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Tales from Watership Down
Watership Down (Related to this series)
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 June 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams’s classic Watership Down, a #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award.
Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the animal characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah. These compelling tales include all-new adventures, with the younger generation of rabbits eager to find out about the heroic age that existed before they were born.
Part One includes traditional lore on the character El-ahrairah. Part Two shares tales of his adventures as he and Rabscuttle return home after their encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inlé. Part Three recounts the adventures of Hazel and his companions as they establish their warren on Watership Down after their defeat of General Woundwort.
Tales from Watership Down enchants us once again with stories of courage and survival, and the millions of readers who enjoyed Watership Down now have the chance to re-enter this unique and spellbinding world.
Critics Review
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“Simon Vance brings the audiobook to life, employing his vast range of vocal skills to give its huge cast unique voices, accents, and personalities…Hazel’s voice rings with confidence and compassion as he leads his warren and invites migrant rabbits into a safe haven.”
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“Utterly captivating.”
People magazine
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“It’s grand to see Mr. Adams’s characters again.”
New York Times Book Review
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“Adams is a master of characterization and description—and his rabbit vocabulary is priceless…Tales From Watership Down is the sort of work that can transport the reader to a parallel existence.”
Baltimore Sun
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“A return to the rabbit world so memorably conjured by Richard Adams in Watership Down…Affectionate, compelling, and oddly convincing.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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“Memorable animal personalities are still very talky and carry their anthropomorphism with the same grace…A sure hit with all those who have loved the first book.”
Booklist
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“Mystical, occasionally allegorical, full of whimsy, rich in vivid descriptions of the rabbits’ society and of the natural world, the tales are often suspenseful, frequently amusing, and invariably clever.”
Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Narrator
- Simon Vance
- Duration
- 6 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 June 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212389877
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams’s bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award.Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah. These compelling tales include all-new adventures, with the younger generation of rabbits eager to find out about the heroic age that existed before they were born.Enchanting us once again with stories of courage and survival, the millions of readers who enjoyed Watership Down now have the chance to re-enter this unique and spellbinding world.
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