Description

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.

About the Author

The winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for Children's Literature, Richard Adams currently lives in Hampshire, England.

Praise for Watership Down…

"Spellbinding...Marvelous...A taut tale of suspense, hot pursuit and derring-do."

-- Chicago Tribune

"A classic...A great book."

-- Los Angeles Times

"Quite marvelous...A powerful new vision of the great chain of being."

-- The New York Times Book Review