This book is part of a book series called Heinemann Floodlights .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 91 pages in this book. This book was published 1984 by Pearson Education Limited .

Rosemary Sutcliff has written many historical novels for children. The Lantern Bearers won the Carnegie Medal. Rosemary Sutcliff received an OBE in 1975 and in 1993, the year after her death, was awarded the CBE.