Richard Adams
Richard George Adams (1920–2016) was an English novelist who is best known as the author of Watership Down, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterwards, he completed his studies, and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author.
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Speculative Fiction Books
Tales from Watership Down
1996 | fantasy, animal fantasy, short stories
Traveller
1988 | fantasy, historical, mainstream
Maia
1984 | fantasy
The Plague Dogs
1977 | fantasy, animal fantasy
Shardik
1974 | fantasy, animal fantasy
Watership Down
1972 | fantasy, animal fantasy
Fictions and Others
The Girl in a Swing
1980 | magical realism