The central character of this novel is Skord, a magical being who is neither man nor animal. The tale begins in the Middle Ages when Skord finds himself in a forest with no memory, no past and no language. He then observes the humans he meets there, and gradually begins to understand civilization.
- ISBN10 0701166142
- ISBN13 9780701166144
- Publish Date 12 November 1998 (first published 5 November 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Chatto & Windus
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 488
- Language English