Quill's Adventures in the Great Beyond
(1980)(The first book in the Quill Hedgehog Adventure series)
A novel by John Waddington-Feather
In all the Quill Hedgehog stories the Animalfolk live in their own peaceful, well ordered world, adjoining but separate from the Humanfolk world, a world rapidly being polluted by their own greed and hunger for power. Patiently, the Animalfolk are waiting for the Humanfolk to come to their senses and join them living in harmony together in one happy universe.
Meanwhile, they have to live alongside them, but trouble lies in store when one of their own, Mungo Brown, an alley-cat and ambitious lawyer, visits the Humanfolk world and becomes infected with greed and power. He returns to the Animalfolk world determined to exploit it, destroying all its natural beauty and peace by building an industrial empire and ruling it as dictator.
Quill Hedgehog knows nothing of this when one spring day he decides to leave his own cosy routine in Domusland and seek adventure in the neighbouring Great Beyond. His adventure comes sooner than expected, for the moment he sets foot in the Great Beyond with his new-found friend, a tramp cat, Horatio Fitzworthy, they discover that the villainous Mungo Brown has invaded it with an army of rats from Wasteland and is busy building his ill-planned towns and factories all over the place.
The Animalfolk who live in the Woodland unite to fight back against this take-over, and under the leadership of Horatio aided by the wise Hoot Owl and others, they upset Mungo's plans and drive the rats out of their country. Peace and happiness return to the Great Beyond once more as Mungo flees to Wasteland to hatch more trouble during the rest of the Quill Hedgehog series.
"The Quill Hedgehog novels were originally written for the 8 - 13 age-range, but through their satire of society they have developed a cult following among adults and children alike. Doris Palmer, former president of the Library Association, described them as 'utterly delightful books!' "
Genre: Children's Fiction
Meanwhile, they have to live alongside them, but trouble lies in store when one of their own, Mungo Brown, an alley-cat and ambitious lawyer, visits the Humanfolk world and becomes infected with greed and power. He returns to the Animalfolk world determined to exploit it, destroying all its natural beauty and peace by building an industrial empire and ruling it as dictator.
Quill Hedgehog knows nothing of this when one spring day he decides to leave his own cosy routine in Domusland and seek adventure in the neighbouring Great Beyond. His adventure comes sooner than expected, for the moment he sets foot in the Great Beyond with his new-found friend, a tramp cat, Horatio Fitzworthy, they discover that the villainous Mungo Brown has invaded it with an army of rats from Wasteland and is busy building his ill-planned towns and factories all over the place.
The Animalfolk who live in the Woodland unite to fight back against this take-over, and under the leadership of Horatio aided by the wise Hoot Owl and others, they upset Mungo's plans and drive the rats out of their country. Peace and happiness return to the Great Beyond once more as Mungo flees to Wasteland to hatch more trouble during the rest of the Quill Hedgehog series.
"The Quill Hedgehog novels were originally written for the 8 - 13 age-range, but through their satire of society they have developed a cult following among adults and children alike. Doris Palmer, former president of the Library Association, described them as 'utterly delightful books!' "
Genre: Children's Fiction
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