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The Dark Horse

Written by Marcus Sedgwick


Reviewed by Erik D. (age 12)


The Dark Horse

Marcus Sedgwick is an awesome writer. The Dark Horse is an awesome book. Sig is a boy from a tribe called Storn. Sig finds a box that can't be opened. There's a girl called Mouse who was found in a cave full of wolves. Mouse has a mysterious past, Read the book and find out what they all have in common.

I like the book. It is awesome. I like it because it's full of surprising parts. My favorite part is when they attack "The Dark Horses" while they were drunk, I like this part because they didn't expect it. My favorite character is Sig because he has a lot of responsibilities. There's a guy named Ragnald and he reminds me of a thief because he takes things by force. The special thing is that they can't kill family no matter what they do. There's no book like this one. There's a lot of violence in this book. There are three books that Marcus Sedgwick wrote: The Dark Horse, Witch Hill, and Flood Land. The Dark Horse is different from Flood Land. The Dark Horse talks about a tribe trying to survive and Flood Land talks about London being flooded. While I was reading this book, I felt surprised and sorrowful. The story reminds me of the world with all of the fighting and sadness.

I recommend this book for ages 13 and up because of all the violence. If you're into war books I can recommend this book to you. You should read this book if you have the time.