This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Older Fiction .
There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1991 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .
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. Victor Ambrus is a well-known illustrator of over 300 children's picture books.