Shardik Part 1 of 2 Author:Richard Adams Part One Of Two Parts SHARDIK is an epic of classic proportions. It deals with the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear, Lord Shardik, the Power of God. A very real bear...they take the bear's arrival as a divine portent. Shardik himself dominates the story. The myth that surrounds him touches everyone. Kelderek, the hunter ... more »who discovers the bear and saves its life, becomes first devotee, then prophet, then priest-king of a vast empire. But Shardik leads him back to a wilderness. And Kelderek discovers in failure the true meaning of Shardik's liberating revelation.« less