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Set in Arthurian times, this is the story of a young boy, Galwyn, who helps bring back a troop of black Libyan stallions to England, to drive out the invading Saxon armies.
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"The Arthurian flavor is well maintained throughout, and both characterizations and events are totally convincing."
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"McCaffrey's unromanticized portrait of the times is full of muck and grit, and horse lovers and fans of historical fiction will find much to enjoy in the details."
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The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel.” "The Horn Book"
The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel. "The Horn Book""
"The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel."--The Horn Book
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"McCaffrey's unromanticized portrait of the times is full of muck and grit, and horse lovers and fans of historical fiction will find much to enjoy in the details."
"--Library Journal
The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel.” "The Horn Book"
The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel. "The Horn Book""
"The wonderful horse lore, the great and charismatic figure of Arthur, and the sympathetic hero all come together to make an engrossing and realistic Arthurian novel."--The Horn Book
Anne McCaffrey is one of the world's most popular authors. Her first novel was published in l967. Since then, she has written dozens of books, of which there are more than twelve million copies in print. Before her success as a writer, she was involved in theatre. She directed the American premiere of Carl Orff's Ludus de Nato Infante Mirificus, in which she also played a witch.
McCaffrey lives in County Wicklow, Ireland, in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, so named because she had to dig out a hill to build it. There she runs a private livery stable, raising and training her beloved horses for horse trials and showjumping.
McCaffrey lives in County Wicklow, Ireland, in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, so named because she had to dig out a hill to build it. There she runs a private livery stable, raising and training her beloved horses for horse trials and showjumping.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0385407718
- ISBN 13 9780385407717
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Doubleday 1996 First Edition in the UK First Printing Page edges lightly browned else Fine book in slightly creased Dust Jacket ''Galwyn hates working for his cruel uncle on board ship until some very special passengers - Lord Artos and his companions - set sail, bound for foreign lands in search of the finest black horses known to man. for his army to be able to drive the invading Saxons out of Britain once and for all. '' Her first historical novel for young adults. Book. Seller Inventory # 110255
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 220 pages. ex-library, with usual stamps & markings wear, tann ed pages, tear to pageBLACK HORSES FOR THE KINGAnne McCaffreyDoubleday, UK, 1996ISBN 0385 407718hb, dj, 220pp14.5 x 22.5 cmReading Copy: ex-library, with usual stamps & markings; wear, tanned pages, tear to pageSet in Arthurian times, this is th e story of a young boy, Galwyn, who helps bring back a troop of b lack Libyan stallions to England, to drive out the invading Saxon armies. Galwyn, the son of a bankrupt and dishonored aristocrat, has always had an ear for languages. So when Lord Artos - later known as King Arthur - needs an interpreter to help him buy large horses to breed a troop strong enough to carry armed warriors ag ainst the Saxon invaders, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his fath er's honor and make a name for himself. Seller Inventory # 1124i
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