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Breda is ruled by powerful women like Kat's mother. But when Kat encounters a silver hellhorse her world is turned upside down. She now wants to become one of the riders but her terrible temper and a dangerous secret stand in her way. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

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The Bredanari ride the land on their eerie silver hellhorses, as messengers and keepers of the peace. A chance encounter leads young Kat, an innkeeper's daughter, to leave home in pursuit of the chance of becoming the rider of such a horse. But the odds are stacked against her. Can she overcome the opinion of her teachers and fellow students who believe that a lowly innkeeper's daughter has no place in their academy. And more importantly, can she control her own fiery temper? For to control a hellhorse, you must first control yourself.

Enjoyable YA fantasy. Adults may find Kat a bit of a brat in first few chapters, but when she reaches the Academy, her stubbornness & stormy nature is transformed into determination and courage, and she show more becomes a very engaging heroine. show less
Enjoyable, YA read . Light fantasy, but with strong characters.
Bladvändare som upptas av systemet utan minsta motstånd. Självständigt stereotypisk, kan man få uppfinna en sådan litterär benämning? Skiljer sig från mängden, men på ett stereotypt och ganska förväntat sätt. Hästar!
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Lene Kaaberbøl was born in 1960. She writes fantasy novels usually set in the medieval period. Lene is the author of the The Shamer Chronicles, W.I.T.C.H. Adventures, The Tale of Katriona Teresadatter, and The Shadow Gate. She is the co-author, with Agnete Friis, of The Boy in the Suitcase. Lene teaches English and drama when she is not writing show more new stories or translating her own books into English. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Silverhorse
Original publication date
1992

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Fiction and Literature, Teen, Fantasy, Young Adult
DDC/MDS
839.81Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesOther Germanic literaturesDanish and Norwegian literaturesDanish

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