{"product_id":"the-mark-of-the-horse-lord-volume-21-paperback","title":"The Mark of the Horse Lord: Volume 21 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosemary Sutcliff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott O'Dell\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There was a smell of blood mingling with the smell of burning that still clung about scorched timber and blackened thatch, and a great wailing rose from the watching crowd. The old High Priest dipped a finger in the blood and made a sign with it on Phaedrus's forehead, above the Mark of the Horse Lord.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo began the ceremony that was to make young Phaedrus, ex-slave and gladiator, Horse Lord of the Dalriadain. Phaedrus had come a long way since the fight in the arena that gained him his freedom. He had left behind his old Roman life and identity and had entered another, more primitive, world--that of the British tribes in the far north. In this world of superstition and ancient ritual, of fierce loyalties and intertribal rivalry, Phaedrus found companionship and love, and something more--a purpose and a meaning to his life as he came fully to understand the significance of the Mark of the Horse Lord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1965, \u003ci\u003eThe Mark of the Horse Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, set in second-century Britain, has been acclaimed by many readers as the finest of Rosemary Sutcliff's many novels, imparting true insight into the nature of leadership, identity, heroism, loyalty, violence, and sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosemary Sutcliff\u003c\/b\u003e wrote more than 40 novels for young adults, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Ships Before Troy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Wanderings of Odysseus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle of the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e; five adult novels, including \u003ci\u003eSword at Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e; and several books of nonfiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott O'Dell \u003c\/b\u003ewrote over thirty books, mostly historical fiction, including the perennial bestseller\u003ci\u003e Island of the Blue Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770660520224,"sku":"9781613731543","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c232e4e6a45aaab4eaaa143673acc78a.webp?v=1780376678","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mark-of-the-horse-lord-volume-21-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}