Rediscovered Classics: The Mark of the Horse Lord (Series #21) (Paperback)

from quondame

More on the Celtic than the Roman side of the Romano-British books of Rosmary Sutcliff, this is the best of them that I have read this year, with a strong moving core that pushes pass the co-incidence of appearance that involves Phaedrus with the Dalriadains, to create a cohesive and telling narr...

from PollyMoore3

Rosemary Sutcliff at the height of her powers. I read this as a youngster, but have got far more out of it as an adult. This edition however lacks Charles Keeping's bold black Sixties style illustrations which I remember added to the atmosphere. Vivid, fast-paced adventure set amongst warring Pic...

from atimco

This perfectly written piece of historical fiction is worthy of its author, the inimitable Rosemary Sutcliff. In The Mark of the Horse Lord, she weaves a compelling tale of a gladiator turned king among the Dalriads of Roman Scotland. Phaedrus, freed from the arena, is soon drawn into another and...

from DinadansFriend

Rosemary Sutcliff is at the top of her form, in this story of adventure on the northern frontier of the Roman empire in the fourth century. An interesting story of Romans trying to substitute one of their own for a chieftain of the Scotti, there's betrayal, and noble self sacrifice. Even adults f...

from gwernin

A wonderful exploration of sacred kingship from the inside. One of her best.