The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy concludes this Summer!

The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy is concluding this Summer with Book #3: Into the Dark. Publication is on June 20, 2012, the Summer Solstice,

Into the Dark (bookcover)The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy is concluding this Summer with Book #3: Into the Dark.

Publication is on June 20, 2012. The date is the Summer Solstice, which is part of the story’s legend. The opening volume was  released on the Summer Solstice in 2008.

The story  is about  modern rider carried back through history. Book #1, Eclipsed by Shadow,  won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, and the Mom’s Choice Award for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy.

The series is award-winning fiction for ages teen to adult. Information is available on the website: TheGreatHorse.com

‘The Legend of the Great Horse’ trilogy gallops home Summer 2012

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.

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.

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» Press Release 11/11/11 [PDF]

BOSTON, MA – November 11, 2011 | Into the Dark, the third and final book of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy by John Allen Royce, arrives next Summer 2012 to conclude the journey of a modern-day teen lost in history.

Publication is scheduled for the Summer Solstice (June 21st). Into the Dark completes the award-winning series, which offers a fresh and original look at the colorful role of horses in civilization. The tale follows the struggles of a young woman carried unwillingly through history, who uses her knowledge of modern horsemanship to survive humanity’s past.

The trilogy’s first volume, Eclipsed by Shadow, earned a Library Journal recommendation and won national awards including the Eric Hoffer Award for best Young Adult Fiction. Recently-released Book #2: The Golden Spark (2011) has already been named an Independent Publisher Highlighted Title and nominated for a Written Arts Award.

The author is a horseman over 20 years of experience in competitive riding, training horses and coaching students. Mr. Royce explains the enduring popularity of horses: “Horses have been with mankind since the beginning—the history of horses is the history of civilization.”

Book #3 title: “Into the Dark”

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!

Into the Dark is the title of Book #3 of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, taken from the legend’s poem …

Eclipsed by shadow,
the golden spark
shall wing its rider

into the dark…

Media announcement of Book #3 including publication dates coming Friday, 11/11/11!