Shardik
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Shardik is a fantasy novel by Richard Adams that centers on a giant bear revered as a god and explores themes of power, faith, and empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Richard Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Kelderek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shardik the bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
civil conflict
ⓘ
holy war ⓘ prophecy ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
human tendency to seek divine signs in events
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moral cost of empire-building ⓘ relationship between religion and political power ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole | priest-king ⓘ |
| featuresPoliticalEntity | Beklan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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political fantasy ⓘ religious fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAnimalDeity | Shardik the bear-god NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtDepicting | giant bear ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length prose ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasReligion | worship of the bear-god Shardik ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Kelderek the hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | giant bear revered as a god ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex invented theology
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dark and serious tone compared to Watership Down ⓘ detailed invented empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Beklan books ⓘ |
| precededBy | Watership Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Allen Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalLocation | Beklan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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empire ⓘ faith ⓘ political authority ⓘ power ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | pre-industrial era (fictional) ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Richard Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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