{"id":892,"date":"2009-04-10T14:42:44","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/blog\/?p=892"},"modified":"2018-12-13T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T15:31:58","slug":"history-at-a-gallop-eclipsed-by-shadow-wins-2009-reader-views-literary-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2009\/04\/history-at-a-gallop-eclipsed-by-shadow-wins-2009-reader-views-literary-award\/","title":{"rendered":"History at a Gallop: “Eclipsed by Shadow” wins 2009 Reader Views Literary Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release
\nContact: Robert Hall | Micron Press 617-301-2901<\/span><\/p>\n

History at a Gallop: “Eclipsed by Shadow” wins 2009 Reader Views Literary Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

» See Reader Views Literary Award Review<\/a><\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2013 The critically acclaimed first volume of a bold new trilogy about the history of horsemanship has won in the Fantasy category of the 2008 Reader Views Literary Awards. Veteran horseman John Royce has crafted a fast-paced literary journey through civilization\u2019s earliest history that is gaining the attention of YA+ readers and educators.<\/p>\n

Readers are transported to long-ago cultures through vivid characters and events. One does not have to be a horse enthusiast to recognize that horsemanship has been a central force of civilization, and Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em> tells the history through a fun and engaging story. As the Award review states, “John Royce introduces us to one of those works you will remember forever.”<\/p>\n

Since its publication in late 2008, Eclipsed by Shadow<\/em><\/strong> has received recommendations from Library Journal, Midwest Book Review and the Historical Novel Society as well as a growing list of excellent reviews from newspapers, Top Amazon reviewers and others.<\/p>\n

“I believe a wholesome story can be a page-turning adventure,” says author John Royce, veteran horseman turned writer, “Horsemanship provides a colorful link to our human past, and that inspiration sparked an adventure which spans the arc of civilization.”<\/p>\n

Readers and reviewers are finding this first book of The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy to be an authentic and engaging experience. In the words of a Top 50 Amazon 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 & horsemanship, and what it really means to be ‘civilized.’ “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Eclipsed by Shadow | The Legend of the Great Horse ~ Book I of III<\/strong>
\nBy John Royce<\/strong><\/p>\n

ISBN 978-0-9724121-3-1
\n292 Pages, Softcover $15.95<\/p>\n

ISBN 978-0-9724121-5-5
\n304 Pages, Hardcover $22.95<\/p>\n

Micron Press<\/strong>
\n71 Prince Street, #35
\nBoston, MA\u00a0 02113
\n(617) 301-2901<\/span><\/p>\n

First Chapter, Bio, Press Kit, and more online at:\u00a0 TheGreatHorse.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release Contact: Robert Hall | Micron Press 617-301-2901 History at a Gallop: “Eclipsed by Shadow” wins 2009 Reader Views Literary Award » See Reader Views Literary Award Review BOSTON \u2013 The critically acclaimed first volume of a bold new trilogy about the history of horsemanship has won in the Fantasy category of the … Continue reading “History at a Gallop: “Eclipsed by Shadow” wins 2009 Reader Views Literary Award”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73,80],"tags":[424,62,40,29,375,409,352],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892"}],"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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14580,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/14580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}