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The Dark Horse
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Dark Horse
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marcus Sedgwick
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:192 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 136 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781858818849
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hachette Children's Group
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| Imprint |
Orion Children's Books
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| Publication Date |
15 May 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A boy destined to lead his clan; a girl raised by wolves; a stranger with a sealed box. These are the elements of this powerful novel, 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, the Dark Horse. Told in part by the boy, Sigurd, himself, it is a dark and dangerous story of conflict and betrayal. With its strong sense of time and place and the magic of a primitive people, THE DARK HORSE again confirms the exceptional talent of Marcus Sedgwick.
Author Biography
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. Marcus lives in Sussex and has a young daughter, Alice.
Reviews'imaginative and gripping' -- Becca Pennicott THANET FOCUS
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