The Savage Isle

Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the world is in chaos. Into the turmoil marches the mightiest war machine in history: the legions of Rome. In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphaned boy must come of age within a tribe he despises.

Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos. Cunobelin, High King of the Britons, is dead. His heirs, warrior princes Togodubnos and Caratacos, have spurned the careful alliances that kept the irresistible might of the Roman Empire from Britannia's shores for so long. In this land of warriors, druids, and kings, riven by conflict, orphan boy Cullen must fight for survival within a tribe he despises.

The legions march inland, but progress is slow, hampered by vast, ancient forests, swamps, and treacherous rivers that must be crossed. But, guided by traitorous Celts blinded by self-interest, progress they do. Marshalling the fractious tribes, Caratacos plans the first major battle for the only fording point of the mighty Vaga River. Meanwhile, Cullen, now a warrior of renown, is dispatched by Aoife the Dread to seek out a mystic religious totem—the Whetstone of the smith god, Gobannos—which could help unite the bickering clans; a secret weapon of sorts.

The Romans have landed in Britain. The invasion is over, but the war has just begun. The legions march inland, but progress is slow, hampered by vast, ancient forests, swamps and treacherous rivers that must be crossed. But, guided by traitorous Celts blinded by self-interest, progress they do.