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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Horses Juvenile fiction Fiction |
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| Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Royce |
| ISBN: | 9780972412131 0972412131 9780972412155 0972412158 |
| OCLC Number: | 228209083 |
| Notes: | "Book I of III." |
| Description: | 273 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Eclipsed by shadow |
| Responsibility: | by John Royce. |
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Action-packed Adventure
Eclipsed by Shadow: The Legend of the Great Horse BY: John Royce COVER ARTWORK: Marti Adrian PUBLISHED BY: Micron Press PUBLISHED IN: 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-9724121-3-1 Ages: Young Adult & Up I was very...
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Eclipsed by Shadow: The Legend of the Great Horse BY: John Royce COVER ARTWORK: Marti Adrian PUBLISHED BY: Micron Press PUBLISHED IN: 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-9724121-3-1 Ages: Young Adult & Up I was very impressed by this book, reading it in only two nights. The author, John Royce, has beautifully written a wonderful epic that combines fantasy with history, a mix between Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and the Time Machine. He uses his great knowledge of the history of horses to give us the first adventure of the Legend of the Great Horse. The dialogue and descriptions are cleverly written to entertain and educate both young adults and adults. The main character is a teenager named Meagan, and she is a horse lover. Being an animal lover myself, I was instantly connected to her. You are hooked within the first few pages, as Meagan loses a loved one and gains a new friend, a palomino foal that she name’s Promise. But Promise isn’t like other horses, she is the Great Horse - a fallen angel from the time of Adam & Eve. Due to financial reasons, the Foal is sent to live on a pasture until she is old enough to be ridden. During this time, Meagan meets the mysterious Mrs. Bridgestone. Mrs. Bridgestone tells Meagan about the legend of the great horse and that she believes Promise is the great horse. Mrs. Bridgestone wants the horse for her own. Three years passes by and Meagan rides Promise for the first time. Magical, long white wings stretch out of Promise, flying Meagan back in time where she meets cavemen, Romans, monks, knights and other life-threatening dangers. Eclipsed By Shadow is a fast, action-packed adventure from start to the heart pounding cliffhanger. The author did a marvelous job blending history and fantasy together in this first book of the trilogy. Fans of horse books and fantasy adventures will enjoy reading this. Once you finish reading the final page, you’ll be longing for the next installment.
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Jackie Cassada | Library Journal
May 2008
"Following the birth of a palomino foal, 12-year-old Meagan names the young horse Promise, and an uncommon bond forms between the two. Told by an elderly woman that Promise is one of the legendary Great Horses, Meagan flees with Promise through time after she...
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May 2008
"Following the birth of a palomino foal, 12-year-old Meagan names the young horse Promise, and an uncommon bond forms between the two. Told by an elderly woman that Promise is one of the legendary Great Horses, Meagan flees with Promise through time after she discovers that others want Promise for themselves. Veteran horseman Royce combines history and myth with action and adventure to create a fast-paced, well-informed tale of a flying horse and the young girl who loves her. This series opener should appeal to fans of equestrian novels as well as historic fantasy and belongs in most libraries' adult and YA collections."
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