"1900 - 1999" . . "Prehistoric peoples Fiction." . . "Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction." . "Bears Fiction." . . "Bears -- Fiction." . "Nature stories." . . "Engelse letterkunde." . . "engelsk skønlitteratur" . . "Prehistoric peoples." . . "Englisch." . . "Fantasy." . . "Phantastischer Roman." . . "Roman." . . . . . . . "Powieść angielska" . "Romans (teksten)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tekstuitgave" . "Electronic books"@en . "De levensloop van een reusachtige beer, symbool van almacht en dood, is nauw verweven met de levens van alle sprookjesachtige wezens die hij ontmoet." . . . . . . "Nature stories" . "Nature stories"@en . . . . "Fantasy fiction"@en . "Fantasy fiction" . . "El regreso del oso"@es . "El regreso del oso" . "More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA."@en . . . . . . . . "Shardik : Roman" . . . "When a young huntsman comes on a huge white bear in the forest, his tribe wonders whether it can be Shardik, the legendary bear whose spirit the tribe worships, awaiting the day when he will return and lead them back to their former glory. The young hunter embarks on a long odyssey which will bring him both power and abject slavery before his ultimate salvation."@en . . . "Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik--Messenger of God--only to discover to ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity. --from publisher description." . . . . . . . . . . "Centring on the long-awaited reincarnation of a giant bear among the half-barbaric Orelgan people, Shardik's appearance sets off a violent chain of events as faith in his divinity sweeps the land." . "La valle dell'orso"@it . "\"Centered around the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic eponymous bear and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredicatable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek, the hunter who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept along by destiny.\"--Back cover."@en . "La valle dell'orso" . "Shardik" . "Shardik"@it . . . . . . "Eventyrromaner"@da . . . . . "La sombra del oso"@es . "La sombra del oso" . "De levensloop van de reusachtige beer Shardik, symbool van almacht en dood, is nauw verweven met de levens van alle sprookjesachtige wezens die hij ontmoet." . . . . . . "This brilliantly inventive fantasy epic by the award-winning author of Watership Down immerses the reader in a medieval world complete with created languages, detailed maps and elaborate traditions and rituals. Centring on the long-awaited reincarnation of a giant bear among the half-barbaric Orelgan people, Shardik''s appearance sets off a violent chain of events as faith in his divinity sweeps the land. Closest to the bear is the hunter Kelderek, a naturally pious, ignorant, well-meaning man who becomes - in his dedication to Shardik - a prophet, victorious soldier, corrupt priest-king and r."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Powieść fantastyczna angielska"@pl . . . . . "El Regreso del oso" . . . . . . . . . . "Szardik"@pl . "Szardik" . . . . . "Shardik" . "Shardik"@en . "Shardik"@da . "Shardik"@sv . . . . . . . "A powerful saga of suffering, fire and war, as Shardik, the giant bear brings truth to the land Ortelgans." . . . . . . . . "SHARDIK" . . "Valle dell'orso" . . . . "Shardik : [novel]" . . "Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik--Messenger of God--only to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity."@en . "Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Kelderek the hunter, who loves and trusts the great bear, is swept on by destiny to become first devotee and then prophet, then victorious soldier, then ruler of an empire and priest-king of Lord Shardik--Messenger of God--only to discover ever-deeper layers of meaning implicit in his passionate belief in the bear's divinity." . . . . . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Shardik Roman" . . . . . . . . . . . "Vertalingen (vorm)" . . . . . . . . . . . "Literatură engleză." . . "Bears." . . "Fiction." . . "Fiction in English." . . "Fiction in English" . "English fiction." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh" . . "Fantasy fiction." . . "Ciència-ficció Novel·la." . .