBP automatically - at no fee,extra insurance can be bought upto 1,000 GBP and Maximum 2,500 GBP - enquire for costs.], minimum of 5.90 GBP per order, again subject to weight. Cheques payable to R J A PAXTON-DENNY at business address.Ir requiring to pay by paypal contact seller for paypal account email.
About the Seller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...