Richard Adams

Richard Adams was born in Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire, England on May 9th, 1920 and passed away at the age of 96 on December 24th, 2016.

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Richard Adams Stats: The highest rated book by Richard Adams on Book Notification is Watership Down, the first novel in the Watership Down series.

The most read book by Richard Adams on Book Notification is Watership Down, the first novel in the Watership Down series. The second most read book is The Plague Dogs, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Richard Adams books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Richard Adams is the Watership Down Series.

List of Watership Down Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		8 Watership Down	1972	Loading... Go
2		8.5 Tales from Watership Down	1996	Loading... Go

List of Beklan Empire Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		10 Shardik	1974	Loading... Go
2		10 Maia	1984	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Tyger Voyage	1976	Loading... Go
2	8.8 The Plague Dogs	1977	Loading... Go
3	6 The Girl in a Swing	1980	Loading... Go
4	The Legend of Te Tuna	1982	Loading... Go
5	8 Traveller	1988	Loading... Go
6	The Outlandish Knight	1999	Loading... Go
7	Daniel	2006	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		The Iron Wolf and Other Stories	1980	Loading... Go
2		The Unbroken Web: Stories and Fables	1980	Loading... Go

List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Watership Down: The Graphic Novel	2023	Loading... Go

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		The Ship's Cat	1977	Loading... Go
2		The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon	2017	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Nature Through the Seasons	1975	Loading... Go
2	Nature Day and Night	1978	Loading... Go
3	Voyage Through the Antarctic (With: R.M. Lockley)	1982	Loading... Go
4	A Nature Diary	1985	Loading... Go
5	The Day Gone By: An Autobiography	1990	Loading... Go
6	Antarctica	1990	Loading... Go

List of Richard Adams Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Grimm's Fairy Tales	1909	Loading... Go
2	Sinister and Supernatural Stories / Sinister and Unnatural Stories	1978	Loading... Go
3	Richard Adams's Favorite Animal Stories	1981	Loading... Go
4	Occasional Poets	1986	Loading... Go
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Richard Adams

Richard Adams (Richard George Adams) was born on May 9th, 1920. Richard passed away December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old. Richard Adams was born in Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire, England.

Richard Adams had published 7 standalone novels, starting with The Tyger Voyage in 1976. The most recently released novel was Daniel, which was released in 2006.

Richard Adams also wrote 6 Non-Fiction Books, including Nature Through the Seasons and Nature Day and Night.

Richard Adams: Awards & Accolades

Richard Adams books have been nominated for multiple awards, Shardik was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1975. Watership Down was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award, in 1975 as well as the Audie Award - Best Male Narrator in 2020. Watership Down: The Graphic Novel was nominated for the Libby Book Awards, Best Comic/Graphic Novel, in 2025.

Richard Adams: Lists & Other Mentions

Watership Down has made several lists including:
1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1974.
2. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
4. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
5. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
6. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1974.
7. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
8. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
9. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
10. The Sunday Times: The Top 100 Bestsellers Selection in 2024.
11. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.

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Richard Adams: F.A.Q

When was Richard Adams Born?

Richard Adams was born on May 9th, 1920.

When did Richard Adams die?

Richard Adams died on December 24th, 2016 at 96 years old.

Where was Richard Adams Born?

Richard Adams was born in Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire, England.

What was the first book Richard Adams wrote?

The first book written by Richard Adams was Watership Down, published in 1972.

What was the most recent book Richard Adams wrote?

His most recently released work was Watership Down: The Graphic Novel on October 17th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Richard Adams?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Richard Adams book is Watership Down. Here are his most popular books:

Watership Down (8)
The Plague Dogs (8.75)
Tales from Watership Down (8.5)
Shardik (10)
Traveller (8)

How many books has Richard Adams written?

Richard Adams has written 22 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Watership Down Series, 2 books in the Beklan Empire Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Graphic Novels, 2 books in the Picture Books, 6 Non-Fiction Books.

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