The Druid KingBy: Norman Spinrad A major triumph of historical fiction, The Druid King, is a masterly retelling of the life of the legendary general Vercingetorix and his brilliant crusade against the Roman invasion of Gaul. Vercingetorix was both a man of myth and a real historical figurehe managed, where others had failed, to unite the tribes of Gaul and lead them against the might of the entire Roman empire. After watching his fathers harrowing death, young