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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
- Boudica, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jerome Flynn, Liza Goddard, Philip Stevens
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Manda Scott's Boudica will tell the extraordinary, resounding story of Britain's first and greatest warrior queen, the woman who remains one of the great female icons.
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 20 years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush a vibrant, complex civilisation and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire.
Gloriously imagined, Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle re-creates the beginnings of a story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages, recounting the coming of age of Breaca, who at 12 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.
Critic Reviews
"Manda Scott has created a fictional universe all her own, but close enough to our reality for it both to warm and break our hearts. Breathtakingly good, it reveals the best and worst in all of us." (Val McDermid)
"Every so often, a book comes along that totally remoulds a historical figure for our own times...massively impressive." (Jane Jakeman, Scotland on Sunday)
"An extraordinary work...exciting and intriguing, taking you into a world where unbelievable danger and cruelty sit side by side with magic, spirituality and profound human relationships." (Jenni Murray)
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- PW
- 29-11-2022
Wonderful series with wonderful narrators.
I so loved this series, I'm listening for the third time...over several years. PW
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- Alison
- 29-07-2022
Boudica what a great story
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
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- Anonymous User
- 19-02-2021
Good read
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.
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- Rae1
- 07-11-2023
Dream story
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.
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- helmand mandozay
- 10-04-2020
remembering a soul centric culture
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-03-2023
Powerful
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.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-07-2023
Fantastic story
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!
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