The Legend of the Great Horse

The Golden Spark by John Allen Royce has been named an Independent Publisher (IP) Highlighted Title for August 2011. The IP Highlighted Title designation honors newly-published books exhibiting superior levels of creativity, originality, and high standards of design and production quality.

Second salvo in an excellent Young Adult series for horse afficionados … Let me state at the outset that this is a rip-snorting tale and an overall fun read. The author is very proficient in his craft and there is little to quibble about the structure, pace, language, and overall writing of this book. I continue to be impressed with the quality of the writing and rhetoric. – The Golden Spark review

The online site LibraryThing is hosting an Author Chat on Oct. 18-24th for John Allen Royce, author of “Eclipsed by Shadow,” 1st book of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy …

A free ebook edition of “Eclipsed by Shadow” is being offered in return for donations to New England Equine Rescues (NEER).

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 [...]

John Royce’s debut novel “Eclipsed by Shadow” has won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult (YA) Fiction for its fun and engaging portrayal of the history of horsemanship in civilization.
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‘Eclipsed by Shadow’ Wins Eric Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult (YA) Fiction
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 27, 2009 — John Royce’s debut novel “Eclipsed [...]

Eclipsed by Shadow has won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult (YA) Fiction!
This is a tremendous national honor given in the name of one of America’s great thinkers.

The Eric Hoffer Award for short prose and books was established at the start of the 21st century as a means of [...]

There is a new excerpt from Eclipsed by Shadow now available as part of the new “One Chapter Challenge.”
The excerpt is a chapter from “Damsel,” the final section of Eclipsed by Shadow that narrates the experiences of our heroine, Meagan, after she has escaped to a medieval castle on her Mongolian pony after deserting the [...]

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, [...]