The Shining Company
  • Published: 2 August 1991
  • ISBN: 9780099855804
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $38.00

The Shining Company

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2 Aug 1991
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An absorbing historical tale of bravery and friendship, set around 600 AD.

'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, Conn, answer the call of King Mynydogg to join a highly skilled army - the Shining Company. Led by the gallant Prince Gorthyrn, the company embark on a perilous but glorious campaign. An epic tale of battles and bravery from the acclaimed historical storyteller, Rosemary Sutcliff.
  • Published: 2 August 1991
  • ISBN: 9780099855804
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $38.00
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About the author

Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 50 books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story was published in 1950. In 1959 her book The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen was commended for the Other Award. In 1975, Rosemary was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature and the CBE in 1992. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and is much missed by her many fans.

Also by Rosemary Sutcliff

The King Arthur Trilogy
Beowulf, Dragonslayer
Warrior Scarlet
Tristan And Iseult
The Mark of the Horse Lord
Song For A Dark Queen
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