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A powerful novel alive with love, deceit, wisdom and the heroics of humanity
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I got this for Christmas and, having finished it, am out to get the next one. It is really well written, building a world which, although based on limited historical evidence, is totally believable. Did the British tribes have dreamers who could see visions and conjure up mists? Were women equal to men as warriors? Did they have such great affinity to horses and dogs? Were the inhabitants of Mona blood-lusting druids or mystics? We will never know but Scott makes it real.
The closest parallel I can think of is Jean Auel's Earth Children, also extrapolated from scant archaeological evidence but, in my opinion, not as well drawn.
Lets hope the continuations keep up the same standard.
The closest parallel I can think of is Jean Auel's Earth Children, also extrapolated from scant archaeological evidence but, in my opinion, not as well drawn.
Lets hope the continuations keep up the same standard.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would normally run a mile from this type of book, it's about as far from my tastes in fiction as could be imagined. I bought it purely out of curiosity as I had enjoyed Scott's crime novels and thought I'd give this a go, though I feared I would find it a slog, full of (to me) not very interesting historical detail. But I have to say I found it, on the whole, a revelation. It did take quite a while to get going and for a time I feared the worst, but then suddenly, without me even realising when, it had me hooked. I think this is partly due to Scott's exquisite writing: her descriptive powers are thrilling and beautiful. Even the battle scenes, which in books of any genre I would usually find boring and tedious beyond measure, had me enthralled. I couldn't say that every page had me gripped right to the end - as the book went on there were an increasing number of scenes where I was desperate to get away from Ban and back to Breaca, but I do realise that these scenes are necessary to present a full picture, so I don't make this a criticism. So on the whole I was mightily impressed, and yes, I've just bought 'Bull'.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This delightful series of books (I have only read the first but have already purchased the second in anticipation) retells the story of Boudicca (or Boadicea as she was known when I were a lad ... no NOT that long ago!). The book presents a powerful vision of the peoples of that time and their ideas, feelings and lives.
It is on a par with Marion Bradley's "Mists of Avalon" - another book with strong (and believable) female lead characters, as well as Bernard Cornwell's Harlequin saga.
It is on a par with Marion Bradley's "Mists of Avalon" - another book with strong (and believable) female lead characters, as well as Bernard Cornwell's Harlequin saga.
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Bloody Excellent. A real world, Celtic, Lord of the rings!
This book is great, better than great. Manda Scott is a very skilled writer, through her writing you almost feel like you're there. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dane Buckley
Interesting and thought provoking
As the author says in her notes, so little is known of this period of British history from the British side, that it is inevitable that much has to be simply imagined as the way... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Luke Bluewolf
A journey to Ancient Britain you won't want to end!
I thoroughly enjoyed all four novels from the Boudica series. It drew me in and captured me like no other. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Miss S Stevens
dreaming the serpent spear
with the ease of a magician, Manda Scott takes us back to the time of the Boudica, and yet again it is as if she is simply standing on the sidelines, and recounting what she... Read more
Published 14 months ago by sama
Not for me
I am sorry Manda but this book was so hard going that I had to give up when I got to page 200. I like to think I can read any book and I normally like detail about the characters. Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Clarke
Excellent
I don't know why I have avoided buying this book for so long. Perhaps my own image of "Bodicea" as she was called when I went to school put me off. Read more
Published 17 months ago by George
Dreaming the Eagle
History was never kind to Boudica until the romanticism of the 19th century produced the statue outside Westminster station. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alastair Rosie
Not a bright beginning but keep going...
Compared to McCullough, this offering from Scott wasn't impressive, but perhaps understandably so. `Boudica' from Manda Scott tends to follow a well-trodden formula in its plot... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mark
One of my all time favourites
It has been some years since I read this book but it has always remained my favourite 'historical fictions'. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ms. C. A. Wardman
Great Series
This is a cracking book series - a really enjoyable read. Though obviously only very loosely based on fact (as there are is so only very little know about this period in history)... Read more
Published 24 months ago by M. Epton
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