Stone Keeper

The breathtaking conclusion of the Star Dancer quartet. It is Ad 61. Widowed, pregnant and grieving, Tegen is almost ready to turn her back on her destiny as the Star Dancer who will save Britain. However, she is persuaded to join Boudica’s revolt, as a battle druid, weaving the spells to ensure victory. But Tegen and the Icini queen loathe each other on sight. Boudica loves retribution and human sacrifice. Tegen longs for peace. The two women can never work together.Tempted by her pursuing demon, Tegen weaves dark magic fed by grief and anger. She vows to end the fighting by reducing Britain to nothing – a Time of Stone. To this end, she creates a monster that strikes fear into the heart of the most battle hardened Romans. Together with her friends, Owein the mysterious Romano-British Prince, and Sabrina warrior queen of the Dobunni tribe, Tegen brings about the fall of Boudica. But has she betrayed her destiny? Returning to her native Mendip hills Tegen’s baby is born, but she is still hounded by the Roman Governor Suetonius Paulinus, who is obsessed with her destruction.With dark and magical twists and turns, the plot ends with an extraordinary finale – in what we would now call Wookey Hole.With fascinating historical detail and vivid, fast paced battle scenes, this extraordinary book weaves fact and fantasy into an un-put-downable story.