Beyond The Wall by Tanya Landman

The Blurb On The Back:

Can one slave destroy an empire?

Britannia. A conquered land.

Running. Weeping. Blood on her lips.
Blood in her mouth.
Blood that is not her own.

After maiming her master, Cassia has no choice but to run. Beyond the river, far to the north, stands Hadrian’s Wall – the furthest limit of the mighty Roman Empire. And beyond the wall? Freedom. With dogs on her trail and a bounty on her head, the journey seems impossible. But then Cassia meets Marcus – slick, slippery, silver-tongued – a true and perfect son of Rome. And her only hope.

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The Verdict:

Tanya Landman’s latest YA historical novel revisits the themes of slavery, prejudice and oppression that are common in many of her books to powerful effect but the story here didn’t grip me as much as in her other novels, in part because of the change in character perspective half way through, which created distance, but also because the plot just didn’t catch fire for me – certainly not enough to believe it could inspire a wider revolution.

BEYOND THE WALL was released in the United Kingdom on 6th April 2017. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of his book.