Shortly after I discovered the wonderful story Watership Down, I was wandering through my used bookstore when low and behold, there was a display of the recently released Tales From Watership Down. I eagerly purchased it, wanting to know more about my favorite rabbit warrens.

In many ways, this book met my expectations as Adams wonderful writing style has not diminished in the decades between the two books. The stories about the rabbits give further insight into how the Watership warren prospered, and how Hazel's revolutionary leadership continued on bringing new ideas to the rabbits.

The main disappointment for me was that the book was primarily rabbit tales, with several stories about their fold hero and a few tales made up by the rabbits. While the stories provide interesting insight into the rabbits way of thinking, I would have preferred having more stories about the rabbits themselves, especially those from the first book.

We get some glimpses into Fiver, Hazel, BigWig and Campion, but most of the others take on secondary roles and are on the side lines. Still, we get to see how Hazel handled the growing youth and keeping the rabbit safe from without and within.

Despite the over abundance of rabbit tales, I recommend anyone get this book. Adams descriptions are as vivid as ever and more stories about the Watership rabbits is always a good thing. Having read both of Adams' Watership books, in fact, inspired me to purchase another of his animal works, The Plague Dogs, which I am reading now and will review when I've finished it.

Recommended: Yes