RichardAdams Standalone Novels

A gentleman tyger and his son set sail from Victorian England into the timeless unknown. Together they roam across the seas, through jungles, past ice-covered mountains and erupting volcanoes and many more unexpected hazards along the way.

"Thousands and thousands of people will love this book!" THE BOSTON GLOBE A lyrical, engrossing tale, by the author of WATERSHIP DOWN, Richard Adams creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf, fugitives from the horrors of an animal research center who escape into the isolation--and terror--of the wilderness.

This book by the author of WATERSHIP DOWN (Richard Adams) was described by the New York Times Book Review as "Astonishing . . . sublime eroticism and gruesome nightmare . . . an absolutely terrifying ghost story, as gripping and psychologically penetrating as anything by James or Poe. Richard Adams has written with marvelous tact and narrative power, a strange, beautiful, haunting book [of] erotic love and an absolutely terrifying ghost story."

Originally published in a limited edition in 1982. Three tremendous figures from the legendary world of the ancient Polynesian gods and heroes: Hina, Maui and Te Tuna, the terrible giant eel of the ocean depths, the most feared creature in the world, are the characters in this unusual poem.

Born into slavery on a U.S. plantation in 1759, Daniel has no experience of life beyond the boundaries of his masters' land until an event occurs which changes his life forever. Daniel is cast out of the plantation into a hostile world. He embarks on a journey which will span continents, test his courage and endurance to the limit and expose him to the horror of the slave trade. Daniel's experience as a crew member of a slave ship is so profound that he becomes determiend to campaign for the abolition of the UK slave trade. In doing so, he adds his voice to those of the great reformers of the age, inclduing Thomas Clarkson and the great William Wilberforce. Daniel's story is testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and how one man can make a difference. As we approach the anniversary of the abolition of slavery act, Daniel's story reminds us of the determination and fortitude of those who brought about that change and continue to inspire us.