There is a prophecy among the deer. One day, a fawn will be born with the mark of an oak leaf upon his forehead. His courage will lead the deer to freedom; his strength will defeat their greatest enemy.
Rannoch was born on the night his father was murdered. In a herd where hunger for power has destroyed all that is good, he must escape to survive. Hunted by stags with antlers sharpened for the kill, Rannoch begins his treacherous journey. But he will return - to face the destiny that he was born for; to conquer the force that drove him away....
In a dark, troubled time, the prophecy is about to come true....
'....brimming with a gusty excitement that leaps off the page and straight into the imagination, David Clement-Davies' debut novel for children is an exceptional, dynamic, complex and utterly absorbing piece of work' Susan Harrison, Amazon.co.uk
- ISBN10 0142300608
- ISBN13 9780142300602
- Publish Date 14 January 2002 (first published 8 October 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Penguin USA
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 498
- Language English