An edition of Shardik (1965)

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An edition of Shardik (1965)

Shardik

  • 4.2 (6 ratings) ·
  • 17 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

"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)

"Grips with suspense, haunts with mystery . . . a memorable work, not to be read once only but to be reread as loved books are . . . a human saga." (The Wall Street Journal)

Richard Adams's Watership Down was a number one bestseller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. In Shardik Adams sets a different yet equally compelling tale in a far-off fantasy world.

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 ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity.

A gripping tale of war, adventure, horror and romance, Shardik, on a deeper level, is a remarkable exploration of mankind's universal desire for divine incarnation.

Publish Date
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Language
English
Pages
604

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Shardik
Mar 15, 2016, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audiobooks
mp3 cd
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Shardik
2014, Oneworld Publications
in English
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Shardik
2014, Oneworld Publications
in English
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Shardik
November 2004, Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Shardik
2002, Overlook Press
in English
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Shardik
Apr 11, 2001, Oneworld Publications
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Shardik
October 30, 2001, Overlook TP
Paperback in English
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Shardik
2001, ABRAMS (Ignition)
in English
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Shardik
January 1998, Penguin Books
Hardcover in Spanish - New Ed edition
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Shardik
January 1998, Penguin Books
in Spanish
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Shardik Part 2 Of 2
May 27, 1986, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
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Shardik Part 1 Of 2
May 27, 1986, Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio Cassette
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Shardik. Roman
Jun 01, 1983, Ullstein Verlag GmbH
hardcover
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Shardik: Roman
1981-09, Ullstein
Taschenbuch in German - 0.-39. Tsd: September 1981
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Shardik
November 1978, Avon Books (Mm)
in English
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Shardik
Jul 01, 1977, Penguin
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Shardik
1976, Avon
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Shardik
1976, Avon Books
in English
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SHARDIK
1976, Avon Books
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Shardik
1976, Penguin
in English
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Shardik
Jul 02, 1975, Het Spectrum
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Shardik
1975, A. Lane, R. Collings
in English
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Shardik
1975, Simon and Schuster
in English
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Shardik.
1974, Viking
in English
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Shardik
1974-01-01, Avon Books
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Shardik
1974, Simon and Schuster
in English
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Shardik Part 2 of 2
January 1974, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette in English
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Shardik: A Novel
1974, Simon and Schuster
Hardcover in English - [Book Club ed.]
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Shardik
1974, Simon and Schuster
Hardcover in English - First Edition
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Shardik
1974, Allen Lane in association with Rex Collings
in English
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Shardik
1974, Allen Lane
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Shardik
1974, Simon and Schuster
in English - [Book club ed.].
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Shardik.
1974, Allen Lane
in English
Cover of: Shardik Part 1 of 2
Shardik Part 1 of 2
January 1974, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette in English
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Shardik
1965-01-01, SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
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Shardik
1965, SIMON & SCHUSTER @ TRADE
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Shardik-V2
Publish date unknown, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette
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Shardik-V1
Publish date unknown, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.5/4
Library of Congress
PZ4.A2163 Sh3, PR6051.D345 Sh3, PZ4.A2163Sh3

The Physical Object

Pagination
604 p. :
Number of pages
604

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5065576M
Internet Archive
shardikadam00adam
ISBN 10
0671220152
LCCN
74032031
OCLC/WorldCat
1130141
Library Thing
101005
Goodreads
2001858

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2096535W

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