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The Dark Horse

Authors:
Marcus Sedgwick

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'Marcus Sedgwick shows the potential of a young Alan Garner.' Daily Telegraph

In a distant time, in a distant place, the Storn find a small, ragged, howling child, living among the wolves and takes her home. Years later, a box is washed up on the shore and a sinister stranger arrives to claim it as his own. But what has really brought him to Storn? Sedgwick plays with words and narrative perspectives to create atmosphere, build tension and evoke a magical and mysterious air in this compelling story of mystery, sorcery and battle.

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Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Award.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Ages 12+

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""Sparely told, rich in imagination, this conjures up a barren country, unnatural isolation and the struggle between powerful individuals to find humanity.""
The Guardian
Julia Eccleshare

""This atmospheric story of a way of life in which survival depends on knowing who to trust""
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Linda Newbery