08-03-2010, 04:45 PM
One of my favs is called "Druids" by Morgan Llewellyn. It' s about the battle between Vercingetorix & Ceasar. It's a nice piece of historical fiction, featuring real documented characters as well as fictional characters added to flesh out the story. I have to warn you though, it's from the Gallic point of view, but i find it interesting because it allows some room for creativity and imagination, while still being somewhat historically accurate (featuring the real battles, tribal names, etc.). It tells the tale of Ainvar, who becomes a Druid and advisor to Vercingetorix. Both polar opposites but become good friends. It really stirs the imagination with what Druid rites may have been like and even has vercingetorix go through "man making" as youth with some of his peers. It shows the journey of one youth to become a druid, and the other a warrior, ultimately culminating in the confrontation with Ceasar & the Gallic wars. You can get it in paperback for cheap I think. This book actually made me tear at the end :oops:
Todd Franks
"The whole race is madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle, but otherwise straightforward and not of evil character." - Strabo on the Celts
"The whole race is madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle, but otherwise straightforward and not of evil character." - Strabo on the Celts
