Boudica (Booktober)

"Your sister is Boudica, Bringer of Victory. Remember that."

Before Arthur and Merlin ... a warrior queen rose to defend her people. There have always been songs and tales coming from the mists of the British Isles, and Boudica is probably the most famous of all legends, not counting the fabled man who pulled the sword of the stone. But Boudica was flesh and blood, a woman who terrorized the Roman invaders and rose up in defiance against them when they tried to enslave her people. She paid dearly for that, of course, but even today, she remains a symbol of courage and bravery.

Long live the Queen!

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.

(from Goodreads)

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Tome Thursday: Dreaming the Eagle

Hello everyone!

I'm not even sure I believe this myself, BUT. Lo and behold, I managed to finish this one monster of a book that has pretty much sat there, neglected, for the better part of this summer for some unknown reason or other. No, well, okay, there was a good reason for it, but it sounds better if you write that other explanation haha!

I'm talking, of course, about Manda Scott's first novel in her Boudica saga, titled Dreaming the Eagle (I'll explain all about the whole dream thing in the review a little later on, so bear with me please). 

Manda Scott is an author I stumbled upon rather randomly while shopping in the capital and perusing through random books in the shop. I think I ended up taking Conn Iggulden's home instead of these, though I'm definitely rethinking buying them in physical form instead of as an ebook because they ARE quite good, and there isn't all that much out there about the fabled battle queen of Britannia (England, for those of you who aren't as savvy in history terms).

But let's get to the actual review!