Hairless beasts hurl themselves down mossy tunnels. They stumble into Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur’s round table, “a whiskery old fool” whoĬlaims to be on his way to slay the she-dragon Querig and rid England of her amnesic curse. They climb a mountain with a poison-laden goat. They travel downriver in bobbing baskets. They fall into the hands of monks - some inexplicably kind, some evil and treacherous. The Buried Giant: A novel Hardcover Maby Kazuo Ishiguro (Author) 12,005 ratings Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 43.84 48 Used from 3.66 2 New from 43.84 9 Collectible from 40. They undertake the protection of a boy, bitten by ogres and set upon by fellow villagers for the contagion they suspect he carries. In the course of a desperate odyssey, they will encounter perils they cannot recall: They are guided by a Saxon warrior, who promises to protect them, but whose hatred for their race soon becomes apparent. But even a crossing of a few days can seem an eternity in that badland. Shunned, marginalized and wondering whether life might not be easier alongside their son, they decide to take off across the bog. It has been decided that their old, shaking hands could too easily start a fire. What prompts Axl and Beatrice to set out in search of their son is that their fellow villagers have strictly forbidden them to own a candle.
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