The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers is the winner of the 1959 Carnegie Medal in Literature.
The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever. Abandoned and vulnerable, Britain now faces civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion.
Aquila, a young Legionnaire, deserted his regiment to stay behind with his family, but his home and all that he loves are destroyed. Years of hardship and fighting follow. In the end, there is only one thing left in Aquila’s life: his thirst for revenge…
- About the author: Rosemary Sutcliff was a British novelist, best known as a writer of highly acclaimed historical fiction. Although primarily a children’s author, the quality and depth of her writing also appeals to adults. She once commented that she wrote “for children of all ages from nine to ninety.”
