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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!,
By Iceni Peasant (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boudica: Dreaming the Hound (Boudica 3) (Hardcover)
Firstly I strongly recommend you read the previous two books in the series before reading this one. If you haven't read the first two books...WHY haven't you??!!!The epic that Manda Scott began to weave from the 1st and 2nd books just races on with even more pace in this third volume, with even more twists and turns and surprises along the way. There is a great deal more character development of Valerius, Cygfa and some wonderful insights with Graine and Cunomar too...along with all the other characters. The story follows on from the 2nd book and without giving too much away, we see how Breaca/Boudica goes from being a Warrior of Mona to being the wife of Prasutagos and ultimately in the firing line of Rome. And along the way we see some familiar characters return, some in surprising ways and it all leads to a mouthwatering ending, leaving me impatient to wait for book 4!! From the start this story has been beautifully written, with so much detail and historically accurate observations, and even the things the author admits to creating are very believable and totally in symmetry with the whole atmosphere of the book. The characters are rounded and life-like and as a reader you feel great empathy for them and really care what happens to them. Most people have heard of the Boudica legend and its basic events, and as the book reaches 60AD you could argue that the story would become predictable. You would be wrong with this book...the things that happen towards the end of this volume are well known, but the manner in which those events are allowed to happen are brilliantly written and thought out. There is nothing stale or "old hat" about it at all. I am biased due to Boudica being my personal and local heroine, but these books are written with great care and passion for the subject. For those of you already familiar to the series I don't have to tell you how good this book is as you're probably reading it already after an impatient wait at the end of book 2. For those new to the series, get reading!!!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Boudica,
This review is from: Boudica: Dreaming the Hound (Boudica 3) (Hardcover)
In this, the third of the Boudica series, Breaca is at war with Rome - at first guerilla fighting on her own, later coming back anonymously to the Eceni lands and quietly trying to raise an army while the Roman occupation bites down deeper on her unprotected people. Meanwhile her brother (once Ban, now Valerius the ex-decurion, named a traitor by Nero) is trying to come to terms with his soul and his past in Hibernia.This takes the story on through the ravages of Roman-occupied Britain until a people sick of ill-treatment and oppression suffer one final act of persecution that drives them to war. Manda Scott's prose is lyrical and forceful - her characters are real and compelling - and she tells the story in a way that has you living the book. However it ends (and sadly, we can't change history) this volume is another tour de force from an extremely gifted writer. Now I'm waiting breathlessly for the final volume.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Dreaming The Hound (Boudica 3) (Paperback)
The series so far have all been gripping and a cant put down, late night, 'oh God work in the morning' read- next!
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