60 n. Chr: Boudica, Britanniens erste große Kriegsherrin, führt ihr Volk nach 20-jährigem Widerstand in einen letzten blutigen Kampf gegen die römischen Besatzer, die die lebendige Kultur und Stammeswelt der Britannier und ihrer Götter zerstören werden.
is a veterinary surgeon, writer and climber. Born and educated in Scotland, she now lives in Suffolk with two lurchers and too many cats. Known primarily as a crime writer, her first novel, Hen's Teeth was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her subsequent novels are Night Mares, Stronger than Death and No Good Deed, for which she was hailed by the Times as 'one of Britain's most important crime writers'.
Dreaming the Eagle, the first book in the Boudica series, is also available in Bantam paperback