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John Allen Royce Jr.

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Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.TheGreatHorse.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

Member Since

May 2009

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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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INTO THE DARK: “A wonderful story for families to share”

Into the Dark, Book #3 of the Legend of the Great Horse trilogy, won best Classic title in the Reader Views Literary Awards — the following is the award review:

“A wonderful story for families to share”

“Into the Dark” concludes the Legend of the Great Horse trilogy by John Royce. Time traveler Meagan finds herself waking up in Texas in 1861, where she meets Dan Beardon, owner of the Gre

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John Allen Royce Jr.’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 92 ratings · 39 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Eclipsed By Shadow (The Legend of the Great Horse, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Eclipsed by Shadow by John Allen Royce (2008-06-21) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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)
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John Allen Royce Jr. (Goodreads Author)

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