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ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDSStorms rage as the worst winter in living memory ravages the human and Hydden worlds. The prophesied End of Days is here and the universe is dying, yet only a few are even aware of the forces at work.Jack and Katherine must help their friend Bedwyn Stort halt this chaos by locating the last gem of Winter, something only he can do. Then it must be returned to the Earth's unwilling guardian, their daughter Judith. She will need it to try and reignite the fires of the universe.Yet Stort is riddled with uncertainty. He yearns for Judith, as she does for him, but a love between mortal and immortal cannot be. To find the gem, he must solve this conundrum and vanquish death itself. But can he really lead mortalkind to salvation?The climactic final volume in the Hyddenworld sequence, a lyrical epic fantasy adventure of bravery, loss and a quest for the impossible, from William Horwood, the acclaimed author of the Duncton Wood novels.

ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDS Winter has been unleashed upon the Hyddenworld by an angry Earth. And Judith, now the Earth's unwilling ally and shield maiden, is powerless to intervene. Then while both human and Hydden lands wither, humans find their way into this secret realm - to destroy all that winter's storms haven't undone. The Hydden city of Brum now faces its darkest days; joining its greatest enemy to combat invaders. But ultimately, survival depends on its champions - Jack, Katherine and scrivener Bedwyn Stort. If they can locate a last gem, burning with fire and magic, devastation may be averted. But if the jewel fails to reach Juliet before winter's end, human and Hyddenkind will pay the price. Yet his quest will cost Stort dearly. It requires him to finally let Juliet go; the epic love that's sustained him. There is a solution, but is this buried too deep, lost beneath ice and snow?

Jack, der als Hydden geboren wurde, weiß, dass er zur Welt der Hydden wie auch zur Menschenwelt gehört und doch in der einen wie der anderen ein Fremder ist. Ganz wie Judith, von der es hieß, sie sei die lange erwartete Schildmaid, Trägerin der Edelsteine und Helferin der Menschen. Aber irgendeine Macht scheint dagegen zu arbeiten ... Hyddenworld ist ein Land, das direkt neben und unter unserer Welt liegt, das aber den menschlichen Augen verborgen ist. Und doch ereignen sich gerade hier Dinge, die über das Schicksal kommender Zeiten entscheiden werden. Als Jack, der für einen Hydden zu groß geraten ist, bei den Menschen auftaucht, mit einem feinen ledernen Rucksack auf dem Rücken, lebt eine alte Prophezeiung über das Schicksal von Hydden und Menschen wieder auf.

První kniha série nazvané podle čtyř ročních období uvádí čtenáře do Skrytého světa, domova hyddenů, který je lidem skrytý neviditelným pláštěm. Mezi těmito dvěma světy existují průchody, avšak hyddenové, ačkoliv o lidech vědí, zůstávají většinou neviditelní. K jednomu setkání dochází, když hyddenové vyšlou mladého chlapce Jacka, aby žil mezi lidmi. Jeho úkolem je naplnit dávné proroctví a najít ztracený úlomek legendární Sféry, kterou vyrobil mistr kovář Beornamund. Tento úlomek skrývá jiskru Ohňů vesmíru, kterou Beornamund ukradl bohům. Hlavními postavami jsou čtyři hyddenové, vážení občané města Brumu, kteří se rozhodnou porušit staletí trvající tabu a pomoci Jackovi na jeho cestě. Jack se setkává s Katherine, dívkou, které zachrání život při tragické nehodě, což zásadně změní jeho osud. Oba jsou s hyddenským světem spojeni víc, než si uvědomují. Jejich cesta do nebezpečného Skrytého světa odhalí mnohé o jejich předurčeném osudu. Společně se svými hyddenskými přáteli se zúčastní mocenského střetnutí v Brumu, aby dokončili své poslání a zachránili oba světy před zničením.

By the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood chronicles, William Horwood's THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is an imaginative memoir of exceptional power, destined to make literary history

In diesem abschließenden Band von William Horwoods Epos kämpfen die Wölfe der Zeit um ihr Land gegen feindliche Wolfsvölker und skrupellose Menschen. Ihr Kampf spiegelt auch die Suche nach ihrer eigenen Bestimmung wider.

In der Weihnachtszeit sind die Weiden trist, da Frau Ffleische die Bewohner tyrannisiert, besonders den Kröterich. Der Maulwurf beschließt, zusammen mit dem Dachs und Ratterich, Frau Ffleische die Meinung zu sagen. Doch ihre Pläne scheitern, als Frau Ffleische die ungebetenen Gäste verhaften lässt.

(The Book of Silence, 3) is the English original edition, comprising 872 pages and 9 sections.

Toad of Toad Hall has his finest hour - in the final volume of William Horwood's bestselling Tales of the Willows sequence.

Pro vlky v Evropě přišel čas, aby opět převzali vládu nad svým dávným Srdcem krajiny, které celá staletí ničili a pustošili Manové a zákeřná maďarská smečka. Teprve pak se mohou zrodit praví bohové a může být obnoven přirozený řád. "Jak se jmenuje to místo, které jsi tak dávno opustil?" zeptal jsem se. Otočil se ke mě, v očích se mu třpytily hvězdy a ve staré srsti světlo bloumajícího měsíce. Netušil jsem, že by vlk mohl vypadat tak zranitelně. "Jmenuje se domov," odpověděl.

This is a re-creation of the much-loved world of Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows. William Horwood, author of the Duncton trilogies, brings to life the characters of Badger, Water Rat, Mole and Toad.

A century after the great days of moledom described in the great Chronicles, Privet, a lonely female pilgrim from the north, arrives in fabled Duncton Wood. Only old Stour, Master of the Library, realizes the importance of her quest. For Privet seeks an answer to moledom’s final mystery: where and what is the Book of Silence, whose scribe nomole knows, whose content none can guess, whose existence many still doubt? Decades of harmony have passed since the brave moles of Duncton saved moledom’s peaceful Stone followers from the disciples of the evil Word. But now all is not well. Their system has grown sleepy, while moledom is dangerously complacent about the spread of zealots from Caer Caradoc. Led by the sinister Thripp of Blagrove Slide, the Newborns believe that any other way than theirs to the Stone’s Silence is blasphemy and deserves death. As the Caradocian moles gain power, shy Privet, aided by Stour and inspired by the strange and inarticulate Rooster, finds herself the agent of change and renewal in Duncton Wood.

When Tryfan, son of Bracken and Rebecca, returns to the sacred Burrows of Uffington, he finds dreadful signs of death and destruction. For out of the chilly North have swarmed the grikes, a fanatical tribe of warrior moles bent on destroying all believers in the powers of the Stone. Tryfan’s duty is clear – to muster and protect the few remaining Stone followers from the evil that seems certain to engulf them. With only a frail and timid mole named Spindle for company, he sets off on an epic journey… But can he save his friends?

The trilogy about the moles of Duncton Wood reaches its conclusion with the publication of this book. Duncton Wood is a last refuge for moledom's ageing and diseased outcasts, and yet it is here that the Stone Mole has been born, whom Tryfan must prepare for his great task.

Skallagrigg unites Arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with Esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with Daniel, an American computer-games genius.Skallagrigg - whatever the name signifies, whoever he is - will come to transform all their lives. And William Horwood's inspired, heart-rending story of rescue and redemptive love will undoubtedly touch your life too.

An immature golden eagle is captured and brought to the London Zoo for showcase and display. Creggan begins to lose his sense of freedom, as the cage curls around himself, cutting off access to the sky. An older female eagle who's been trapped in the cages for a long time gives Creggan the strength to survive, and the hope of one day escaping this man-made construct.

William Horwood's adventurous animal epic explores themes of power and passion, courage and trust, love and death. It has become a cult classic in both the UK and the US.

The secret and power of James MacAskill Stonor's extraordinary sculptures and paintings are traced back to his childhood years of loss and uncertainty and the tale of Cuillin, last of the great sea eagles of Skye