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Winner 2009
Eric
Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
"The
Eric Hoffer Award for short prose and books was established at the start
of the 21st century as a means of opening a door to writing of significant
merit. It honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer
by highlighting salient writing..."
2nd Place ~ 2008
ReaderViews
Literary Awards for Fantasy
"John
Royce introduces us to one of those works that you will remember forever...
most all of the facts, times, and places in this book are not fiction.
The places you visit in “Eclipsed by Shadow” were really times in our
great history. “The Legend of the Great Horse” series will have you wishing
the tales were never-ending."
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New Writing (Anthology )
"An
annual anthology of new fiction and creative nonfiction from writers around
the world.
“This extensive anthology will immediately become a treasured possession.”
- Walter Cronkite (2007)
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[04/02/09]
Shirley Johnson
- Senior Reviewer, Midwest
Book Review
| In this book I learned so much about the past and what an important
role horses played in the development of mankind. ... The characters were
well developed and the locals were defined in an exceptional way, definitely
bringing you right in the center of the action. Final analysis: Well written,
exceptional story, interesting characters, and a learning experience.
It doesn’t get much better than that. [full
review]
[02/21/09]
Dee Ann Ray - Books
are my Bag, Weatherford
Daily News
| In this book I learned so much about the past and what an important
role horses played in the development of mankind. ... The characters were
well developed and the locals were defined in an exceptional way, definitely
bringing you right in the center of the action. Final analysis: Well written,
exceptional story, interesting characters, and a learning experience.
It doesn’t get much better than that. [full
review]
[1/05/09]
Rebecca Roberts
~ Historical Novel Society (view
citation) | (original
page)
The first in a trilogy, Eclipsed by Shadow tells the tale of a horse-crazy
teenager traveling through time on a horse. This unusual-sounding summary
had me skeptical at first, but the story is surprisingly page turning,
and it left me yearning for the next installment ... This well-informed
tale has great plot and character development, wonderful descriptions
of equine history, and a tension-ridden cliffhanging ending that will
leave you gnawing at the bit for more. [full
review]
[12/03/08]
E.A. Lovitt, Amazon
Top 50 Reviewer
| 
This sweeping
historical fantasy should have an impact on its reader that penetrates
far beyond the boundaries of the usual YA (Young Adult) novel. It teaches
lessons about history and horsemanship, and what it really means to be
`civilized.’ [full
review]
[9/22/08]
"SURE
TO PLEASE" - Midwest Book Review
[8/12/08]
LOTS
OF HORSEPOWER HERE - Lance Free-Star
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PDF)
[5/15/08]
LIBRARY
JOURNAL Gives *Starred* Review to "Eclipsed by Shadow"
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Contact author John Royce directly
John Royce is a writer and horseman from Texas. Twenty years of training and competitive riding combined with an interest in history to spark his spellbinding ode to horsemanship, Eclipsed by Shadow.
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