The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
A dark and powerful story of conflict, betrayal and magic from award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Carnegie Medal and Blue Peter Book Award. A boy destined to lead his clan. A girl raised by wolves. A stranger with a sealed box. One small community living in dread of the coming of the legendary warrior tribe, the Dark Horse . . . A rich and powerful novel, set on a rocky northern coast in a bewitching, distant time.
'imaginative and gripping' -- Becca Pennicott THANET FOCUS
Marcus Sedgwick is a full time author. His first novel, Floodland, won the Branford Boase Award for the best debut children's novel of 2000. Since then his books have been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the Costa Book Award, the Carnegie Medal and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Find his website at www.marcussedgwick.com and follow him on Twitter @marcussedgwick.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781858818849 |
| ISBN 10 | 1858818842 |
| Title | The Dark Horse |
| Author | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2010-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2003, Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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