Quintus, a Roman soldier in Britain in 60AD, has two missions: to conquer Britain in the name of the emperor Nero, and to find the ancient remains of his great-grandfather, murdered by Druids during the invasion of Julius Caesar many years earlier. However, the Roman military doesn't count on warrior queen Boudicea uniting the Celtic tribes in revolt, and Quintus doesn't count on falling for Regan, a fetching young Briton woman.

This is a fairly light-hearted story, given the subject matter. I found it enjoyable, and consider it a decent jumping-off point for a reader new to Roman history in Britain. ( )

I've tagged this as a childrens' book (where is that apostophe meant to go?) in a charitable assumption though nowhere on the cover does it state this. The book is sheer bunkum, a romance adventure set in the war between the Romans and Boudicea. Read if you're 10 or if you've got an hour to kill. ( )