![]() ![]() Additionally, it was also harder for readers to be aware of what sort of content the book was going to have in the 1990s. Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adamss bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian. While this was the purpose of the book, it is not what many readers wanted after experiencing the first novel. A common complaint was that the book does not really push the overall narrative of the series forward, instead being a collection to expand the mythology of the rabbits. Tales from Watership Down received decent, but less positive reviews compared to the first book. Although most of the characters remain static from Watership Down, Hyzenthlay, a doe, rises to the position of Co-Chief Rabbit with her mate, Hazel. ![]() ![]() Tales from Watership Down is in three parts: the first consists of five traditional tales of El-ahrairah and two more modern rabbit stories, the second contains four episodes recounting events that befell El-ahrairah and Rabscuttle on their return from visiting the Black Rabbit of Inlé, and the third contains eight chapters dealing with the Watership warren in the months following the events of the original book.įive new characters were introduced: Flyairth, a doe who threatens to undermine the stability of Watership Down Sandwort, a disrespectful young buck who eventually changes his ways Coltsfoot, a depressed buck whom Fiver befriends Stonecrop, an escaped hutch rabbit and Nyreem, an Efrafan doe with an injured leg. ![]()
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