- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (18 Sep 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099447606
- ISBN-13: 978-0099447603
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 1.4 x 17.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Another gripping adventure of the animals of Farthing Wood, by award-winning author Colin Dann
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Terror has come to White Deer Park, driving panic-stricken animals before it. A killer beast is on the loose - a predator so silent and skillful that it leaves almost no trace, and has never been seen.
As the deaths mount up, Owl, Fox, Badger and the elders of Farthing Wood meet to make a plan. They have fought tough corners before; have they now, finally, met their match?
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Format:Paperback
The fifth Animals of Farthing Wood book kicks off without preamble, introducing a deadly new addition to White Deer Park. The Farthing Wood refugees are now older and less hardy than the days of their now legendary travels, and many of the smaller, short-lived creatures have sadly perished. When the silent, invisible predator begins to threaten their well-being, even the leader Fox suggests that maybe they should remain in their corner of the park and leave the Beast to its own devices. Soon however the undetectable intruder beings to lay siege on all the inhabitants of the park, including the White Deer themselves, and the animals must decide to either make their move or become paralysed with fear.
Dann's sparse writing style gives a great edge to the narrative, providing a succinct series of images to each of the scenes and lend every character a solid description that allows the story to flow visually in the reader's mind. At times he loses some of the grace that he established in earlier volumes of the series and approaches a kind of dry, clear text that whilst skilful and clear, doesn't serve the story as well as it might have.
Similarly the wily predator suffers from distinct lack of character, serving more as a presence that affects the others, its absence its only true character. I won't give any story details away, but there are occasions when more could be made of the Beast as an individual character, and as a book of only 150 or so pages, about 25 less than most of the others, there is certainly room for this.
These are only minor problems in a manuscript that has all the charm and character of the previous instalments. The development of the older Farthing Wood characters - Badger and Adder in particular - is superb, compelling and even emotive. The story is fast-flowing and intriguing, as well as urging the reader to continue by clever use of chapter breaks and change of perspective. A smooth, fast read with a great premise; it's amazing that the series hasn't yet begun to flag after five books.
7.5 / 10
Dann's sparse writing style gives a great edge to the narrative, providing a succinct series of images to each of the scenes and lend every character a solid description that allows the story to flow visually in the reader's mind. At times he loses some of the grace that he established in earlier volumes of the series and approaches a kind of dry, clear text that whilst skilful and clear, doesn't serve the story as well as it might have.
Similarly the wily predator suffers from distinct lack of character, serving more as a presence that affects the others, its absence its only true character. I won't give any story details away, but there are occasions when more could be made of the Beast as an individual character, and as a book of only 150 or so pages, about 25 less than most of the others, there is certainly room for this.
These are only minor problems in a manuscript that has all the charm and character of the previous instalments. The development of the older Farthing Wood characters - Badger and Adder in particular - is superb, compelling and even emotive. The story is fast-flowing and intriguing, as well as urging the reader to continue by clever use of chapter breaks and change of perspective. A smooth, fast read with a great premise; it's amazing that the series hasn't yet begun to flag after five books.
7.5 / 10
Format:Paperback
The fifth Animals of Farthing Wood book kicks off without preamble, introducing a deadly new addition to White Deer Park. The Farthing Wood refugees are now older and less hardy than the days of their now legendary travels, and many of the smaller, short-lived creatures have sadly perished. When the silent, invisible predator begins to threaten their well-being, even the leader Fox suggests that maybe they should remain in their corner of the park and leave the Beast to its own devices. Soon however the undetectable intruder beings to lay siege on all the inhabitants of the park, including the White Deer themselves, and the animals must decide to either make their move or become paralysed with fear.
Dann's sparse writing style gives a great edge to the narrative, providing a succinct series of images to each of the scenes and lend every character a solid description that allows the story to flow visually in the reader's mind. At times he loses some of the grace that he established in earlier volumes of the series and approaches a kind of dry, clear text that whilst skilful and clear, doesn't serve the story as well as it might have.
Similarly the wily predator suffers from distinct lack of character, serving more as a presence that affects the others, its absence its only true character. I won't give any story details away, but there are occasions when more could be made of the Beast as an individual character, and as a book of only 150 or so pages, about 25 less than most of the others, there is certainly room for this.
These are only minor problems in a manuscript that has all the charm and character of the previous instalments. The development of the older Farthing Wood characters - Badger and Adder in particular - is superb, compelling and even emotive. The story is fast-flowing and intriguing, as well as urging the reader to continue by clever use of chapter breaks and change of perspective. A smooth, fast read with a great premise; it's amazing that the series hasn't yet begun to flag after five books.
7.5 / 10
Dann's sparse writing style gives a great edge to the narrative, providing a succinct series of images to each of the scenes and lend every character a solid description that allows the story to flow visually in the reader's mind. At times he loses some of the grace that he established in earlier volumes of the series and approaches a kind of dry, clear text that whilst skilful and clear, doesn't serve the story as well as it might have.
Similarly the wily predator suffers from distinct lack of character, serving more as a presence that affects the others, its absence its only true character. I won't give any story details away, but there are occasions when more could be made of the Beast as an individual character, and as a book of only 150 or so pages, about 25 less than most of the others, there is certainly room for this.
These are only minor problems in a manuscript that has all the charm and character of the previous instalments. The development of the older Farthing Wood characters - Badger and Adder in particular - is superb, compelling and even emotive. The story is fast-flowing and intriguing, as well as urging the reader to continue by clever use of chapter breaks and change of perspective. A smooth, fast read with a great premise; it's amazing that the series hasn't yet begun to flag after five books.
7.5 / 10
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the fifth book in the 'Farthing Wood series', although 'White Deer Park' series would be a more accurate nomenclature as Farthing Wood only featured in the first book. It was published in 1985, illustrated by Terry Riley and a little on the slight side with less than the 'regulation' 160-180 pages, coming in at 155.
The characters are now well-established and after the adventure which concentrated on Bold and his escapades outside the nature reserve, this has White Deer Park at the thick of the action. A strange feline presence stalks the Park and the warden is helpless in his efforts to contain or capture the unknown beast. Is it leonine, pardine or tigrine?
As the death toll rises in the park, the tension is gradually cranked up. Dann is at the top of his game and the interaction between the various inhabitants of the park is well written. Away from the main thrust of the tale, Adder makes a female friend of the same species and Mole has died during the previous winter, something that his old friend, Badger, is unable to come to terms with.
At the end of the story, as often with previous books, a couple of seeds are sown for the next Farthing Wood 'field'. The Great Stag of the white deer is feeling his age and Badger reminisces about Farthing Wood - in the next book the future of the Great Stag is decided and Tawny Owl visits the site of what had once been Farthing Wood.
A problem when these books were first published was that the initial book that started the series did not have the same publisher as the later ones. This made it difficult for ordering them for school libraries, personal collections etc; the same occurred with the first Duncton Wood book but unlike the Farthing Wood books, at least the Duncton Wood books all had the same publisher for their paperback editions.
The characters are now well-established and after the adventure which concentrated on Bold and his escapades outside the nature reserve, this has White Deer Park at the thick of the action. A strange feline presence stalks the Park and the warden is helpless in his efforts to contain or capture the unknown beast. Is it leonine, pardine or tigrine?
As the death toll rises in the park, the tension is gradually cranked up. Dann is at the top of his game and the interaction between the various inhabitants of the park is well written. Away from the main thrust of the tale, Adder makes a female friend of the same species and Mole has died during the previous winter, something that his old friend, Badger, is unable to come to terms with.
At the end of the story, as often with previous books, a couple of seeds are sown for the next Farthing Wood 'field'. The Great Stag of the white deer is feeling his age and Badger reminisces about Farthing Wood - in the next book the future of the Great Stag is decided and Tawny Owl visits the site of what had once been Farthing Wood.
A problem when these books were first published was that the initial book that started the series did not have the same publisher as the later ones. This made it difficult for ordering them for school libraries, personal collections etc; the same occurred with the first Duncton Wood book but unlike the Farthing Wood books, at least the Duncton Wood books all had the same publisher for their paperback editions.
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