The Shadowy Horses [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575064765
• ISBN-13: 978-0575064768
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,044,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Suspense With Misty Echoes of the Past Thrown In, August 14, 2000

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Theresa E. DaKay (Mountain Top, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowy Horses (Paperback)

"The Shadowy Horses" by Susanna Kearsley was my first book by this author, and the comparisons to Mary Stewart are wonderfully accurate. I am already ordering her other books...from me, the highest compliment. Ms. Kearsley writes in the first person, and manages to pull you right into the story, which is no small feat. Her writing style is fluid and descriptive, and she displays a talent for building suspense at just the right pace. Her characters (secondary as well) are well-drawn, likable, and interesting, and her quick-moving plot makes you want to keep turning the pages. One tiny, tiny criticism (but perhaps this is simply a result of my wanting the story to continue long after it was finished): her ending seemed rushed, and I wanted a bit more detail on the ghostly Sentinel and his tragic story, and that of the Ninth Legion...in another book, perhaps??? My final assessment: well done, Ms. Kearsley, well done!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Escape after a Really Bad Day, November 17, 1999

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"oconnormail" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadowy Horses (Paperback)

I had a really bad day at work and I was exhausted and even playing with my three year old son couldn't completely close down my thoughts. Then, in the bath, I picked up The Shadowy Horses and got back into it (I'd started it the night before.) Honestly, I sighed OUTLOUD. It was complete escape. I recommend this book to fans of Mary Stewart or Barbara Michaels -- anyone looking for a really good gothic suspense.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barbara Michaels' fans need to discover this author!, October 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadowy Horses (Paperback)

I'm not sure if I should thank Ms. Kearsley or be mad at her. I stayed up two nights in a row because I couldn't put her book down. The story was wonderful, and the characters were realistic. I have been looking for an alternative to Barbara Michaels' books, and I think Ms. Kearsley is it. My only suggestion to her would be-- write faster!