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Boadicea's Chariot: The Warrior Queensby Antonia FraserISBN 0297794868 (0-297-79486-8)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Boadicea's Chariot: The Warrior Queens'Book summary:The classic study of women leaders in war. [via]
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Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queenby Richard Hingley, Christina UnwinISBN 1852854383 (1-85285-438-3)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Dreaming the Bullby Manda ScottISBN 0385336713 (0-385-33671-3)
Hardcover, Dell Publishing
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Dreaming the Eagleby Manda ScottISBN 0385337736 (0-385-33773-6)
Softcover, Delta
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreaming the Eagle'Book summary:Dreaming the Eagle is the first part of the gloriously imagined epic trilogy of the life of Boudica.
Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word boudeg ). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial Rome -- and triumph.
It is 33 AD and eleven-year-old Breaca (later named Boudica), the red-haired daughter of one of the leaders of the Eceni tribe, is on the cusp between girl and womanhood. She longs to be a Dreamer, a mystical leader who can foretell the future, but having killed the man who has attacked and killed her mother, she has proven herself a warrior. Dreaming the Eagle is also the story of the two men Boudica loves most: Caradoc, outstanding warrior and inspirational leader; and Bàn, her half-brother, who longs to be a warrior, though he is manifestly a Dreamer, possibly the finest in his tribes history. Bàn becomes the Druid whose eventual return to the Celts is Boudicas salvation.
Dreaming the Eagle is full of brilliantly realised, luminous scenes as the narrative sweeps effortlessly from the epic -- where battle scenes are huge, bloody, and action-packed -- to the intimate. Manda Scott plunges us into the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Roman invasion: a world of druids and dreamers and the magic of the gods where the natural world is as much a character as any of the people who live within it, a world of warriors who fight for honour as much as victory, a world of passion, courage and spectacular heroism pitched against overwhelming odds.
Dreaming the Eagle stunningly recreates the roots of a story so powerful its impact has lasted through the ages. [via]
Dreaming The Houndby Manda ScottISBN 0385337744 (0-385-33774-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreaming The Hound'Book summary:In a spellbinding novel of gods and men, myth and brutality, acclaimed author Manda Scott returns to her heralded saga of a world under siege. For here is the epic tale of Boudica, the legendary Celtic queen, and her embattled Eceni tribea bold new work of imaginative fiction that takes us on a thrilling journey into a clash between magic and mankind.
To the Eceni tribe of Britannia, nature is the ultimate god, and warriors are joined in battle by the voices and spirits of their ancestors. But the proud Eceni are running out of time. Neros army, long since out of patience with Britannias wild tribes, is becoming increasingly oppressive. And Boudicas family is at the center of a gathering storm: Cunomar, Boudicas son, who longs for the mettle to kill as fiercely as his mother& Graine, her young daughter, gifted with the power of dreamers, scarred forever by the horrors of war...and Boudicas brother, born Bán of the Eceni, turned the traitor Valeriusa man caught between worlds: warrior and dreamer, Roman and Eceni.
As conflict erupts between the tribes and their brutal invaders, Boudica is forced to make a bold sacrifice. Cloaking her identity, she will travel directly into the stronghold of an enemy who longs for her crucifixion. What happens nextin a brutal drama of betrayal, heroism, and sacrificewill leave Boudica with no options but one: to raise and arm every warrior, every dreamer, every tribe&and push the invader and its legions back into the sea.
From the thundering hooves of the Ecenis great horses to mystical spirit quests of young warriors, from the politics of an empire to the passions of lovers, Dreaming the Hound takes us on a breathtaking journey of the imaginationat once brutal, fantastical, and utterly unforgettable.
MAGNIFICENT PRAISE FOR MANDA SCOTTS BOUDICA SAGA
Dreaming the Hound
Extraordinary. Independent, UK
Brilliantly imaginative. Colchester Evening Gazette, UK
Dramatic&Vivid&Lyrical. Yorkshire Evening Post, UK
One of Britains most famous legends&is retold here with extraordinary immediacy. Our Time, UK
Irresistible&an excellent read. Diva, UK
Dreaming the Bull
Enthralling&Mesmerising&Creates a living past of battle feats, betrayals, heart-breaking loyalties and cruelties. Publishing News, UK
Thrilling&Readers will be swept away. Booklist, starred review
Dreaming the Eagle
A powerful novel about one of the most intriguing and mysterious women in history&Alive with the love, deceit, wisdom and heroics of humanity. Read it and enjoy! Jean M. Auel
The new Mary Renault&Intensely exciting, a tale of passion, courage and heroism against huge odds. Publishing News, UK
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Eagle and the Ravenby Pauline GedgeISBN 0385270380 (0-385-27038-0)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eagle and the Raven'Book summary:Pauline Gedge, the award-winning Alberta writer known primarily for her novels set in ancient Egypt, such as Child of the Morning and Stargate, has also essayed the field of British history, as in this early work The Eagle and the Raven, originally issued in 1978. The blurb tells us that the subject of this novel is Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe who led a famous revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain in the middle of the first century. Despite its assurance that her "passion and pride lit up the mysterious world of the Celts," the famous queen only features sporadically in the first three-quarters of this 900-page door-stopper. But lest the reader feel cheated, we have the mystery of the Celts in spades, embodied in the sprawling saga of the great resistance leader Caradoc (a.k.a. Caractacus), who is finally betrayed to the Romans by a discarded lover. There are lush and misty landscapes, druids lurking in the shadows, and much singing and drinking of mead. While there are some fine evocations of the British landscape, and the characters are more convincing than those in Gedge's Egyptian sagas, embarrassingly purple passages abound: "Spring came to Aricia like a jaded old whore, draped in false beauty to hide rampant decay." Do the ancient Celts (as has been suggested) merely provide a convenient ethnic identity for white people, or does their dream of freedom and paradise represent the plight of all oppressed peoples? But freedom is more than dream; it is about real social and economic self-determination, not pretty fables set in the misty hills of Albion. --Robyn Gillam [via]
Gladiatrix: The True Story of History's Unknown Woman Warriorby Amy ZollISBN 0425186105 (0-425-18610-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Gurps Who's Who 1: 52 Of History's Most Intriguing Charactersby Phil MastersISBN 1556343671 (1-55634-367-1)
Softcover, Psi
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Imperial Governorby George ShipwayISBN 0304363243 (0-304-36324-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalonby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0670038709 (0-670-03870-9)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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Song for a Dark Queenby Rosemary SutcliffISBN 0690039115 (0-690-03911-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Song for a Dark Queen'Book summary:The life of Boadicea (Boudicca), queen of the Iceni, who led them and other British tribes in a valiant but futile revolt against the Romans in 62 A.D. [via]
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The Warrior Queensby Antonia FraserISBN 0679728163 (0-679-72816-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Warrior Queens'Book summary:In this panoramic work of history, Lady Antonia Fraser looks at women who led armies and empires: Cleopatra, Isabella of Spain, Jinga Mbandi, Margaret Thatcher, and Indira Gandhi, among others. [via]
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