Previous SFF Author: Tim Horvath
William Horwood was born in Oxford in 1944. He was a feature editor with the Daily Mail until 1978 when he began work on the first of his now classic Duncton Chronicles series. Mr. Horwood has six children and now lives in Oxford, just a few hundred yards from where he was born. Learn more at William Horwood’s website.
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Hyddenworld: Spring by William Horwood
Sometimes it’s hard to separate our feelings for a book from the setting in which we read it. Somewhere along the way of my first backpacking trip through Great Britain, I managed to obtain a copy of William Horwood’s Duncton Wood. A purchase at Waterstone’s, a swap with another backpacker, a left-behind-for-anyone copy on a hostel table; I have no idea how or why I picked it up. But I was quickly glad I did and once I’d finished it,
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Previous SFF Author: Tim Horvath
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…