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  An award-winning adventure through the ages when horses were everyday companions in work, war, sport & spectacle... Ages 15 & Up
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• Reviews for Book One: “Eclipsed by Shadow”

   

  “Thrilling and intelligent fantasy...” ~ Emily Hinton, US Review of Books

   

  “John Royce introduces us to one of those works you will remember forever...” ~ Danelle Drake, Reader Views

   

  "Quite a Ride!" ~ Shirley Johnson, Bookwatch

   

  “Veteran horseman Royce combines history and myth with action and adventure to create a fast-paced, well-informed tale...” ~ Jackie Cassada, Library Journal

   

  GRREAT READ(Gifted and Reluctant Readers Explore Amazing Titles)

   

  "Great plot and character development, wonderful descriptions of equine history ... will leave you gnawing at the bit for more." ~ Rebecca Roberts, Historical Novel Society

   

  "LOTS OF HORSEPOWER HERE!" ~ L. Hutchinson, Free Lance-Star

   

  "Sweeping historical fantasy ... penetrates far beyond the boundaries of the usual YA novel.” ~ E.A. Lovitt, Top Amazon Reviewer

   

  “An adventure about the love of horses young and old will love to read...” ~ Allison King, Rebecca's Reads

   

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  List of Reviews for Eclipsed by Shadow
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Antiquity: The Greeks

• An imaginative & exciting escape into real worlds of adventure...

   

  THE LEGEND of the GREAT HORSE trilogy

   

  Book I: Eclipsed by Shadow

   

  Winner of the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Mom's Choice Award for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy.

   

  
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  Book II: The Golden Spark

   

  Arrives Fall 2010

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  • Cave Art vs. Franz Marc paintings

• Book II: The Golden Spark

  The journey continues in the highly-anticipated second book, The Golden Spark. Arrives Fall 2010.

   

   

  

• Book I: Eclipsed by Shadow ~ Excerpts (click to see all)

  • #34- The Cave Horse (part 2)
  • #33- The Cave Horse
  • #32- The Watering Hole
  • #31- Lost in Place
  • #30- 20,000 years ago today
  • #29- A prehistoric encounter
  • #28- Where am I?
  • #27- The Journey Begins…
  • #26- The Great Escape
  • #25- Panicked Thoughts
  • #24- Thieves in the Backyard
  • #23- Stolen Promise
  • #22- The Horse Thief
  • #21- Rome wasn’t Read in a Day
  • #20- A final warning from Mrs. Bridgestone
  • #19- Maybe it’s a good kind of darkness
  • #18- How to know a Great Horse
  • #17- The Mageste Beste
  • #16- Hail the fleet hawk of the earth…
  • #15- But crazy seems more accurate…
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• Other Writing by John Royce

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  • About The Great Horse trilogy
  • Notes on History