Reviews
"Spinrad realisitically portrays both the strengths and weaknesses of Vercingetorix and Ceasar. . . . Lovers of historical fiction . . . should enjoyThe Druid King." The News & Observer "Exciting, insightful historical fiction." --Midwest Book Review "Powerfully written. . . . The stark and compelling portraits he paints of the Gallic people, of Caesar, are painted with a masterful flourish. . . . A good read, with a lot of meat & substance." --Medieval Times "Refashion[s] an intriguing legend into an epic piece of historical fiction. . . . Spinrad breathes new life into a mythical figure, reimagining the adventures and motivations of a larger-than-life superhero." --Booklist "Spinrad realisitically portrays both the strengths and weaknesses of Vercingetorix and Ceasar…. Lovers of historical fiction, strategy and battle should enjoyThe Druid King." -The News and Observer(Raleigh, NC) "Powerfully written…The stark and compelling portraits he paints of the Gallic people, of Caesar, are painted with a masterful flourish…. A good read, with a lot of meat & substance." --Medieval Times "Refashion[s] an intriguing legend into an epic piece of historical fiction...Spinrad breathes new life into a mythical figure, reimagining the adventures and motivations of a larger-than-life superhero." --Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition., "Spinrad realisitically portrays both the strengths and weaknesses of Vercingetorix and Ceasar. . . . Lovers of historical fiction . . . should enjoy The Druid King." The News & Observer "Exciting, insightful historical fiction." --Midwest Book Review "Powerfully written. . . . The stark and compelling portraits he paints of the Gallic people, of Caesar, are painted with a masterful flourish. . . . A good read, with a lot of meat & substance." --Medieval Times "Refashion[s] an intriguing legend into an epic piece of historical fiction. . . . Spinrad breathes new life into a mythical figure, reimagining the adventures and motivations of a larger-than-life superhero." --Booklist "Spinrad realisitically portrays both the strengths and weaknesses of Vercingetorix and Ceasar…. Lovers of historical fiction, strategy and battle should enjoy The Druid King." -The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) "Powerfully written…The stark and compelling portraits he paints of the Gallic people, of Caesar, are painted with a masterful flourish…. A good read, with a lot of meat & substance." --Medieval Times "Refashion[s] an intriguing legend into an epic piece of historical fiction...Spinrad breathes new life into a mythical figure, reimagining the adventures and motivations of a larger-than-life superhero." --Booklist From the Trade Paperback edition.
Synopsis
Vercingetorix, the great Gallic warrior, was both a man of history and a man of myth. Druid King of Gaul, King of One Hundred Battles, he was among Julius Caesar's greatest opponents; his eventual defeat at Caesar's hands was said to prove Caesar's unstoppable power. Yet Vercingetorix has remained, to this day, a French national hero. And now he is the heart and soul of this enthralling and evocative historical novel. Witness to his father's harrowing death, Vercingetorix spends years deep in the forest living with the druids. Although they raise him as one of their own, his father's honor and the looming shadow of Rome force him to become a warrior. After an ill-fated alliance with Caesar, he gathers the tribes of Gaul against law and custom into a single army, ragtag but determined to face down the might of the Romans. This dramatic and momentous life, played against a brilliantly created background of the disparate worlds of Gallic and Roman soldiers, is riveting. The final battle that pits Vercingetorix's will against Caesar's own rounds out a novel that richly traces the arc of a hero's life and the origin of a legend.
