Shardik
by Richard Adams
Taste attributes: fantasyadventureanimalsfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping fantasy novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
8 ratings
About This Book
"Shardik is a powerful work, dipping deep into old forms-allegory, epic, myth-resonating in the caverns of the readers' unconscious . . . It is an exciting story, the adventures compelling." (Los Angeles Times)
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- Author
- Richard Adams
- Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 550
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- Open Library
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