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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek
I've finally finished "The Mists of Avalon". Lovely book, the best I've read in a long, long while. I'm now onto "Poison Study" and I'm also rereading "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
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It's a lonngggg time since I read this, and from what I recall it was a good telling of the Merlin/Arthur legend ....
In a similar vein, I enjoyed "
The Eagle and the Raven, by Pauline Gedge", which I wholeheartedly recommend - Romans in Britain - (not too sure if there is an e-book, but the paper version is a biggie....)
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In the first century A.D. the Celts were Britain's fiercest warriors. They lived in tribes, to which they gave aggressive loyalty. Under the tribal code, women hunted and fought alongside men.
THE EAGLE AND THE RAVEN spans three generations. First is Caradoc, a king's son, who unites the people of the Raven and leads them against Rome. Eurgain, his wife, alone for months at a time, betrays Caradoc with his best friend. Gladys, Caradoc's warrior sister, falls in love with the Roman general who is her captor. Aricia, queen of the north joined Rome. Finally Boudicca, a strong-willed woman, carries to its conclusion the cause that is Caradoc's legacy.
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