Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780140040999
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0140040994
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: January 15, 1976
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd

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Rating: - My kind of fantasy novel
I first read Shardik when I was 11 and have re-read it at least three times as an adult. The normal fantasy tropes of elves, wizards and dark lords with undead armies are a complete turn off for me - Shardik is far more my cup of tea, being a human world with convincing human motives and politics. There are themes of religious prophecy and of destiny, but they are not of the 'it's gonna happen no matter what you do' kind. It is more about how people react to or exploit those prophecies for their ... Read More

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Rating: - The only book I've failed to finish.
Sorry to say that despite being an avid reader, especially through my twenties, this is the only work of fiction that I have started and then failed to complete: once in my late teens, again in my late twenties and finally in my early thirties. I did manage to finally complete the book at the 3rd attempt but only through extreme determination. This has to be the most unengaging piece of fiction I've come across. So utterly forgetful that the title is about the only thing that remains in my memory ... Read More

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Rating: - Brilliant
I can't believe that no-one hasn't written a review of this ,well I'm going to put that right,this is a powerful story of a mans destiny through his religious belief that a giant bear found fleeing from a fire is the reincarnation of god,the story portrays all of mans greed and mistaken beliefs in worshipping religion in a grippng tale of war and love and finally fulfilment,I read Watership Down first but believe me there is no comparison this is far and away better and it deserves to be a modern classic ... Read More

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Rating: - give it 300 pages and you will be blown away.
the character genshed the evil slave owner is great. and the final chapter with the civilised envoy is sublime writing.

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