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John Allen Royce Jr.

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/John_Royce

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in The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.TheGreatHorse.com

genre

Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

member since

May 2009

About this author

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John Allen Royce is an American author and horseman. His debut title, Eclipsed by Shadow, won national honors including the 2009 Eric Hoffer Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. Born in California and growing up in Texas, the author has lived ‘from sea to shining sea’ in his native America, and now resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Horses and history have intertwined in Mr. Royce’s life since his youth, twin passions which led to his authoring of The Legend of the Great Horse, an award-winning time-travel trilogy about a modern rider taken back into history. In addition to the national Eric Hoffer Award, Royce’s writing honors include the Mom’s Choice Award (Gold) for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy and a Reader Views Literary...more

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John Allen Royce Jr.'s Blog

Hoofprints by Jessie Haas: “Something is at Stake…”

Toy Horse from 16 centuries ago (Athens, 4th Century AD) – © By Tilemahos Efthimiadis / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

“I want you to know that history is not what you’ve been told.
You have been asked to pledge allegiance to certain facts…”

…

“And most of all history, because when someone is telling you

How you got here, and why, and sometimes when,

Something is at stake, for you hearing, for them telling.”

-exc...

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John Allen Royce Jr.'s Books

Average rating: 4.02 · 60 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors

	Eclipsed By Shadow (The Legend of the Great Horse, #1) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Spark (The Legend of the Great Horse, #2) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Dark (The Legend of the Great Horse, #3) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Dark (Legend of the Great Horse Trilogy, #3) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by John Allen Royce Jr.

The Legend of the Great Horse (3 books)
by John Allen Royce Jr. (Goodreads Author)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 59 ratings

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John Allen Royce Jr. wrote a new blog post Hoofprints by Jessie Haas: “Something is at Stake…” Toy Horse from 16 centuries ago (Athens, 4th Century AD) – © By Tilemahos Efthimiadis / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 “I want you to know that history is not w... Read more of this blog post »
May 17, 2013 11:46pm · like
John Royce joined the group The History Book Club
Oct 16, 2012 05:56pm · like
John Royce made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Introduce Yourself! topic "Hi group! I'm the author of a trilogy adventure about a young woman's journey back in history, The Legend of the Great Horse. I've been a pretty quiet...more "
Oct 13, 2012 05:49pm
John Royce rated a book 5 of 5 stars Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 by William L. Shirer	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 29, 2012 12:42pm
John Royce liked John Allen Royce Jr.'s blog post: The Great Horse trilogy on Goodreads "Catching up with Goodreads … a great site for booklovers. Requesting reader reviews (especially for Books #1 & 2!) Fun new Contests & Giveaways coming … both for newly-published Book #3: Into the Dark, and also Book #2: The Golden Spark (whic..." Read more of this blog post »
Aug 29, 2012 12:16pm
John Royce made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Author's book needs to be added to dashboard (?) topic "Yes, Cait! All 3 books are showing on the dashboard now, awesome. Thank you for fixing it ... and for the explanation too."
Aug 28, 2012 01:47pm
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John Royce voted for 2 books on the list Fantasy Books Featuring Horses Vote on this list »
Dec 11, 2011 03:40pm · like
John Royce rated a book 4 of 5 stars At the Concord of the Rivers by Anne Ipsen (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Accurately-detailed historical fiction with romance at its heart!Anne Ipsen - At the Concord of the Rivers Historical fiction author Anne Ipsen's newest work, "At the Concord of the Rivers" is a gentle and textured look at Puritan society in New Engla...more
Mar 16, 2011 01:19pm · see review
John Royce rated a book 2 of 5 stars Mark Twain Fate of Humor by James Melville Cox read in December, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 04, 2010 07:54am