{"id":10461,"date":"2013-11-18T12:45:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T16:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/?p=10461"},"modified":"2017-06-02T17:13:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T21:13:32","slug":"excerpt-riding-with-genghis-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2013\/11\/excerpt-riding-with-genghis-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Book I: Riding with Genghis Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"ECLIPSED<\/a><\/p>\n

This excerpt is from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong>, Book #1 of The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy, an adventure through history\u2015on horseback.<\/p>\n

The scene is set in 1240, Eastern Europe, when Meagan first discovers she is riding with the Mongolian army of Genghis Khan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hast thou given the horse strength?
\nHast thou clothed his neck with thunder?<\/strong><\/em>
\n– Holy Bible, Job 39:19-24<\/div>\n

\nMeagan sensed excitement in the camp. An undercurrent ran through the people and the horses pranced nervously. Throwing her saddle pad over Targa, she saw something had been added: an odd-looking pole now hung from a loop of leather on her saddle. Then she saw the sharp point and realized she had been given a spear.<\/p>\n

\"ource:<\/a>Leaders rode through the lines of horses, each with a string of knives hanging from one arm. Meagan took one and examined it, confused. The others were sliding theirs into belt pouches. It seemed a dangerous place to carry a knife, but she did the same.<\/p>\n

Horn answered horn throughout the camps. A rippling change went through the horse nation. The few not yet mounted swung aboard. Meagan\u2019s group moved out. The camp leaders rode ahead, each holding a blazing torch.<\/p>\n

The pitch of the horns was changing, signaling back and forth down the black mass of horsemen covering the plain. The tight lines of the nomads were dissolving into chaos, melting and running in streaks. Horses were breaking from easy canters into full gallops. When the call reached Meagan\u2019s group, Targa sprang forward, her legs stretching in exhilaration of the run.<\/p>\n

One in a sea of horsemen, Meagan saw buildings of a settlement ahead. Tendrils of smoke rose pale against the clear sky …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nEclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em> (Book #1 of the trilogy) won national awards<\/a> including the Eric Hoffer Award<\/em> for best Young Adult Fiction, and the Mom’s Choice Award<\/em> for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy.<\/p>\n

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Links:<\/strong><\/div>\n

\u00bb See All Excerpts<\/strong><\/a> from The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Read the 1st Chapter online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00bb See the Media Kit<\/strong><\/a> for more information about the trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Order Books<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\" Check out the trilogy’s page on Facebook!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This excerpt is from Eclipsed by Shadow, Book #1 of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, an adventure through history\u2015on horseback. The scene is set in 1240, Eastern Europe, when Meagan first discovers she is riding with the Mongolian army of Genghis Khan. Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck … Continue reading “Book I: Riding with Genghis Khan”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[118,242,299,376,84,244],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10461"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15219,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10461\/revisions\/15219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}