![]() The epic begins as a rival tribe slaughters Breaca’s pregnant mother, killing the unborn. Especially frustrating are the scores of difficult Celtic character names: a chart of the tribal families would be immensely helpful. Unfortunately, Scott compensates by creating this world with an overabundance of detail: her history becomes a scroll of arcana that lacks a strong, central narrative line to bring it into focus. ![]() In an author’s note, Scott acknowledges that scant details of Breaca and her times exist. ![]() ![]() 43.īritish writer Scott here follows No Good Deed (2002), a compelling, contemporary police procedural, with a prolix history of warrior Breaca and the Celtic tribes of Britain in the late pre-Roman Iron Age. Turgid historical about Breaca (later named Boudica), the legendary warrior queen who defended Britain against Roman invaders in a.d. ![]()
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