{"product_id":"2026200015050-secondhand-the-mark-of-the-horse-lord","title":"The Mark Of The Horse Lord","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wild borderlands of Roman Britain, a gladiator's unlikely destiny reshapes the fate of an entire people — The Mark of the Horse Lord is Rosemary Sutcliff's gripping tale of identity, loyalty, and sacrifice set against the turbulent backdrop of second-century Scotland. Phaedrus, a freed Roman gladiator of slave birth, is recruited by the Dalriad tribe to impersonate their blinded king, Midir, and reclaim the Horse Lord's throne from the usurping queen Liadhan and her Caledonian allies. As Phaedrus inhabits a life that was never his own, he is drawn ever deeper into a role he must play to the death — navigating treacherous court politics, fierce tribal warfare, and the agonising question of what it truly means to belong.\n\nSutcliff, one of the twentieth century's foremost writers of historical fiction, brings ancient Celtic and Roman Britain to vivid, visceral life with prose that is both lyrical and relentlessly tense. She masterfully chronicles themes of self-determination, the conflict between civilisation and the wild, and the burden of a borrowed identity — inviting readers to question where duty ends and selfhood begins. Hailed by critics and beloved by generations of readers, this novel stands as one of Sutcliff's finest achievements, and its haunting final pages will linger long after the last word is read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203184009435,"sku":"2026200015050-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7ebdc811-e7b6-42ec-b493-445829842f36.png?v=1788145095","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015050-secondhand-the-mark-of-the-horse-lord","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}