The Hemlock Throne

Name: The Hemlock Throne
Rating: 2.5 (5 reviews)

by Michael Arnold Book 3 in the Savage Isle series.

First published 2027

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After defeat at the River Vaga, the British forces retreat towards the Tamesas, where another Roman assault leaves High King Togodumnus mortally wounded. Caratacus inherits command of an army close to collapse while the legions gain a route towards Camulodunon. When the Romans unexpectedly pause to fortify, the remaining tribes plan to withdraw and rebuild their resistance from the Celtarno Ridge.

A mysterious sickness spreads through the British army and strikes Aoife the Dread, depriving Caratacus of one of his most important commanders. The healer Cassia and her warrior companion Cullen cross a frightened and politically divided landscape to find a rare ingredient that may save her. Their journey reveals that the epidemic is connected to human schemes, including a druid determined to prevent their return, while Roman delay gives the resistance only a narrow chance to survive.