Book description
In 'Grave Gold', when a hole is uncovered after a mudslide Cassie, a
university student, and Anna, her archaeology professor and lover,
begin exploring what appears to be an ancient man-made cave. However,
they quickly begin to suspect that this may actually be the grave of
the famous Boudica. As their exploration continues Cassie begins
having vivid dreams about Boudica and cannot escape the feeling that
what Anna hails as academic research is actually the desecration of a
sacred burial site.
In 'Dream Walker', in order for summer to arrive and the darkness of
winter to depart, a village performs an annual ritual under the
guidance of the grandmother who is the dreamer. The villagers know
that if the ritual is performed incorrectly, or the sacrifice is not
willing, then the buds of spring will never grow into the summer.
In 'Pantera II', set in Hyrcania AD 57 this short story gives an
insight into the culture and society of an ancient city and provides a
glimpse of Pantera's past through the eyes of the narrator Demalion of
Macedon.
This exclusive short stories bundle is part of the Storycuts series.
Manda Scott was a veterinary surgeon and taught at the Universities
of Cambridge and Dublin before taking up writing as a full time
profession. Now founder and Chair of the Historical Writers'
Association, her novels have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize,
nominated for an Edgar Award and translated into over twenty languages.
In addition to the bestselling Boudica series, she is the author of an
acclaimed sequence of Roman novels featuring the Emperor's Spy, Pantera.
For more information on her work, please visit: www. mcscott. co. uk
