Duncton Wood (book)

Duncton Wood is the first book in the Duncton Wood trilogy written by William Horwood. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1980.
== Overview ==
"William Horwood’s debut novel is not only a powerful  evocation of the English countryside, which is the backdrop to  the heroes’ quest, but the beginning of the Duncton Chronicles, a remarkable six-book series which is now widely regarded as a classic of modern fantasy fiction. It is a panoramic quest into the nature of love and greed, oppression and freedom, courage and corruption, and finally into the nature of grace and the power of the spirit…
Despite their differences the moles of Duncton Wood are members of the same once-proud system. But all are now under the cruel tyranny of Mandrake, a mole corrupted by  absolute power. Only in the shadow of the Stone, the inspiring half-forgotten symbol of a better past, can the strength to resist oppression be found and led by Bracken. When he has the misfortune to fall in love with Rebecca, Mandrake’s daughter, life and death choices must be made and an extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins…"
== Trivia ==
* Horwood explains that the faith of the Stone is what he saw as early pagan religions surrounding the Standing Stones.
== See also ==
* Chapter Notes
* Transcript
* Allegiances
* Artwork
* Praise
Category:The Duncton Chronicles