Jules Watson, Author . Overlook $24.95 (480p) ISBN 978-1-58567-620-0
Australian author Watson deftly blends fact and fancy, action and romance in her splendid historical fantasy debut, set in first-century A.D. Alba (aka Scotland). On the death of Brude, king of the Epidii tribe (aka the People of the Horse), the...
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Jules Watson, Author . Overlook $24.95 (560p) ISBN 978-1-58567-621-7
In the second volume of Watson's richly imagined historical fantasy series, the Dalriada trilogy (after 2005's The White Mare
), Roman governor Agricola expects an easy victory against the unorganized tribes of Alba (modern-day Scotland)....
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Jules Watson, Author . Overlook $24.95 (420p) ISBN 978-1-59020-050-6
Archeologist Watson concludes her popular Dalriada trilogy (after The Dawn Stag
and The White Mare
), with another richly imagined and action-packed saga. Watson's heroine, Minna, is a nursemaid for a Roman family living south of Hadrian's
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Jules Watson, Author Bantam $12 (560p) ISBN 978-0-553-38464-2
This modern retelling of a tragic Irish myth is rich in well-researched detail but moves too slowly and reverently. Deirdre, a young woman prophesied to bring down the kingdom of Ulster, is torn between druidical mysticism and her love for Naisi, a...
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