Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica 1)
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by miss-crissi from Frenchs Forest, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, June 28, 2007
I'd already bought the second book (dreaming of the Bull) & I picked up this copy at a second hand book store opposite Caringah station -ironically it's called "Station books".(28th of June '07)
Considering the fact that she is a trained Veterinarian-not a writer- and this being her first historical fiction, Manda Scott has created a wonderful piece of literature. Boudica: Dreaming of the Eagle, as the title suggests, chronicles the life of the Historical Warrior Queen; Boudica, Queen of the Ecene, who fought against Rome in Britain.
Breace has killed her first man at the age of twelve and although she is desperate to become a dreamer, she is destined to become a warrior. Her half-brother; Ban, on the other hand wants to become a warrior but has already proved, Before he is even a man, that he is to be one of the Eceni's greatest dreamers. Caradoc is the youngest son of Cunobelin; ruler of the Trinovantes, he is also the inherent heir of the Ordovices; his mother's people. Their futures-as well as the course of history- are forever changed, after Caradoc is rescued when his ship is wrecked off the coast of Eceni territory. Centurion; Corvus is also rescued. After several months boarding with the Eceni, Corvus and Caradoc returns to his father's house, accompanied by Breaca, Ban, their father and an entourage of Eceni warriors. En route returning to their own territory, the Eceni are betrayed and ambushed by Caradoc's brother; Amminios. Ban is captured and sold into slavery to the Romans in Gaul. Ban is rescued from slavery by Corvus and ten years after his original abduction, his skills as a horseman enables him to join the Roman cavalry. Believing that his whole family was killed during the ambush over ten-years-old, he rejects his heritage and goes on campaign, on the side of Rome, against the tribes of Britain.
Now that Caradoc is no longer in her life and believing that her brother was killed in Amminios's ambush, Breaca leaves the Eceni for the island of Hibernia to train with an elite group of warriors, who are protectors of the dreamers of Hibernia. Years later, Breaca returns to the Eceni and unites most of the tribes of Britain against Rome, through which she is reunited with Caradoc and is bestowed the honorary title of Boudica; meaning "victory".
Even though there are artifacts and historical documents that give certain details about the people of Roman-era Britain, there are many things that are still unknown. Thus, Manda Scott has essentially created her own world. On top of including all current the information, she has fill in the gaps with meticulous detail and included everything from their tribal hierarchical system, religion and spirituality to their sexuality. Although this amount of detail can be tedious at times, it adds believability to Bouidca's world. This also causes it to take a while to pick-up but once it does the action vertually doesn't stop. But by the end of 700-plus pages, you come to love the characters and have a sense that you actually know them.
(2nd of August '08)
Considering the fact that she is a trained Veterinarian-not a writer- and this being her first historical fiction, Manda Scott has created a wonderful piece of literature. Boudica: Dreaming of the Eagle, as the title suggests, chronicles the life of the Historical Warrior Queen; Boudica, Queen of the Ecene, who fought against Rome in Britain.
Breace has killed her first man at the age of twelve and although she is desperate to become a dreamer, she is destined to become a warrior. Her half-brother; Ban, on the other hand wants to become a warrior but has already proved, Before he is even a man, that he is to be one of the Eceni's greatest dreamers. Caradoc is the youngest son of Cunobelin; ruler of the Trinovantes, he is also the inherent heir of the Ordovices; his mother's people. Their futures-as well as the course of history- are forever changed, after Caradoc is rescued when his ship is wrecked off the coast of Eceni territory. Centurion; Corvus is also rescued. After several months boarding with the Eceni, Corvus and Caradoc returns to his father's house, accompanied by Breaca, Ban, their father and an entourage of Eceni warriors. En route returning to their own territory, the Eceni are betrayed and ambushed by Caradoc's brother; Amminios. Ban is captured and sold into slavery to the Romans in Gaul. Ban is rescued from slavery by Corvus and ten years after his original abduction, his skills as a horseman enables him to join the Roman cavalry. Believing that his whole family was killed during the ambush over ten-years-old, he rejects his heritage and goes on campaign, on the side of Rome, against the tribes of Britain.
Now that Caradoc is no longer in her life and believing that her brother was killed in Amminios's ambush, Breaca leaves the Eceni for the island of Hibernia to train with an elite group of warriors, who are protectors of the dreamers of Hibernia. Years later, Breaca returns to the Eceni and unites most of the tribes of Britain against Rome, through which she is reunited with Caradoc and is bestowed the honorary title of Boudica; meaning "victory".
Even though there are artifacts and historical documents that give certain details about the people of Roman-era Britain, there are many things that are still unknown. Thus, Manda Scott has essentially created her own world. On top of including all current the information, she has fill in the gaps with meticulous detail and included everything from their tribal hierarchical system, religion and spirituality to their sexuality. Although this amount of detail can be tedious at times, it adds believability to Bouidca's world. This also causes it to take a while to pick-up but once it does the action vertually doesn't stop. But by the end of 700-plus pages, you come to love the characters and have a sense that you actually know them.
(2nd of August '08)
I noticed the subject before I realised that book in the withdrawn library items for sale at Warringah Library was not for sale but FREE. Naturally I am not averse to a bargain but as I always put ''historical'' fiction aside for my sister and her husband in country NSW, it will have three readers before it is handed on.
CAUGHT IN SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA
CAUGHT IN SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA
