This book is part of a book series called Rediscovered Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

This book was published 2015 by Chicago Review Press .

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.