Trying to identify a book series about moles......

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Not sure if this should be here or in Childrens books.......

I can remember as a teenager reading a series about a colony of moles who were living near some standing stones - almost like Watership Down crossed with Lord of the Rings. They met up with other mole colonies and went on journeys etc. I think there were several books in the series.

Ds wants to read some more animal based books and I suddenly remembered these when we were talking.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I think you mean Duncton Wood, can't remember who wrote it though.

Duncton Wood they're definitely not children's books

Animals of Farthing Wood may be more appropriate? How old is DS?

Or Redwall?

Animals of Farthing Wood is by Colin Dann, who also wrote lots of other animal-based stories.

Duncton Wood - thats it!

Just had a quich squizz and its not suitable for ds (9).

Think I will steer him in the direction of Farthing Wood and Redwall and go and try and get copies of Duncton Wood for myself

Thankyou - it was driving me mad trying to remember the name

Doesn't the mole one feature a mole crucifixion?

FFS....

I seem to remember them being a strange mixture of Mole Mysticism and Mole porn!

DD had a lovely Colin Dann book about three dogs who go on a journey to an island. I can't remember the title, but it was a lovely story - happy ending, but just the right amount of scary and tension to make it exciting.

Redwall was great fun, really nice.

And moajab, you remember rightly! :-D

The Colin Dann one is The Beach Dogs.

How weird - I am re-reading the series. There are six in total. It is more confusing than I remember but it could be partly because before I read them really fast, now I'm lucky if I read more than a page without being interrupted/falling asleep, so i can't remember who a lot of the characters are!

If your son is a decent reader he might like My family and Other Animals - I read it for the first time at about that age.
The other one is 101 Dalmations - I know Disney got hold of it and mangled it but it's a very good story. As is the sequel, The Starlight Barking, about a day when humans don't wake up and dogs can choose whether to remain on earth with their humans or go and live with Scirius the Dog Star. I loved it at that age!
Finally, William Horwood (of Duncton Wood fame!) wrote one called Callanish about a golden eagle that escapes from London Zoo, and Louis de Bernieres wrote one called Red Dog, about , well, a dog! Both might be a bit old for him but it would be worth you checking them out to see what you think. Both slim books with easy storylines but maybe the language would be a bit hard for him to read.

I remember Duncton Wood. Not children's books but very good.

Duncton Wood, one of my very favourite series of books. Hard to get hold of now I think, I've been trying.

I still have my set at home

King of the vagabonds was a good one if you can get it. I remember enjoying that as a kid.

Baby - I was very pleasantly suprised by 101 dalmatians (haven't read Starlight Barking - I bought them for DD ages ago but I think she's been put off by disney). Dodie Smith was of course a proper writer.

The Cold Moons is another about badgers that I read at about that age - it made me cry but I loved it