The Legend of the Great Horse
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An award-winning adventure through the ages when horses were everyday companions in work, war, sport & spectacle...
Ages 15 & Up
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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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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Excerpts
Book II: The Golden Spark
Arrives Fall 2010
Book News & Updates
Special on “Eclipsed by Shadow”
About “Eclipsed by Shadow”
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)
#37- The Horse-killers
#36- The First Ride
#35- A horse’s greatest fear
#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
Other Writing by John Royce
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The Great Horse
trilogy
Notes on History