Celtic Fervour Series- a Late Iron Age Clan Saga self-published with ocelot Press
“…combines a very human and personal story
with a very believable vision of Late Iron Age society in Northern
Britain .”
AD 71 Northern Roman Britain
When legions of the Roman Empire
relentlessly march northwards, Lorcan uses Nara to bargain with the Selgovae, believing
unity will mean strength. Callan of the Selgovae agrees but sets impossible
stipulations. Battle
at Whorl – Iron Age tribes against the Romans – is inevitable.
Will Nara have her Beltane choice?
“…the author brings the culture and
society of Celtic Britain
AD 71 Northern Roman Britain
Ravaged at the Battle of Whorl,
Brennus of Garrigill is irrevocably changed.
Brennus embraces a new identity as Bran, vowing to avert
Roman domination of Brigantia. Though how, when he and Ineda – his healer’s
granddaughter – are forced to labour for the Roman IX Legion? Trading with the
usurpers provides opportunities for gathering information, but after they are
attacked by a Roman patrol, Ineda cannot be found.
Distraught with her loss, can
Bran find a new occupation?
The adventures of the Garrigill Clan continue...
The adventures of the Garrigill Clan continue...
- historical saga set in Celtic/ Roman Britain AD 73-84
“…if the Celts are to achieve freedom
from oppression, the rape of their lands, the slaughter of their people and
hold fast to the dream of one day setting the might of the Roman Army to
flight, they must stand and fight!”
AD
73 Northern Roman Britain
Brennus
of Garrigill—Bran—monitors Roman activity across Brigantia. Stability prevails
till AD 78 when Agricola, Governor of Britannia, orders complete conquest of
all barbarians. Brennus heads north, seeking the Caledon
who will lead the northern tribes against Rome
Ineda treks
northwards with her master, Tribune Valerius – supplies officer for Agricola’s
Britannia campaigns. At Pinnata Castra, Ineda escapes and seeks fellow
Brigantes congregating for battle in the north.
Confrontation
begins against the Roman Empire at Beinn na
Ciche in AD 84, but where are Brennus and Ineda?
The adventures of the
Garrigill Clan continue…
Book 4- Celtic Fervour Series- Agricola's Bane
- historical saga set in Celtic/ Roman Britain AD 84
Nith of Tarras helps Enya of
Garrigill in the search for her kin, missing after the disastrous battle at
Beinn na Ciche fought between the Caledonian warriors and the mighty Ancient
Roman Legions. Enya soon has a heartrending choice to make. Should she tread
Vacomagi territory that’s swarming with Roman auxiliaries to find her brother?
Or, should she head south in search of her cousin who has probably been
enslaved by the Romans?
The Commander of the Britannic
Legions and Governor of Britannia – General Gnaeus Iulius Agricola – is
determined to claim more barbarian territory for the Roman Empire, indeed plans
to invade the whole island, but finds not all decisions are his to make. It
increasingly seems that the goddess, Fortuna, does not favour him.
The adventures of the Garrigill
clan continue...
‘...the entire series is set firmly
among the very best of early Romano British novels.’ - Helen Hollick Discovered Diamonds.
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