William Horwood Books in Order

Tryfan accompanies Boswell to Uffington, carrying a task entrusted to him by his parents. Their journey encounters a spreading religious persecution as Henbane's followers impose the Word and threaten moles faithful to the Stone.

Under Mandrake's harsh rule, the moles of Duncton Wood have lost much of their old solidarity. Bracken challenges that oppression, while his love for Mandrake's daughter Rebecca intertwines with the community's neglected faith in the Stone.

Cuillin, the last sea eagle on Skye, struggles to preserve a future for his kind. His story intertwines with that of James MacAskill, a lonely artist whose eagle sculptures become central to his life's work.

Creggan lives confined in London Zoo, far from his Scottish homeland. Encouraged by Minch, another captive eagle, he begins imagining escape, but the prospect of freedom conflicts with his promise never to abandon his companion.

A mysterious name connects Arthur, a boy abandoned in a hospital, with Esther, an intelligent girl with cerebral palsy, and Daniel, a computer games designer. Their intertwined searches explore a legend that reaches across their lives.

Henbane's grikes dominate moledom, while her son Lucerne strengthens the campaign against followers of the Stone. Tryfan must guide Beechen, whose prophesied role offers hope to a community facing persecution and the destruction of its faith.

A century after the earlier Duncton struggles, Privet searches for the mysterious Book of Silence. Stour and Rooster become part of that quest as the Newborn movement, led by Thripp, threatens the moles' established spiritual world.

Privet and her adopted son Whillan continue their search for the Book of Silence as Newborn power grows. Meanwhile, Stour and Pumpkin face the task of defending Duncton's library against forces determined to reshape moledom.

Quail's Newborn tyranny tightens its grip on moledom while resistance gathers around Duncton and Uffington. Privet's continuing search for the Book of Silence intersects with the struggle to protect the moles' freedom and spiritual inheritance.

When Mole disappears in a winter storm, his River Bank friends set out to find him. Toad's enthusiasm for flying complicates the rescue, turning his efforts to help into another emergency for the animals.

Across Europe, wolves begin a journey to reclaim their ancient Heartland from human damage and the corrupt Magyar pack. Their quest links the restoration of their homeland with the return of their gods and natural order.

Toad falls in love with a formidable female toad, alarming the friends accustomed to rescuing him from his latest obsession. Rat, Mole and Badger find themselves drawn into the complications of his new romantic enthusiasm.

As the familiar River Bank animals grow older, a younger generation begins finding its place among them. Threats to their beloved surroundings bring old and new friends together in a struggle to preserve their home.

Having recovered the Heartland, Klimt's wolves struggle to understand their renewed spiritual purpose. Growing Magyar strength and human conflict across Europe push them toward another journey, this time in search of meaning at the Wulfrock.

Mole looks forward to Christmas with his River Bank friends, but Toad's difficult houseguest disrupts their plans. Attempts to help Toad lead to increasingly serious trouble, including imprisonment and a trial that threatens his life.

Jimmy Rova grows up in postwar southeastern England facing rejection, bullying and loneliness. The theft of a treasured pair of shoes intensifies his childhood struggles in this autobiographical story drawn from Horwood's own early experiences.

Ambitious reporter Emily Strauss wins an assignment from Joseph Pulitzer to investigate a woman's disappearance at Chicago's 1893 World's Fair. With help from a young news photographer, she enters a dangerous world of exploitation and corruption.

Former political agent Thomas Ryder warns that assassinating Europe's extended royal family could ignite a world war. When a murder desecrates Windsor's Royal Mausoleum, he suspects his dismissed conspiracy report predicts a catastrophe just eight days away.

Sent from the hidden realm of the Hydden to live among humans, Jack must find a lost creation with extraordinary power. His meeting with Katherine draws them into a quest on which both their worlds depend.

Earth tremors, a child's birth and an emperor's awakening signal danger for the human and Hydden worlds. Judith, daughter of Jack, must confront her unusual heritage and gather four powerful gems to prevent both worlds' extinction.

Unnatural blizzards and earthquakes threaten Englalond as Judith struggles with her duty to heal the land. While an imperial army menaces Brum, Bedwyn Stort undertakes a dangerous search for Autumn's lost gem, driven by his love.

Devastating storms herald the threatened end of both human and Hydden worlds. Jack and Katherine help Bedwyn Stort seek Winter's final gem for Judith, while his love for her forces him to confront the divide between mortality and immortality.