From P. C. Cast #1 New York Times bestselling author of the landmark House of Night urban
fantasy series 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 Iceni’s 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 tribe’s stronghold. Boudicca and her family barely
survive—but 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 Boudicca’s 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 Boudicca’s 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 Rome’s mighty legions.
Inspired by the rich history of Boudicca’s attack on Roman Britain bestselling author P. C.
Cast crafts an epic mythic retelling of one of time’s most legendary female warriors.
