Manda Scott
Manda Scott was born and raised in Glasgow. She studied veterinary surgery at Glasgow University, and moved to Newmarket in 1986, working specifically with horses. While at Newmarket she started writing, first for television and then novels. Her first book, Hen's Teeth, was published in 1996 and was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange Prize. Scott's first four novels were contemporary crime thrillers, but in 2000 she turned to historical novels with her hugely successful Boudica series. The first of these, Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle, was published in 2001. There are now four novels in the Boudica series.
Her latest novel, The Crystal Skull, is a thriller and will be published in January 2008. She continues to work part-time as a veterinary surgeon, and lives in Shropshire with her partner and dog, Inca.
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Add to BasketBoudica: Dreaming The Eagle - Paperback -
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This is the story of Boudica: the last defender of Celtic culture, the only woman openly to have led her warriors into battle, the only British warrior to stand against Imperial Rome and triumph. But it is also the story of the two men she loved most: the warrior Caradoc and her half-brother Bán. -
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No-one knows for sure who made the collection of life-size crystal skulls, though they are reputed to be of Mayan origin. Legends say the skulls foresaw a huge natural disaster, an event the Mayans referred to as the 'End of Days.' Now, in the 21st century, the clock has begun to count down to this cataclysmic event. -
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This is a heart-stopping story of war and of peace; of love, passion and betrayal; of druids and warring gods, where each life is sacred and each death even more so; and where Breaca and Ban learn the terrible distances they must travel to fulfil their own destinies. -
Add to BasketDreaming The Hound - Paperback -
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On the sacred isle of Mona, the Boudica or 'Bringer of Victory' as Breaca has long been hailed, now knows for certain that her lover, Caradoc - betrayed, captured and kept hostage in Rome - will never return to her. She decides to leave Mona and take the fight to the Eceni heartland where it is needed most. -
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Britannia, AD 60, the tribes of Britannia are ready to seek bloody vengeance. Now is their chance, the Roman governor has marched his legions west, leaving his capital and a vital port undefended. There is no going back. -
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Set in Glasgow, 'Hen's Teeth' has an intricate plot revolving around genetic engineering and veterinary science. Dr Kellen Stewart and her friend Lee set out to discover the truth, but how safe is their quest? -
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Orla McLeod knows too much about violence for her own good. She has tried to leave her past behind by retreating to the Hebrides, but then the man who destroyed her family and made Orla the woman she is today is released from prison. -
£5.99Stronger Than Death - Paperback -
Dr Eric Dalziel has apparently been killed in a climbing accident, but when Lee performs his post-mortem, she's not convinced. Then other medics start dying, accidentally. Only Kellen and Lee believe there is a pattern to the killings.
Bibliography
- Hen's Teeth - 1996
- Night Mares - 1998
- Stronger Than Death - 1999
- No Good Deed - 2001
- Boudica I: Dreaming the Eagle - 2003
- Boudica II: Dreaming the Bull - 2005
- Boudica III: Dreaming the Hound - 2005
- Boudica IV: Dreaming the Serpent Spear - 2006
- The Crystal Skull - 2008