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Delacorte, Jun 2003, 23.95, 480 pp.
ISBN: 0385336705
In 32 AD Britain, eleven years old Breaca only wants to be a Dreamer foretelling the future for her tribe. However, destiny provides her a different role when she slays the warrior who just killed her mother, Graine, the hereditary leader of the Eceni. Her father Eburovic reacts with elation as he concludes he needs no son with a fighter like his daughter Breaca.
Over the next seven-eight years Breaca becomes a warrior leader of the Eceni. She meets and falls in love with Caradac, perhaps the only male that can claim to be her peer as a warrior. She also cherishes, perhaps loves, her half-brother Ban, as powerful a Dreamer as there ever has been though he wants to be a warrior like his sibling. However, their world of magic and tribal disputes is on the verge of ending as an outside force, the Romans, has crossed from Gaul intent on conquering.
DREAMING THE EAGLE, the first of Manda Scott's Boudica trilogy, is a tremendous ancient historical biography that brings a vivid a picture of Britain during the decade just prior to and at the beginning of the Roman invasion. The story line is rich with a feel for the atmosphere of Druid Britain yet cleverly interwoven into the prime theme of the life of the legendary warrior queen. The cast is cleverly used to enhance understanding of the heroine in her late preadolescent and teen years so that the reader receives a deep well-written, gripping novel that never slows down. Perhaps the only disappointment is that readers will have to wait for Manda Scott's next installment.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Boudica is set in tribal Britain in the first century. It tells the story of Braeca, daughter of Graine, who at the time is the leader of the Eceni people. Braeca wants to become a dreamer, a spiritual leader, but instead she finds herself destined to be a warrior, killing her mother Graine's murderer at the age of twelve. How Braeca turns into Boudica, leader of the Eceni, who wants to rid her people and the rest of Britain from the Romans, is at the center of the book.
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Sabine Schneider, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- distant past/middle ages
Inside culture (main char)
- British
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- British
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind control
- clairvoyant
- can see into the future
- is very quick
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- society
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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