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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle

by M.C. Scott Book 1 in the Boudica Sequence series.

First published 2003

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In the years before the Roman invasion of Britain, young Breaca kills the warrior who murdered her mother and begins the difficult education expected of an Eceni leader. Her half-brother Bán possesses a different gift: visions of possible futures that mark him for the spiritual path of the dreamers rather than the life of a conventional warrior.

Tribal rivalry separates the siblings and drives Bán into captivity, slavery and eventual service within the Roman world. Breaca travels towards the sacred centre of Mona and grows into the leader later called Boudica, while the invasion launched under Claudius turns family loss and divided loyalties into a struggle over the survival of independent Britain.

Historical Periods

Roman Conquest of Britain43–87 CE Reign of Claudius41–54 CE

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Biographical Fiction Coming-of-Age Fiction Historical Fantasy Historical Sagas War Fiction

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Claudius11 BCE–54 Boudica30–61

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