Rosemary Sutcliff wrote historical novels for young people and adults which are acclaimed for their vivid, well-researched portrayals of people in past centuries, especially in Britain during Roman times and later. Her young people's novels are as much appreciated by many adults as they are by younger readers.
Black Ships Before Troy The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hector, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some cases their tragic ends. Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people. Your price $11.95 Used Hardcover
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The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Sutcliff, Rosemary
Publisher Comments “There was a smell of blood mingling with the smell of burning that still clung about scorched timber and blackened thatch, and a great wailing rose from the watching crowd. The old High Priest dipped a finger in the blood and made a sign with it on Phaedrus’s forehead, above the Mark of the Horse Lord.” So began the ceremony that was to make young Phaedrus, ex-slave and gladiator, Horse Lord of the Dalriadain. Phaedrus had come a long way since the fight in the arena that gained him his freedom. He had left behind his old Roman life and identity and had entered another, more primitive, world—that of the British tribes in the far north. In this world of superstition and ancient ritual, of fierce loyalties and intertribal rivalry, Phaedrus found companionship and love, and something more—a purpose and a meaning to his life as he came fully to understand the significance of the Mark of the Horse Lord. First published in 1965, The Mark of the Horse Lord, set in second-century Britain, has been acclaimed by many readers as the finest of Rosemary Sutcliff’s many novels, imparting true insight into the nature of leadership, identity, heroism, loyalty, violence, and sacrifice. Your price $8.99 New Mass Market
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Roman Britain Trilogy 01 Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of Northern Britain—and they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. Its a mystery thats never been solved, until now . . . Marcus has to find out what happened to his father, who led the legion. So he sets out into the unknown, on a quest so dangerous that nobody expects him to return. Trade Paperback
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Roman Britain Trilogy 02 Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments Violence and unrest are sweeping through Roman Britain. Justin and Flavius find themselves caught up in the middle of it all when they discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor. In fear for their lives, they gather together a tattered band of men and lead them into the thick of battle, to defend the honor of Rome. But will they be in time to save the Emperor . . . Trade Paperback
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Roman Britain Trilogy 03 Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever, abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion. Aquila, a young Legionnaire, deserted his regiment to stay behind with his family, but his home and all that he loves are destroyed. Years of hardship and fighting follow, and in the end, there is only one thing left in Aquilas life—his thirst for revenge . . . The Lantern Bearers is the winner of the 1959 Carnegie Medal in Literature. Your price $4.50 Used Trade Paperback
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Sword At Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments This brilliant reconception of the Arthurian epic cuts through the familiar myths and tells the story of the real King Arthur: Artos the Bear, the mighty warrior-king who saved the last lights of Western civilization when the barbarian darkness descended in the fifth century. Artos here comes alive: bold and forceful in battle, warm and generous in friendship, tough in politics, shrewd in the strategy of warand tender and tragically tormented in love. Out of the interweaving of ancient legend, fresh research, soaring imagination, and hypnotic narrative skill comes a novel that has richly earned its reputation as a classic. Your price $10.95 Used Trade Paperback
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Frontier Wolf by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction Trade Paperback
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Outcast by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments When a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor. He is rescued by a British tribe who raise him as their own until they can no longer ignore his Roman ancestry. Your price $18.99 New Trade Paperback
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Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments In Bronze Age Britain, young Drem must overcome his disability-a withered arm-if he is to prove his manhood and become a warrior. Your price $17.99 New Trade Paperback
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Mark Of The Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher Comments Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the now blind displaced King of the Scots, former gladiator and slave Phaedrus impersonates the Horse Lord to regain from the Picts the control of the Scottish kingdom. Reprint. Trade Paperback
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