{"product_id":"before-beltane-nancy-jardine-9781739696405","title":"Before Beltane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAD 71, Northern Britannia Late Iron Age \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Islet of the Priestesses, acolyte priestess Nara greets each new day eager to do her allocated tasks. She is a respected \u003cstrong\u003ehealer of the people \u003c\/strong\u003eat Tarras Hillfort and the overseer of the defences of the \u003cstrong\u003esacred priestess nemeton\u003c\/strong\u003e - an unusual combination of skills. Weapon training is a guilty pleasure but she is devastated when she is unexpectedly denied the final rites of an initiated priestess. The \u003cstrong\u003egoddess \u003cem\u003eD \u003c\/em\u003ehas prophesied\u003c\/strong\u003e a new future for Nara. She must return to live at the Hillfort of Tarras where she is hated by the chief, her father Callan. Returning to be a normal \u003cstrong\u003eCeltic Society\u003c\/strong\u003e member is terrifying. A shocking new future beckons for \u003cstrong\u003ewarrior-woman Princess Nara of the Selgovae of Caledonia...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of civil war across \u003cstrong\u003eBrigantia\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lorcan of Garrigill's promotion of\u003cstrong\u003e King Venutius\u003c\/strong\u003e is fraught with danger. Many of his fellow Brigantes still cling to the support of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Cartimandua\u003c\/strong\u003e whose whereabouts are unknown after the last civil war battle. Potential invasion by \u003cstrong\u003eRoman legions\u003c\/strong\u003e from the south, intent on \u003cstrong\u003eRoman Empire expansion\u003c\/strong\u003e, makes an unstable situation even worse. The new \u003cstrong\u003eRoman Governor of Britannia, General Cerialis\u003c\/strong\u003e, is ensuring that the Roman temporary encampment at \u003cstrong\u003eEboracum\u003c\/strong\u003e will soon become a huge fortress of the \u003cstrong\u003eLegio IX\u003c\/strong\u003e. Smaller forts are appearing in the west where the new \u003cstrong\u003eLegate Julius Agricola is making his mark in the Legio XX\u003c\/strong\u003e. When Lorcan meets the \u003cstrong\u003eDruid Maran\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ethe future foretold for Lorcan of Garrigill is as enthralling as it is horrifying... \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Jardine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739696409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739696405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ocelot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Nancy Jardine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482056483071,"sku":"9781739696405","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_307472fb-e44e-40f8-9a6b-56bfa9bb95d5.jpg?v=1715988447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-beltane-nancy-jardine-9781739696405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}