{"product_id":"shardik-the-extraordinary-fantasy-novel-by-the-author-of-watership-down-9781585671823","title":"Shardik: The Extraordinary Fantasy Novel by the Author of Watership Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Adams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Epic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a bitterly divided world, a giant bear becomes an object of worship in \"the extraordinary fantasy novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written after his bestselling debut novel \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Adams's \u003ci\u003eShardik\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic fantasy of tragic character. A fascinating depiction of the power of belief, it explores themes of faith, slavery, and war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a burning forest, Kelderek the hunter encounters a gigantic bear unlike any he's seen before. Surely this is the reincarnation of Lord Shardik, the messenger of god whose return has been anticipated by the primitive Ortelgan people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In service to Shardik, Kelderek becomes a prophet, then a soldier, and finally an emperor-priest. Swept up by fate and his impassioned faith, Klederek will come to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in the bear's divinity., ","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46315997462679,"sku":"9781585671823","price":2004.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781585671823.webp?v=1768676531","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shardik-the-extraordinary-fantasy-novel-by-the-author-of-watership-down-9781585671823","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}