Award-winning time-travel adventure through history ... on horseback!
The Golden Spark has been nominated for the Written Arts Award, and was given the following review on Rebecca’s Reads:
“The floor rolled sharply and Meagan fell hard against a wall. A tide of cold water sloshed over her feet. All around in the darkness were piercing screams of horses and the thudding concussion of [...]
Departing for New Spain in 1519…
WITH A GIANT splash, the water closed over the horse’s head and sprayed against the side of the ship. Meagan gritted her teeth: it was not getting any easier to watch. Each time she had finally convinced herself the horse had drowned in the ocean, the animal’s head popped up, [...]
Clothed with Thunder
By E. A. Lovitt “starmoth”
Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer | Top 100 Reviewer
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Nov 29, 2011 | See all Reviews on Amazon.com
Book II of The Legend of the Great Horse continues John Royce’s sweeping historical fantasy about horses and horsemanship, and I am very much looking forward to learning why 16-year-old Meagan [...]
“I am a priest, child. What are they going to do? They have gotten themselves into a corner here on this beach, and chances are they will need me to get out, so to speak.” …
Trapped in time, all she has is her will and her equine knowledge to try to guide her home … With a good focus on history and horses, The Golden Spark is a fun and enjoyable read, highly recommended.” – Midwest Book Review ~ Children’s Bookwatch
Into the Dark, the final volume of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, is to be published on June 21st, the Summer Solstice of 2012.
The opening scene from The Golden Spark (Book #2 of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy … after Meagan escaped a medieval mob at the end of Book #1: Eclipsed by Shadow.
Into the Dark is the title of Book #3 of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, taken from the legend’s poem … Media announcement of Book #3 including publication dates coming Friday, 11/11/11!
“Pattering footsteps approached … a group of clergy entered the corridor, carrying candles close to their hooded faces. It was the Brotherhood on their way to the candlelit midnight Mass. This unsettling rite was feared: the service was also called the Dark Choir.” —excerpted from Eclipsed by Shadow (Book #1 of ‘The Legend of the Great Horse’ trilogy
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