Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. Druid & Iceni:

by Ian Hall

A 10,000 word prequel to the Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation series.
It is 69AD, and the Romans have been lords of the southern part of Britain for over twenty years. Knowing their eyes are forever northward, the Brigante King Venutius decides to send two of his young sons north to safety.
Sewell, a northern druid, is sent on the mission to locate the boys, then get them safe to his homeland in the Caledonii nation.
It is a dangerous journey through hostile lands, and there are many who would stand in his way.
He cannot fail.

The full series is available in Kindle format;
Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. 1. The Great Gather
Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. 2. The Druid's Plan
Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. 3. The Coming of Age
Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. 4. The Romans Invade
Caledonii: Birth of a Celtic Nation. 5. Druid's Work

Genres: Historical

44 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 25, 2014

About the author

I am Scottish, born in Edinburgh, and spent the first 41 years of my life, not far from my fair and bonnie "Athens of the North".
I now live in Topeka, Kansas, with my wife (bless her), no pets (don't like 'em), no children (all moved out), and with many gallons of home-made wine bubbling as I write.
My biggest acheivement to date (apart from the successful parenting of my darling daughter) is my published novel; "Opportunities: Jamie Leith in Darien."
I'm not confined by genres, having equal success in Historical adventure, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror and hard hitting gritty crime.
I watch far too much football (Don't even think of calling it 'soccer'.) and at times chase a dimpled ball along carefully manicured countryside, with a collection of calibrated, graphite-shafted sticks.
I play guitar and sing in a folk/rock band, and would love to have enough money to tour the world's archeological sites until I'm too old to walk.
I love to write, and enjoy literary challenges of all kinds.
My blog is; http://www.jamieleith.blogspot.com
My website is; http://www.ianhallauthor.com
Jamie Leith's website is; http://www.jamieleith.com
Thank you for your time.
Ian.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title and the date of the book drew my attention immediately. Set around the time of my own writing it's interesting to get the perspective of other authors. The intention of this short prologue is to introduce the books which follow. Will go on and buy them? Yes, I probably will because I don't personally focus on the spiritual aspects of the druids but I think I'll enjoy what Ian Hall brings to his novels regarding the functions and special powers of the druids in the lives of the Late Iron age peoples of northern Britannia. (If he has any particular verified ancient sources to share on this aspect of druidism I'd be delighted to read them!) There's quite a lot of historical themes in this short introduction which display a good knowledge of the era.