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Watership Down is stunning - a compulsive read. The story is a picaresque saga about a motley band of rabbits who desert their ancient warren when the gentle 'fiver' predicts imminent destruction of all who remain. Led by Fiver's intelligent brother Hazel, the refugees set out on an epic search for a new home.

One dim, moonlit night a small band of rabbits leave the comfort and safety o... More

Watership Down is stunning - a compulsive read. The story is a picaresque saga about a motley band of rabbits who desert their ancient warren when the gentle 'fiver' predicts imminent destruction of all who remain. Led by Fiver's intelligent brother Hazel, the refugees set out on an epic search for a new home.

One dim, moonlit night a small band of rabbits leave the comfort and safety of their warren, and set out on a long and dangerous journey. Not one of them knows where they are heading: neither Hazel, the courageous and unassuming leader of the party, nor Bigwig, the brave and impetuous warrior, nor even Fiver, the prophet who provided them with the impetus to go. But if they leave one terrible danger behind them, they open themselves to others just as fearful in their search for a new warren where they can live in peace.

And once they have gained the longed-for place they must embark on a search for does who will help them form a dynasty—a quest which leads them to Efrafa, the dictator-state warren under the deadly leadership of General Woundwort. Then begins an adventure which makes all their others seem like child's play.

In and out of the story winds the shadowy, half god-like figure of El-ahrairah, the rabbit folk hero, of whom many beliefs are held and many tales told. But was El-ahrairah real, or was Hazel, perhaps, El-ahrairah himself.

This is a book about REAL rabbits—rabbits who act throughout in accordance with real rabbit behaviour and instincts. From the very first page, the reader enters the rabbit world completely, seeing things through their eyes, smelling the scents of the countryside as only an animal living in the wild can, living their terrors and their triumphs with them.

WATERSHIP DOWN has achieved not only outstanding critical acclaim, but also an immense readership. It has, in its own time, become a classic, and the illustrated edition has been published for all those who treasure this highly original tale. Walking, observing and sketching in Watership Down country, John Lawrence has used his carefully gathered knowledge to capture with beatuy, freshness, and fluidity the landscape of the story's setting. His illustrations are a marvellous compliment to Richard Adams' exceptional and stunning novel.

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