Overview
The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy is an award-winning time-travel adventure — on horseback. History comes alive as a modern-day teenager travels back in time and experiences how horses were used in the past.
The 1st volume,
Eclipsed by Shadow, won the
Eric Hoffer Award for Young Adult Fiction and the
Mom’s Choice Award for best Young Adult Fantasy.
The 2nd book,
The Golden Spark, was published to the trade in April 2011 … check out the
Pre-publication reviews, more reviews coming!
“The Mom’s Choice Awards is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services.”
“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.”
“John Royce introduces us to one of those works that you will remember forever. The places you visit in “Eclipsed by Shadow” were times in our great history … The first book of The Legend of the Great Horse
trilogy will make you wish the tales were never-ending…” ~
read full review on Reader Views site
Best New Writing 2010
As a winner of the
Eric Hoffer Award, excerpts from
Eclipsed by Shadow are to be featured in the
Best New Writing anthology. ~
Best New Writing website
“This extensive anthology will immediately become a treasured possession.” – Walter Cronkite (2007)
The Legend of the Great Horse series was named a GRREAT Read (Gifted & Reluctant Readers Explore Amazing Titles)