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The Eagle
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2011; US$ 8.99In a.d. 125, a young Roman centurion must recover the infamous Ninth Legion's missing symbol of honor, the eagle standard. "An unusual blend of stirring action and poetic symbolism. Authentic in background, skillful in plot, and perceptive in characterization." -- Booklist more...
The Lantern Bearers
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2011; US$ 9.99Threatened by a tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are to leave Britain forever. But Aquila, a young legionnaire, chooses to stay behind, in order to join the fight to save his native land. "A spellbinding historical adventure." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The Lantern Bearers is the 1959 winner of the... more...
The Silver Branch
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2011; US$ 9.99More than a century after The Eagle of the Ninth leaves off, two cousins join the Roman side in the fight against a tyrannical British emperor. " Superb...Enthusiastically recommended." -- The Horn Book more...
Brother Dusty Feet
RHCP 2012; US$ 9.34Along with his faithful dog Argos, eleven-year-old Hugh Copplestone decides to leave his Aunt and Uncle's house after one beating too many, and heads for Oxford to seek his fortune. When he meets a group of strolling players along the way, Hugh joins them, becoming part of their acting troupe. A new life meeting jugglers, puppet players, quack... more...
Sword at Sunset
Atlantic Books Ltd 2012; US$ 16.03This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle, warm and generous... more...
The Hound Of Ulster
RHCP 2013; US$ 7.99The boy who takes up the spear and shield of Manhood on this day will become the most renowned of all the warriors of Ireland, men will follow at his call to the world's end, and his enemies will shudder at the thunder of his chariot wheels. This is how the ancient prophecy went, and as the boy Cuchulain heard it, he went forward to claim... more...
The High Deeds Of Finn MacCool
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 8.00Set more than a thousand years ago in the soft green hills of Ireland, in a shifting time when enchanted creatures and the Fairy Kind still flickered in and out of the lives of men, the ancient stories of Finn MacCool and the brotherhood of the Fianna shimmer with magic. Here Rosemary Sutcliff breathes new life into adventures of these Irish heroes... more...
Eagle's Honour
RHCP 2013; US$ 7.99Second-century Roman Britain is the setting for epic battle, high drama, bravery and romance in these two stories for young readers. A Circlet of Oak Leaves gradually reveals the mystery behind humble horse-breeder Araco's award for outstanding bravery, and Eagle's Egg follows the story of Quintus, a young standard-bearer, determined to be promoted... more...
The Shining Company
RHCP 2013; US$ 9.34'I saw riders with black eyesockets in glimmering mail where their faces should have been, grey wolfskins catching a bloom of light from the mist and the moon; a shining company indeed, not quite mortal-seeming.' Many years after King Arthur defeated the Saxons, the tribes of Britain are again threatened by invaders. Prosper and his loyal bondsman,... more...
The Capricorn Bracelet
RHCP 2013; US$ 7.99Rosemary's Sutcliff's absorbing collection of stories cover the fall of Londinium to the building of Hadrian's Wall, and the final departure of the Romans from Britain. Set at the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, they follow the fortunes of one family over three hundred years. All soldiers, they are linked by the Capricorn bracelet, first worn... more...









