A Year of Ravens

A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion

By: Kate Quinn, Eliza Knight, Russell Whitfield, Vicky Alvear, Ruth Downie, Stephanie Dray, Simon Turney

Narrated by: Andrew Kingston, Saskia Maarleveld

A YEAR OF RAVENS

Britannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Briton . . . and these are their stories.

A calculating queen foresees the fires of rebellion in a king's death.

A neglected slave girl seizes her own courage as Boudica calls for war.

An idealistic tribune finds manhood in a brutal baptism of blood and slaughter.

A death-haunted Druid challenges the gods themselves to ensure victory for his people.

A conflicted young warrior finds himself torn between loyalties to tribe and to Rome.

An old champion struggles for everlasting glory in the final battle against the legions.

A pair of fiery princesses fight to salvage the pieces of their mother’s dream as the ravens circle.

A novel in seven parts, overlapping stories of warriors and peacemakers, queens and slaves, Romans and Britons who cross paths during Boudica’s epic rebellion. But who will survive to see the dawn of a new Britannia, and who will fall to feed the ravens?

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Text copyright 2015 by Ben Kane, Stephanie Dray, Ruth Downie, Russell Whitfield, Vicky Alvear Shecter, S.J.A. Turney, Kate Quinn, and E. Knight.

Good, but could have been better

I enjoyed this book, and am always fascinated by historical fiction set in the Roman Empire. The idea of an anthology compiled by a group of authors is interesting, and I have listened to/read books by at least half of the authors who contributed. However, I did not find it as seamless as some reviewers said, but rather found that some repetition could have been edited out. The narration was superb.

This should be a movie!!

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to keep up with this book as it jumps from character to character. However it is so well done and beautifully tied together that it wasn’t an issue. The story its self was amazing and the tie ins will leave you stunned! Every last detail in this book counted. I
Finished it in under a week, I simply could not get enough of it. The narrators did an absolute amazing job as well. Love love love every single part!

A beautiful tapestry

This story is a beautifully woven tapestry of a legend warrior queen. The story telling and the character creations blended smoothly into one tale. The narrators were fantastic. if you like historical fiction and the deeper exploration of what could have really happened, this is a magnificent possibility of the past.

I could hear clashing swords.

Because the writers had relied upon some excellent sources of historical proportions which explains why the reader could almost hear the sounds of battle.

Excellent read

I enjoyed the different perspectives told from different authors. Great characters and storytelling. My only complaint is that Kate Quinn kept having characters drink beer which wasn’t introduced to England until the 14th century. They would have drank ale not beer. I know it’s nit picky, but it’s details like this that can be distracting for me.