William Horwood (novelist)

William Horwood
William Horwood
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	English
Period	1980 – Present
Genre	Fantasy, Children's Literature, Fiction

William Horwood (born May 12, 1944 in Oxford) is an English novelist. His first novel, Duncton Wood, an allegorical tale about a community of moles, was published in 1980. It was followed by two sequels, forming The Duncton Chronicles, and also a second trilogy, The Book of Silence. William Horwood has also written two stand-alone novels intertwining the lives of humans and of eagles (The Stonor Eagles and Callanish), and The Wolves of Time duology. Skallagrigg, his 1987 novel about disability, love, and trust, was made into a BBC film in 1994. In addition, he has written a number of sequels to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Boy with No Shoes, published in August 2004, is a fictionalised memoir that explores challenging themes of childhood in Kent.

Bibliography

The Duncton Chronicles

Duncton Wood (1980)
Duncton Quest (1988)
Duncton Found (1989)

The Book of Silence

Duncton Tales (1991)
Duncton Rising (1993)
Duncton Stone (1993)

The Wolves of Time

Journeys to the Heartland (Hardcover 1995, Paperback 1996)
Seekers at the Wulfrock (Hardcover 1997, Paperback 1998)

Tales of the Willows

The Willows in Winter (Hardcover 1993)
Toad Triumphant (Hardcover 1995)
The Willows and Beyond (Hardcover 1996)
The Willows at Christmas (Hardcover 1999)

Standalone Novels

The Stonor Eagles (Hardcover 1982, Paperback 1983)
Callanish (Hardcover 1984, Paperback 1985)
Skallagrigg (Hardcover 1987, Paperback 1988)
The Boy With No Shoes (Hardcover 2004, Paperback 2005)
Dark Hearts of Chicago (2007) with Helen Rappaport

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