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“A masterpiece in historical fiction”

NEW YORK TIMES

STEPEHEN PRESSFIELD

“A stunning feat of the imagination and an absolute must-read for lovers of historical fiction. Utterly convincing and compelling.”

VAL MCDERMID

“A staggeringly imaginative invocation of Britain’s secret history…close enough to our reality for it both to warm and break our hearts. Breathtakingly good. ”

NEW YORK TIMES

“Scott’s richly detailed novel brilliantly captures the driven, passionate soul of the Celts. The lyric prose captivates, the characters ensare. The legendary queen Boudica breathes, lives and absolutely rivets.”

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

“Every so often a book comes along that totally remoulds a historical figure for our own times…”

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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle

In the company of a supreme storyteller, the reader is plunged into 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 horses and dogs and the landscape itself become characters in their own right; where warriors fight for honour as much as victory. Above all, it is a world of passion and courage and spectacular, heart-felt heroism pitched against overwhelming odds.

Gloriously imagined, Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle recreates the beginnings of a story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages, recounting the journey to adulthood of Breaca, who at twelve kills her first warrior, and her sensitive, skilful half-brother Ban, who carries with him a vision of the future that haunts his waking hours.

Translated into over a dozen languages, this international Best-seller tells the extraordinary, resounding story of Britain’s ‘warrior queen’, the woman who remains one of the great female icons – to read it is to discover our history, to learn about ourselves and our heritage.

 

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DRUIDS, DRUGS & THE REAL BRITANNIA

We’ve been watching (and enjoying) Britannia. Here’s my take on the druids: who were they, what did they do, and whether they were they anything like the much-scarred head druid Veren and Divis, the outcast with the demon problem…

THE OLD GODS & THE NEW

In Britannia, Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey) knows that to defeat the tribes of Britannia, you need to kill their gods. But who were the old gods of our tribal past? Are they still here?  And if so, how best can we re-connect with them, to rediscover our heritage and our sense of connectedness to the earth.

LUCID DREAMING: ANCIENT SKILL OR MODERN FAD?

Everyone dreams: not everyone dreams lucidly, but it’s there for those who want to step into a world (many worlds) where anything is possible. Here is the gateway to all possible futures, and the answers, if we persist, to all possible questions.

BREAKING THE LEGACY OF ROME

What did the Romans ever do for us? Besides committing cultural and spiritual genocide, destroying our links to five thousand years or more of spiritual evolution and annihilating our tribal roots – not a lot that we’d want to keep. Read on for a look at how we’re still living in the shadow of Rome, and could easily – and happily – break out of it. In fact, it’s essential.

SHAMANIC DREAMING IN ANCIENT BRITAIN: AN INTERVIEW WITH MANDA SCOTT

Thanks to Robert Moss, one of the world’s great dreamers and teachers-of-dreaming, for allowing me to post this interview about shamanic dreaming and the Boudica series. It was first published on his blog.

THE CELTS, WOMEN & SEX

“We consort openly with the best of men. You allow yourselves to be debauched in secret by the vilest.” – so said the consort of the Gaulish king to Julia Augustus, wife of the Emperor to the Roman Empress who cast aspersions on her morals. Celtic women were far more empowered than their Roman counterparts – and we’ve barely got back to what our ancestors took as their right.

 CONTACT MANDA

Writing is an incredibly solitary occupation. It's always good to connect with people who share the same realities. So go on, get in touch...

manda@mandascott.co.uk