In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome - the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush the vibrant native civilization of our island home ...
Dreaming The Bull continues the story of Breaca - now hailed Boudica, the Bringer of Victory, and her half-brother, Bán, now an officer in the Roman auxiliary cavalry. Each stands on the opposing side in a brutal war of attrition between the occupying army and the defeated tribes, each is determined to see the other dead. Caught between them are two children, son and daughter to two of the greatest warriors their world has ever seen. While in distant Rome, the Emperor Claudius holds the balance of lives in their hands.
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Listen to me. I am Lucain mac Calma, once of Hibernia, now Elder of Mona, adviser to the Boudica, Bringer of Victory, and I am here to teach you the history of your people.
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(Transworld Digital, 29 September 2010, e-book, 624 pages, borrowed from Glasgow Libraries via Borrowbox)
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I really enjoyed Boudica Dreaming the Bull. This picks up soon after the first book ended. Things are about to get dark as Boudica's brother, believing her dead and all lost has joined forces with the Roman's, betraying all who love him. There is more action in this book and things get pretty intense. I can't wait to read the next book.
