'Take my place, Phaedrus, and with it, take my vengeance . . .'Phaedrus the gladiator wins his freedom after years of bloody battles in the arena. Soon he finds himself riding north towards the wilds of Caledonia on a strange mission. He is to assume the identity of Midir, Lord of the Horse People, to seek vengeance against the treacherous Liadhan, who has usurped the throne.Ahead of him lies more adventure and more danger than he had ever known in the arena . . .
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'Take my place, Phaedrus, and with it, take my vengeance . . He is to assume the identity of Midir, Lord of the Horse People, to seek vengeance against the treacherous Liadhan, who has usurped the throne.Ahead of him lies more adventure and more danger than he had ever known in the arena .
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An exciting adventure
Gladiator meets Braveheart in this epic historical tale from award-winning author, Rosemary Sutcliff.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782950868
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Fox Classics
Vekt
277 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 50 books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story was published in 1950. In 1959 her book The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen was commended for the Other Award. In 1975, Rosemary was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature and the CBE in 1992. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and is much missed by her many fans.