The Silver Horse: Chain of Charms 2

by Kate Forsyth, Jeremy Reston (Illustrator)

Overview

Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a cat's eye shell, a bolt of lightning forged from the heart of a falling star, and the flower of the rue plant, herb of grace. The queen gave each of her six children one of the charms as their lucky talisman, but ever since the chain of charms was broken, the gypsies had been dogged with misfortune.

Book Two: The Silver Horse 13th-14th August 1658
Emilia and her cousin Luka have the gypsy crown, and are travelling with their menagerie in search of the Hearne tribe. They hope that this family, to whom they will soon be related, will surely help release their kin from gaol. Luka and Emilia find the Hearnes horseracing on the Downs above Epsom. But Emilia must compete to win their support. Will she have to give up her beloved mare in exchange for the Hearne family's charm - a small silver horse? And can they escape Coldham again?

Book Two in the exciting new six-book series by bestselling author, Kate Forsyth.

Winner of the Aurealis Awards' best Children's Long Fiction 2007

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781742625416
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication date:	11/10/2007
Series:	Chain of Charms , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Kate Forsyth is a bestselling author across several genres. Her titles include the adult fantasy series, Witches of Eileanan, the young adult fantasy, The Starthorn Tree, and Wishing for Trouble and Dragon Gold for middle-grade readers. Kate lives with her husband, three children and a black cat called Shadow in Sydney.

Jeremy Reston is young up and coming illustrator. He has illustrated a few of the Quentaris Chronicles and the covers of the Danika books.

Kate Forsyth is the award-winning author of more than 20 books for children and adults, including a picture book about an adventurous boy called I Am; a series of magical misadventures for younger readers called Dragon Gold, Wishing for Trouble and Sea Magic; and The Puzzle Ring, an exciting timeslip adventure for older readers which sees four children go back to the dangerous days of Mary, Queen of Scots to try and break an ancient fairy curse. Since her first novel was named a Best First Novel of 1998 by Locus Magazine, she has won or been nominated for numerous awards, including a CYBIL Award in the US. She's also the only author to win five Aurealis awards in a single year, for her Chain of Charms series - beginning with The Gypsy Crown - which tells of the adventures of two Romany children in the time of the English Civil War. Book 5 of the series, The Lightning Bolt, was also a CBCA Notable Book.

Her latest book is The Starkin's Curse, a tale of high adventure and true love for readers aged 12+, set in the same world as her bestselling novels The Starthorn Tree and The Wildkin's Curse.

Kate's books have been published in 13 countries around the world, including Russia, Germany, Japan, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Poland and Slovenia. She is currently undertaking a doctorate in fairytale retellings at the University of Technology. Kate is a direct descendant of Charlotte Waring, the author of the first book for children ever published in Australia, A Mother's Offering to her Children.