The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
Features: a boy destined to lead his clan, a girl raised by wolves, and a stranger with a sealed box. Set on a rocky northern coast in a distant time, in a small community who live in dread of the coming of the legendary warrior tribe, this is a dark and dangerous story of conflict and betrayal.
The Dark Horse has made it through to the shortlist of The Guardian Children's Fiction PrizeFeature on the prize in Guardian Education Supplement 24/09/02 by Claire Armitstead. Local author features confirmed in West Sussex Gazette and The Argus. Praise for The Dark Horse: "...a highly charged, timeless mystery...Sparely told, rich in imagination."The Guardian "The sense of people living on the edge is marvellously described."Amanda Craig in the Independent on Sunday "...a solid, readable novel...never ceases to be gripping"SundayTelegraph
Marcus Sedgwick has worked in children's publishing for ten years and before that he was a bookseller. He is also a stone carver and wood engraver and illustrates all his novels. His first book Floodland was hailed as 'a dazzling debut from a new writer of exceptional talent'. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award for the best first children's novel of 2000. With the prize money Marcus bought a piano and is now enjoying learning to play Schubert badly having given up lessons at primary school. Marcus lives in Sussex and has a five year old daughter, Alice.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842552155 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842552155 |
| Title | The Dark Horse |
| Author | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2002-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 2003, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2003, Short-listed for Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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