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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle

By: Manda Scott
Narrated by: Jerome Flynn, Liza Goddard, Philip Stevens
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 In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. It was the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush a vibrant, complex civilization and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire. Gloriously imagined, Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle recreates the beginnings of a story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages, recounting the coming of age of Breaca, who at twelve kills her first warrior. This is the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Romans came: a twilight world of Dreamers and the magic of the gods; a world where warriors fight for honour as much as victory. It is a world of passion and courage and spectacular, heart-felt heroism pitched against overwhelming odds.©2003 Manda Scott (P)2020 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction Warrior Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

'The best in the current crop of novels about Rome, its empire and its victims ... never sentimental and always tough-minded.' (The Independent)
'A powerful novel, alive with the love, deceit, wisdom and the heroics of humanity.' (Jean M. Auel)
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I have waited for years to read an interpretation of the history of Boudica. I hail from Bedford or Boudas ford. Manda brings the period to life

Boudica what a great story

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I so loved this series, I'm listening for the third time...over several years. PW

Wonderful series with wonderful narrators.

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I did enjoy it. I felt however that we just spent a lot of time getting to the climax that we did. I wish we got a little more from the end.

Good read

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Fascinating immersion in a distant time with deep understanding of nature, horses and hounds and battles, and another probable way of being in the world with honour, attention and respect. I would like to have been taught so carefully. The elders are the precious teachers.

Dream story

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It's like this: for 95% of our species' history, we lived in profound relationship with the earth. We knew the magic of relationality with other beings. Current dominant western culture has an emptiness at its core. If you know about this emptiness but do not believe it is inevitable, read these books. These books stir your ancestral / DNA memory of soul centric culture, rippling with a depth and meaning we are all crying out for without understanding this is so.

remembering a soul centric culture

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Absolutely devoured this. Loved every second. Philip Stevens is one of my favourite narrators (Lancelot and Camelot by Giles Kristian are also narrated by him and are fabulous too). Felt Liza Goddard as Breaca wasn’t a perfect fit but very enjoyable nonetheless.

Manda Scott transports the reader back in time and paints a vivid and emotional image of life and war in Iron Age Britain.

Powerful

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I had to re-listen to the first couple of chapters - I was struggling to understand who was who, the names, & relationships. And with the story being narrated from the perspectives of 2 characters, I had to really concentrate on the story to make sense of it (full disclosure: I usually listen while doing other things).

But once I entered the story I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a unique view of the ancient Brits/Celts given there are countless stories/films of the Roman Empire, the Vikings, or later Britain (King Arthur, Merlin, Camelot etc).

If you liked the Mists of Avalon, you'll love this - it's a deeper, more serious approach. But a gripping story - I think it's one of the rare times I've spoken aloud to a character ('No! Don't do it! It's a trap!') while listening to an audiobook.

I'm about to start the next book and can't wait!

Fantastic story

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.