Tribesman
by Paul Freeman
This book is a must read
for all Epic Fantasy lovers!
TRIBESMAN by Paul Freeman is an epic fantasy tale of a true warrior and
an outcast, Culainn, who sets on a perilous journey in search of Cotterell the
merchant’s daughter abducted by clansmen. In the lands he wanders Culainn is
often prejudiced, people calling him Tribesman, which he considers an offence. There
are a lot of things I enjoyed about this novel and first of all I’d like to say
I enormously loved the main characters, Culainn and Persha (a woman Culainn
saves from a group of villains on one occasion).
Paul Freeman is really great at characterization! Culainn makes a fantastic
character. He is a strong, experienced warrior, blessed with the gift of
sensing danger, yet haunted all the time by a dark goddess Morrigu, who is most
often the sign of someone’s impending death. Culainn and Persha are together
wandering the deserts, facing malevolent demons and other creatures that seek
to kill whoever they find in their way. It’s a journey fraught with dangers and
full of unpredictable twists and turns.
The book is filled with masterfully-written descriptions of the harsh
and barren scenery. There are also quite a number of intense action-packed
scenes here that are very visual and really well-done. This will especially
appeal to action-oriented readers, I’m sure.
I just can’t help admiring the author’s ability at writing such intense
scenes as this one:
“Up close the
creature’s hot and putrid breath assaulted him as it snapped its massive jaws.
The claws on its hind legs ripped at his thighs, while the front paws pinned
him to the ground. He needed both hands to prevent the creature from ripping
out his throat, all the while his legs and torso were being torn to shreds. …
He saw the blood-red eyes staring into his own and knew the beast was too
powerful, his strength was failing fast. The creature shook its head violently
from side to side in order to break free of his grip and get at him with its
fangs. His muscles were beginning to burn from the agony of the demon’s ripping
claws.”
There were also a few flashback scenes into Culainn’s childhood that helped
relate to the warrior on a deeper level, and helped me get to know Culainn
better. And it’s not only about him, I should say, but about the other
characters as well.
I enjoyed Mr. Freeman’s manner of writing—it’s strong, mature, and just
to the point. The scenes—especially the fight scenes—were very easy to
visualize. It felt as if I were there, in the thick of the events. There were
also a few romantic bits, not sickly sweet romantic, but appropriate for an
epic fantasy book.
One of the parts of the book that I enjoyed the most was Culainn’s visit
to Azral-Murbo, the city of the Dead, where he goes to save Persha. A great
climax to the book!
To sum up, this is a must read for all fantasy lovers, especially those
who enjoy epic fantasy! I look forward to future releases by this author!
THE BOOK’S
DESCRIPTION
A warrior in exile
seeks a path home.
Banished from his
homeland, a warrior of the Northern Clans grows weary of life in a harsh, alien
land.
With the dark god
Morrigu haunting his dreams, and a desert princess as a companion, Culainn, a
warrior and champion sets forth on a journey north in search of a merchant's
daughter abducted by clansmen and taken back across the mountains. Through a
land baked by a scorching sun, where bandits roam free and dark beasts stalk
the night.
An ancient evil is rising from the desert. A Benouin myth of a ghost city inhabited by the souls of their ancestors, a bridge to the Underworld is unleashing demonic creatures on an unsuspecting world. Culainn and Persha, warrior and mage stand alone against a tide of darkness. All the while, Morrigu, the dark war god of the north seeks to use Culainn as her own tool, her own champion.
An ancient evil is rising from the desert. A Benouin myth of a ghost city inhabited by the souls of their ancestors, a bridge to the Underworld is unleashing demonic creatures on an unsuspecting world. Culainn and Persha, warrior and mage stand alone against a tide of darkness. All the while, Morrigu, the dark war god of the north seeks to use Culainn as her own tool, her own champion.
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ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Paul Freeman is a warrior, adventurer, and zombie
hunter. He is from Dublin, Ireland, where he now works, plays and writes. In
the past he has lived in Germany and America but is now content to keep his
roaming to the worlds he creates and writes about.
Tribesman is his first published novel. He has also published a short story in the steampunk anthology, Strange Tales From the Scriptorium Vaults. A horror book, Season of the Dead, written with three other writers will be published by Spore Press in spring 2013.
He is currently working on Book 2 in the Tribesman series.
Tribesman is his first published novel. He has also published a short story in the steampunk anthology, Strange Tales From the Scriptorium Vaults. A horror book, Season of the Dead, written with three other writers will be published by Spore Press in spring 2013.
He is currently working on Book 2 in the Tribesman series.
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