Sunday, July 13, 2008

Book Review: Eclipsed by Shadow: The Legend of the Great Horse Book 1


John Royce brings to life the story of a young, horse crazed teenager named Meagan and her horse named Promise. Even as the summer solstice brings happiness in the birth of Promise, mystery surrounds her from that day forward. People start coming around Meagan’s house asking questions about Promise and wanting to purchase her. An older lady in particular talks to Meagan and her mom about the history of “The Great Horse.” She feels that Promise may be that horse, but of the ‘dark’ variety. The only way to know is for the owner to ride the horse. Meagan and her family don’t know whether to believe this woman or not, but one night some men try and steal Promise. Meagan takes it upon herself to save Promise, but the only way to do so is to ride her. You can only imagine the look on her face when Promise sprouts wings and takes Meagan on the ride of her life. This is where the story really begins.

Her adventure takes her from the time of the caveman to Ancient Rome to Genghis Khan to the Crusades. As time and history goes by, she sees how the horse has gone from something eaten for food to being used as weapons in attacks. She realizes that she must use her equestrian knowledge to help her survive these different periods in history. Each time, she waits for Promise to come back to take her home.

“Eclipsed by Shadow” is an adventure about the love of horses that young and old will love to read. The history of the horse is only part of the book. Meagan’s interaction with the people of each era is amazing to read. The intertwining of horse history with the fantasy of winged horses makes for a book you can enjoy and learn from at the same time. The book will pull you in to the darkness of history and not let you stop reading until you get to the end. I can’t wait for the next book to come out!

This is the first book of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy.


More information can be found at the website: http://www.thegreathorse.com


Book received and reviewed for RebeccasRead.com


Rated 5/5


3 comments:

Kathleen Gilligan said...

Just curious, any ancient Greece/or Alexander the Great references?

Allison said...

No, not in this one...but there are 2 more books to the series coming out...so they might get touched on still!!

Kathleen Gilligan said...

Thanks for the email :) I'll have to see what happens in the next two then. I'll keep my fingers crossed as I'm particularly interested in Greece/ATG!