Megiddo's Shadow

By Arthur Slade format: young adult softcover publication: September 2006 ISBN: 9780006395683

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Arthur Hercules Slade, whose British cavalry regiment fought in Palestine against the Turks in World War I, was once asked, "What was it like to be in the war?" He answered, "I was everywhere that Jesus was, but I couldn't find him anywhere." Fascinated by the idea of his grandfather charging enemy machine guns with a sabre in one hand and his horse's reins in the other, bestselling author Arthur Slade has created a tale of a teenager who finds the true face of war behind the shiny veneer of patriotism, honour and duty.

Megiddo's Shadow is the story of Edward Bathe, a 16-year-old prairie farm boy who, giddy with the romantic ideals of war and desperate to fight the Huns in France, enlists in 1917. To his disappointment, he is assigned to a horse-training regiment, where the only consolation is Buke, his horse, and Emily, the pretty young nurse he befriends. But when he is sent to fight the Turks in Palestine, Edward learns that what he thought he knew about right and wrong, about heroism and courage, and about God and country, no longer holds true.

Much more than a powerful and shockingly realistic work of historical fiction, Megiddo's Shadow is a poignant testament to the terrible legacy of war, seen through the eyes of a character with whom readers will instantly connect. An intelligent, provocative and breathtaking read, Megiddo's Shadow affirms Arthur Slade as a literary superstar.

Arthur Slade is the author of Dust, a national bestseller and the winner of the 2001 Governor General’s award for children’s fiction, the Mr. Christie’s Book award and the Saskatchewan Book award. His novel Tribes was a CLA Young Adult Honour Book and was nominated for five other literary prizes. He is also the author of Monsterology, the Canadian Chills series and Northern Frights series. Arthur Slade and his wife and daughter live in Saskatoon. Visit his website at www.arthurslade.com.

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