{"product_id":"boudica-dreaming-the-hound","title":"Boudica: Dreaming The Hound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Manda Scott, this is the third magnificent instalment of the epic retelling of the life of Britain's great warrior queen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The richness of colour and vibrancy of style have become the hallmarks of Scott's ambitious series.\" --\u003ci\u003eYORKSHIRE EVENING POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scott has teased a few facts from the ancient record to create an absorbing story from history and myth.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eScott can write about spear-throwing and sword cuts as though she had experienced them herself\u003ci\u003e\" - THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It arouses passion and takes the reader straight into the ancient world of Britain under Roman rule. An exciting read for those who just want a bit of shock and awe in their lives...\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This was a \"one-more-chapter\" type of book so that for several nights I only put aside the book when I could no longer focus on the page and almost dropped-off with the book open in front of me.\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Amazing writing, spell-binding, transporting...\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*********************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRITAIN HAS PRODUCED MANY FIERCE, NOBLE WARRIORS DOWN THE AGES WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO KEEP BRITAIN FREE, BUT THERE WAS ONE FORMIDABLE LADY IN HISTORY WHOSE NAME WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAD 57\u003c\/b\u003e: much of \u003cb\u003eBritannia\u003c\/b\u003e has been under Roman occupation for over ten years, where the tribes pay costly tithes to the \u003cb\u003eEmperor \u003c\/b\u003ein return for the right to continue living on their own lands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the sacred isle of Mona, \u003cb\u003ethe Boudica\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eBringer of Victory\u003c\/b\u003e as \u003cb\u003eBreaca\u003c\/b\u003e has long been hailed, now knows for certain that her lover, \u003cb\u003eCaradoc\u003c\/b\u003e - betrayed, captured and kept hostage in Rome - will never return to her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe decides to leave \u003cb\u003eMona\u003c\/b\u003e and to take the fight to the Eceni heartland where it is needed most. But the once proud \u003cb\u003eEceni \u003c\/b\u003eare a downtrodden and defeated people who are forbidden to worship their old gods, and now scrape a living from the once fertile land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the sea in \u003cb\u003eHibernia\u003c\/b\u003e, Breaca's half-brother \u003cb\u003eBán\u003c\/b\u003e, struggles to make peace with his fractured past. Soon, provoked by Roman aggression, he will sail to Britain and, united with his sister, he and Breaca will face down the might of Rome in\u003cb\u003e the bloodiest revolt the western world has ever known.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoudica's story continues in\u003ci\u003e Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear. \u003c\/i\u003eHave you read\u003ci\u003e Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Boudica: Dreaming the Bull, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first two instalments of the Boudica story?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240192102744,"sku":"9780553816365","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780553816365.jpg?v=1769156134","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/boudica-dreaming-the-hound","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}