by Rosemary Sutcliff · Freies Geistesleben GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783772523816
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«Das Stirnmal des Königs» is a historical novel for young adults by Rosemary Sutcliff, published by Freies Geistesleben GmbH in hardback (333 pages, in German).
Phaedrus, a Roman gladiator who has won his freedom, discovers he is the exact double of Midir, the Horse Lord, the missing king of the Dalriadan tribe. To free the Dalriadans from the usurping queen Liadhan, he agrees to pass himself off as Midir and enter a dangerous intrigue of power and destiny.
The novel was originally published in 1965 as The Mark of the Horse Lord; it won the Phoenix Award in 1985. This 2009 German edition includes the translation by Grit Körner.
A suitable read for young people aged 13 and up and for lovers of historical adventure fiction.
Rosemary Sutcliff was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were specifically written for adults. In a 1986 interview she said, "I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety."
