Black Horses for the King

Galwyn, the son of a bankrupt and dishonored aristocrat, has always had an ear for languages. So when Lord Artos—later known as King Arthur—needs an interpreter to help him buy large horses to breed a troop strong enough to carry armed warriors against the Saxon invaders, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his father's honor and make a name for himself. Includes an author's note..

Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011) is best known for the Dragonriders of Pern series, which starts with Dragonflight and includes the Harper Hall trilogy for young readers. The first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award, she was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and received the American Library Association’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime contribution to writing for teens.