The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce

by Mollie Hunter

Book Overview

The perfect spy While hunting for his family's dinner on the moor, sixteen-year-old Martin Crawford spies a lone man being hunted by five armed soldiers. He succeeds in rescuing the man, and is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060271868
• ISBN13: 9780060271862
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

A passion for Freedom and a love of Scots

Although this story is told through the eyes of Martin Crawford, a young Scot in the late 1300's, it's really about Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and his passionate fight for freedom from England's rule. Many have said that this book's more for boys, but I'm a girl and I loved it, SO THERE! :P It reminds me a lot of America's own fight for independence. If you like historical fiction, Scotland, male heroes, or people with wits rather than brains, then you'll LOVE this book. I know I did.

A great read

The King's Swift Rider is an interesting and compelling tale of Robert the Bruce's quest for Scottish independence. The characters and events are true to history, and the details of military encounters help the reader to visualize the conflicts as they occurred. My students will be reading this book as part of our world history studies this year.

Robert the Bruce fans,unite!

This is a young adult book regarding the history of Robert the Bruce who fought the English at the Battle of Bannockburn. It is very well written and really gives a good look at "The Bruce". I got to know him much better, how he and the troops prayed before the battle, the fierce loyalty and love his men had for him and the mercy he demanded be given the enemy if asked for. Don't let the fact that it was written for teenage readers keep you from enjoying this tale if you are older. Anyone can read this and learn from it!

A really great story . . .

This book is about a Scottish boy, Martin, who becomes the King's page and later spy. I loved reading about Robert the Bruce- it's very educational and I think anyone with a taste for adventure and medieval times (kings, queens, etc.) will truely treasure this book.

Excellent work of historical fiction!

I read this book a while ago but I remembered it when I watched Braveheart several days ago. I think that it is suspenseful and yet has a quality of sadness in it. (to the author) Mollie Hunter, thou art a genius!