Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart by Chuck Black

Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart

Chuck Black

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · May 5, 2009

Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him.

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Who it’s for
A clean, faith-inflected medieval adventure that leans into momentum and worldview.
Genres
Christian Fantasy YA, Christian Adventure YA, Epic YA Fantasy
Published
Random House Children's Books, May 5, 2009

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Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him. Young, well-liked, and a natural leader, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow knights, and especially the beautiful Lady Brynn. But something is amiss at the training camp. Their new trainer is popular but lacks the passion to inspire them to true service to the King and the Prince.

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Besides this, the knights are too busy enjoying a season of good times to be concerned with a disturbing report that many of their fellow Knights have mysteriously vanished. When Sir Dalton is sent on a mission, he encounters strange attacks, especially when he is alone. As his commitment wanes, the attacks grow in intensity until he is captured by Lord Drox, a massive Shadow Warrior. Bruised and beaten, Dalton refuses to submit to evil and initiates a daring escape with only one of two outcomes–life or death. But what will become of the hundreds of knights he’ll leave behind? In a kingdom of peril, Dalton thinks he is on his own, but two faithful friends have not abandoned him, and neither has a strange old hermit who seems to know much about the Prince. But can Dalton face the evil Shadow Warrior again and survive?

Faith and Steel

A clean, faith-inflected medieval adventure that leans into momentum and worldview.

Come here for

  • medieval adventure with a Christian frame
  • easy entry via genre signals

Expect

  • sustained narrative drive
  • YA-scale stakes and familiar category cues

Where it sits

Christian Fantasy YA96%
Christian Adventure YA37%
Epic YA Fantasy19%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Medieval YA
  • Christian Adventure YA
  • Christian Historical YA
Authors
Chuck Black
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
May 5, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Medieval YA