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Shardik

Author: Richard Adams
Publisher: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, ©2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Nature stories
Fantasy fiction
Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Adams
ISBN: 1585671827 9781585671823
OCLC Number: 50028928
Description: 604 p. ; 21 cm.
Responsibility: Richard Adams.

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Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik--Messenger of God--only to discover to ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity. --from publisher description.

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