The story starts slow and deliberate, as Scott immerses readers into pagan Britain with its tribal conflicts and cultural norms, where dreams have power and animals are sacred. It is a world of passion and courage and spectacular, heart-felt heroism pitched against overwhelming odds.īoudica's story continues in Boudica: Dreaming the Bull.The best way to describe the pacing of Dreaming the Eagle is the snowball effect. 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. Been very difficult to stop and put the book down to sleep.' - ***** Reader reviewīritain has produced many fierce, noble warriors down the ages who have fought to keep Britain free, but there was one formidable lady in history whose name will never be forgotten.ĪD 60: Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, leads her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome - an occupying force that seeks to crush a vibrant, complex civilization and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire.īut how did Boudica come to be Britain's first and greatest warrior queen? How does Breaca - who kills her first warrior at the age of twelve - go on to lead an uprising and become one of the great female icons?īoudica: Dreaming The Eagle takes us right back to her humble origins and recreates the beginnings of a coming of age story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages. 'Absolutely riveted to the book for the time it's taken to read it. I couldn't put it down and was on to the next book as quick as I could get my hands on it.' - ***** Reader review

I was swept away by the world that Manda creates with her writing. 'This book captured my imagination from the first page. Breathtakingly good, it reveals the best and worst in all of us.' - Val McDermid '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. massively impressive.' - Scotland on Sunday

'Every so often, a book comes along that totally remoulds a historical figure for our own times. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. From THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Manda Scott, this the first instalment of a brilliantly imagined epic series that will leave you desperate for more.

Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott