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Boudicca : A Novel
by P.C. Cast (Author)
Format:Paperback 480 pages
Publisher:HarperCollins
Imprint:William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN:9780063430396
Published:21 Jan 2025
Weight:464g
Dimensions:154 x 228 x 35 (mm)
Language:English
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Description
From P. C. Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the landmarkHouse of Nighturban fantasyseries, comes an epic, lusty, magic-filled romantasy about British warrior queen Boudicca.
Perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Madeline Miller!
In Roman-occupied Britain, the Iceni tribe crowns an extraordinary new queen. Tall and flame-haired, Boudicca is devoted to Andraste, the Icenis patron goddess, known for her raven familiar, her fierceness and her swirling blue tattoos. Boudicca and her two young daughters will carry the tribe forward in dangerous times.
Roman tax collector Catus Decianus, expecting weakness in a female ruler, launches a devastating attack on the tribes stronghold.
Boudicca and her family barely survivebut they refuse to bend the knee. She calls a war council, bringing together her most trustworthy allies, including her childhood friend Rhan, now a powerful Druid seer, and the horse master Maldwyn, whose devotion to Boudicca runs deeper than a warrior to a queen.
Surprising the Romans, Boudiccas armies sack the wealthy cities of Camulodunum, Londinium and Veralamium. As the snow falls, the Celts retreat to a hidden valley to plot their assault on the remaining Roman legions, determined to force the invaders from Britan.
But in the jagged ice of winter the Druid Rhan foresees a tragic end to Boudiccas rebellion.
Although the defeat of the Iceni is spelled out in signs sent by the gods, Rhan swears she will alter the future and save her queen. Now the battle-hardened Boudicca must put her trust in the powers of the otherworld to save her from both the traitors in her midst and from Romes mighty legions.
Inspired by the rich history of Boudiccas attack on Roman Britain, bestselling author P. C.
Cast crafts an epic, mythic retelling of one of times most legendary female warriors.
