Book Reviews

Here’s a descriptive new review of Eclipsed by Shadow posted by Morning Glow (aka Amanda), on Novel Addiction:

From the back of the book:   Eclipsed by Shadow is the first book of an exciting new trilogy, The Legend of the Great Horse, a journey through the ages when horses were everyday companions in work, war, [...]

The Book Expo of America (BEA) begins today at the Javits Center in New York City. This three day convention is the largest publishing event in North America.
Author John Royce will be participating in the event as a winner of the Mom’s Choice Award for best Young Adult Fantasy. His debut title, “Eclipsed by Shadow [...]

October 22, 2009 | The following is a new review of Eclipsed by Shadow by Angela Simmons for Review the Book:
Owning a horse was the only thing that teenager Meagan Roberts could think about. Owning a legendary great horse never crossed her mind.
In “Eclipsed by Shadow”, we see that Meagan’s horse, Promise, is just that. [...]

March 2, 2009 | The following is an upcoming review of Eclipsed by Shadow by Mary Barrett (“Let’s Read”) for The Nashville News:
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This book brings to life man’s fascinating partnership with the horse. Teenage and adult readers will thrill to this remarkable story featuring the horse’s role in history. Readers become part of the [...]

I haven’t yet linked to this review in The US Review of Books, basically because my blog is an affront to the good work of bloggers everywhere.

Emily Hinton for the US Review of Books
Eclipsed by Shadow, the first installment of Royce’s Legend of the Great Horse trilogy transforms a majestic beast into a thrilling [...]

A new review by Mara Dabrishus of the blog Whitebrook Farm mentions Incitatus, a famed Roman chariot-racing stallion favored by the third Emperor Caligula (24-41 AD) to the point of obsession.
The book passage mentioning Incitatus comes during a visit to the strange library of Mrs. Bridgestone, an eccentric woman who has made a collection [...]

The following is an archived review from Bob Spear of Heartland Reviews. Mr. Spear is no longer offering his standard review service, which is a loss to the industry. In his words: “My health and time constraints preclude me from offering free book reviews any more. If the mainstream reviewers such as Kirkus, Foreword Magazine, [...]

Here is the very first review of “Eclipsed by Shadow” which was given by Lynne Scanlon, aka “The Wicked Witch of Publishing” and Proprietor-in-Chief of the straight-talking and informative site, The Publishing Contrarian.
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“Smart dialogue and jaw-dropping action make Eclipsed by Shadow a surprise page turner. Although it is a kind of road trip book, there [...]

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The results of the 2008 Reader Views Literary Awards are in, and Eclipsed by Shadow was a winner, placing second in the Fantasy category. It is a fantastic surprise! I wasn’t thinking of the story as fantasy due to the historical framework. I would guess the flying horse had something to do with it.
I’m thrilled [...]