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The epic first instalment of the multi-million bestseller The Duncton Chronicles. The moles of Duncton Wood live in the shadow of Mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. A solitary young mole, Bracken, is leads the fight to free them. Only by putting his trust in the ancient Stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can he find the strength to challenge Mandrake's darkness. When Bracken falls in love with Rebecca, Mandrake's daughter, the moles must make life and death choices as their extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins. Together, Bracken and Rebecca will embark on moving journey that will challenge them in ways they could never have imagined. But can they save Duncton before it's too late? For readers of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Jacques and Richard Adams' Watership Down, this is a quest into the heart of nature, the redemptive power of love and the triumph of spirit. Praise for Duncton Wood 'A breathtaking achievement' Washington Post 'A passionate, lyrical, appealing tale ... consistently absorbing ... enchanting' Cosmopolitan 'A great big mole-epic with a great big theme' Daily Mail… (more)
I had very fond memories of loving this book (this series!) when I was probably a young teenager. I thought Milly would like it so we decided to read it together. It is fair to say I did not enjoy it as much this time around! Its really over-long, the religious allegory is pretty heavy handed, and why are the mole mating scenes so sensual and detailed?? Now, it is also a wide ranging animal saga with lots going on, and its still a pretty good adventure and Milly immediately wanted to move onto reading book 2. I just don't think I'm the target audience any more. ( )
I borrowed this from Watford Library and read this soon after it was published back in the 1980s based on a recommendation from a friend. I really enjoyed the saga of the moles and now in April 2020 am just starting the audio book. ( )
Some really long books align themselves with the circumstances of your own like - at least chronologically, and sometimes emotionally. Anytime I think of "War and Peace," for example, it's easy to transport myself back to the 1980s, and the cold apartment I had west of Boston, in the snow. I suspect it will be true of this book, as well. Not perfect but first rate. There was a brief period about 600 pages in where I was momentarily skeptical of the storyline and how the author would bring it all home. But it's a wonderful story, full of characters that I will always remember. It was a hard book to find! Surprising that there has not been a reprinting somewhere along the line. ( )
September. A great grey storm swept its pelting rain up the pastures of Duncton Hill and then on into the depths of the oaks and beeches of Duncton Wood itself.
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As evening fell and they settled down into the first stage of their long journey, Tryfan thought to himself that if he ever did become a scribemole, then perhaps, with the Stone's grace, he might one day record all that Boswell was beginning now to tell him of the story of Bracken and his beloved Rebecca.
The epic first instalment of the multi-million bestseller The Duncton Chronicles. The moles of Duncton Wood live in the shadow of Mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. A solitary young mole, Bracken, is leads the fight to free them. Only by putting his trust in the ancient Stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can he find the strength to challenge Mandrake's darkness. When Bracken falls in love with Rebecca, Mandrake's daughter, the moles must make life and death choices as their extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins. Together, Bracken and Rebecca will embark on moving journey that will challenge them in ways they could never have imagined. But can they save Duncton before it's too late? For readers of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Jacques and Richard Adams' Watership Down, this is a quest into the heart of nature, the redemptive power of love and the triumph of spirit. Praise for Duncton Wood 'A breathtaking achievement' Washington Post 'A passionate, lyrical, appealing tale ... consistently absorbing ... enchanting' Cosmopolitan 'A great big mole-epic with a great big theme' Daily Mail
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Now, it is also a wide ranging animal saga with lots going on, and its still a pretty good adventure and Milly immediately wanted to move onto reading book 2. I just don't think I'm the target audience any more. (