{"id":11162,"date":"2013-10-27T12:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T16:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/?p=11162"},"modified":"2017-06-02T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T21:08:44","slug":"book3-excerpt-3-the-end-of-cavalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2013\/10\/book3-excerpt-3-the-end-of-cavalry\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of Cavalry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy is an adventure through history\u2015on horseback. Into the Dark<\/strong><\/em> (Book #3) was named to the Midwest Book Review Bookwatch<\/em> and listed as a Highlighted Title<\/em> by the Independent Book Publishers Associate (IBPA)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In this excerpt, Meagan finds herself on a World War II battlefield during an attack…<\/p>\n

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Thou shalt be favored above all other creatures, for to thee shall accrue the love of the master of the earth.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\u2014attributed to the Koran<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe ground twisted<\/span> and heaved. A swath of sand lifted and fell to earth in the near distance. Curtains of spray rose in lines from the earth. Aircraft seared the sky, flying low with black trails following, like the rising dust of other marauders from long ago.<\/p>\n

\"IntoIn all directions Meagan saw multicolored forms, misshapen and sprawled, but her eyes would not focus, could not comprehend the thousand squirming remains of a massacre. Shapes of animals\u2014both man and horse\u2014lay crushed and struggling, or else staggered blindly across acres of death.<\/p>\n

Screaming came from the sky and Meagan instinctively ducked lower as mechanical whines grew and planes dived, releasing packages to detonate in flashes and thunder around her. On the horizon, a line of gray tanks dipped and bobbed over uneven ground as they came. Her thoughts flashed to another battlefield, another time … the chariots were coming<\/em>…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Quick Links:<\/p>\n

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\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 Check out Reviews<\/strong> <\/a> for the trilogy.<\/p>\n

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

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