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Tribesman Kindle Edition

by Paul Freeman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 114 ratings

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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, the warrior and champion Culainn journeys north in search of a merchant's daughter abducted by clansmen. With a desert princess as a companion he will travel 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 the dark war god of the north seeks to use Culainn as her own tool, her own champion.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B016AUC6O6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lir Press; 2nd edition (October 6, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 735 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages

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Paul Freeman 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.

Learn more about the author at http://paulfreemanbooks.com/

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Rich Weber

Well Executed Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2013

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Great book, technically sound throughout. No typos, errors of any kind that I saw. Well thought out characters, fleshed out nicely, though leaving you wanting to know them a bit more. Nicely done. No "ta-da" moments, and I was able to immerse myself within the world Mr. Freeman created.

Culainn. At first I did not like him. For some reason it took me a while to warm up to him. Persha I enjoyed, she is a great character that I was hoping the book would end up centered around(because I was wishing for demonic death for Culainn). Were my wishes granted? Read the book people! By the end of the book I had warmed up to Culainn, well written character, he was just a bit off putting for me at first.

Lots of action, fighting, medium sized dialogue contained within the framework of the story. No odd soliloquies about how hot the desert is or long lost loves. Short, sweet and to the point. An economic book, pacing is very quick, you get from point A to point B quickly, and without a lot of fluff. I liked that.

One thing that I did not like, and would have changed my scoring for the book. The ending. If this was a stand alone book, and not part of a series(I did not know it was at the time I finished it) I would have given it a 3. All because of the ending. Now that I understand it is part of a series, and will continue on, I get why the ending was the way it was. At the time I was so angry about it.

Read the book, and tell me if I over reacted to the ending. With all of the knowledge I now have, the scoring on the Papi Z book-o-meter is 5 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed the book a great deal, and I feel all of you will too.

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Rickg62

Golden Age Throwback

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013

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I always wonder where to start when reviewing a book. I think the best praise would be to say that I just finished Tribesman and am looking forward to the publication of the second book in the series. This is definitely a throwback to the Golden Age of heroic fantasy. We have a larger than life barbarian hero, the exotic beauty and the noble quest. We also have the Northern origins contrasting with the southern deserts. Of course the Gods are playing their games too. All of this brings echoes of Conan's adventures. I read all of Howard's stories, as a teenager, many years ago and still look for the book that can put you in the action and be the hero. While Freeman hasn't quite matched the descriptive magic of Howard, not many people have. Still the book accomplishes what it sets out to do, present a non-stop action piece that keeps you reading without getting bogged down in unneeded detail and an author's pretentiousness of trying to write fantasy's "War and Peace".

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L. K. Evans

Quick read...

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2014

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This is one of those frustrating times when a book could have easily made it up a notch in my rating. It sat on the brink, tipping both ways, but in the end, it fell just a hair short. For the first quarter of the book, this was making its way into the I REALLY LIKED IT group. However, the further I read, the more I started losing interest.

First off, we’re introduced to the main character who just woke with a hangover. Immediately, I liked the Tribesman. He was a tough guy, picked on because of his race, and we were shown quickly that he’s not afraid of confrontation. I’m rubbing my hands together in excitement.

As I continued to read, I still liked our Tribesman, but when more characters were introduced, he started to fade. Reason? They allll talked the same. In the beginning, the landlady and a few ruffians had a lazy dialect. They used contractions, where our Tribesman did not. Cool, right? Well, that faded pretty quickly. Soon, the dialog just felt heavy, jerky, and kept me from getting into my beloved reading trance. It never bothered me that the Tribesman spoke formally. It gave him a unique voice in the beginning, but like I said, when others joined, he got drowned out. Seriously, that was my biggest beef. Towards the middle, it all began to run together. I missed that distinction I felt in the beginning. I understand not every word that can be a contraction should be a contraction, but when there’s a good chunk of dialog, it just doesn’t flow when everyone speaks stiffly.

There were some awesome fight scenes. Then there were some I was hugely disappointed in. First, Tribesman is a badass. I enjoyed it when we were fighting there with him, right in his mind. But then there were sections where a fight was coming, then all of sudden it was over. We were then told what happened. For example, bad group of guys were coming up the stairs and never saw their deaths. First guy fell with a dagger in his throat, second with a stab to the chest, and so on. For me, personally, I would have rather been with Tribesman as he did all this stuff, not seeing it from outside. I understand this is totally a personal preference. A lot of action scenes are written this way. But when Freeman gives me a taste of awesome action and then tosses me a scrap like that, I feel a little cheated.

Also purely personal tastes is my dislike for head hopping mid scene with no formal break. One minute I’m with Tribesman after a big fight, and then all of a sudden I’m with another character. It’s always jarring for me when this happens. I really prefer a break to show a PoV change.

One thing I very much enjoyed is that we stayed with our main character and his companion about 98% of the time. It kept me close to our Tribesman at a time I might have become bored if another storyline would have been introduced.

If you’re looking for a strong female character, don’t expect one here. Sure, she puts up a bit of fight, but she’s more looking to be rescued. Shame, because when I first met our female protagonist, I thought she’d end up being a bit tougher.

So overall, I never skimmed and read it in a single afternoon. I must say, it was a quick read. I enjoyed this book, but those few negatives kept me at a slight distance when there was every possibility to become hugely engrossed.

A couple cool excerpts:

“Heroes are simply frightened men with gods-luck who survive.”

“Fear has a smell, it is blood and s*** and the piss of the man standing next to you, or maybe it is your own.”

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Sharon Van Orman

Epic

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2012

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Awesome and epic. Those are two words that are often overused to the point where their original mean has been diluted beyond recognition. And yet, with regards to Tribesman, those two words are particularly applicable.

The breadth, depth and scope of the world created by Paul Freeman is awesome in its development and epic in its delivery. Culainn is a dynamic character who has made some poor choices in his past and is dealing with the consequences of them. He undertakes a quest to retrieve a merchants daughter. Along the way he meets Persha, an beautiful dessert nomad, and an outcast just like the warrior of the north. Together they battle demons, hell hounds and search for the lost city of the dead. A story of magic, gods, love and betrayal, Tribesman is truly an epic adventure.

I deeply enjoyed this story. It is one of the few e-books that I've read that I plan to also purchase the printed copy when it comes out. It has earned not only a place in my kindle but on my shelf.

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Franco

Fantasy

Reviewed in Italy on January 22, 2015

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Libro buono nel suo insieme: forse una rilettura da parte dell' autore ( con relativi tagli - l' ho trovato alquanto prolisso in alcune parti) avrebbe giovato alla sua leggibilita

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Tomb Owler

A thoroughly enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2013

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This is a super tale of warriors and mages and demons and sword-fights and battles and nasty deaths. Culainn, the hero, is a true hero; a great fighter, almost fearless, but who finds himself pitted against some formidable enemies, all the while aided/hindered by a god who infiltrates his dreams and seeks to control him for her own devious ends. There is romance, too, and the horrors of battle and soldiery, with much blood spilt, many limbs lopped off and some pretty nasty flesh-wounds. And Culainn, wracked by guilt for a shameful deed that led to his self-imposed exile from his homelands, debates whether he can return home to escape the hostile environment he now finds himself in. The story is never predictable, always gripping, making for a thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying read. Highly recommended. I eagerly await Books 2 and 3 of the series!

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Tribesman

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2013

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Interesting and different storyline, great characters and a well written book. Tribesman tells of the two sides on one man, the tribesman,rivalry among the races,prejudices and the evil in all humans particularly in the pursuit of getting to reach their own goals.Further, it shows how people are led and how the leader affects those that they lead.
The story follows the path of the Tribesman and the evil he encounters. A different type of story for fantasy readers but one I really enjoyed. Worth a read!

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Paul T.

A classic fantasy hero.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2013

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The hero of 'Tribesman', Culainn, is a barbarian warrior in the finest tradition of the genre. He's strong, fast, and deadly - 'a warrior born'. But, unlike some other fantasy hero's, he has more on his mind than gold, women and adventure.

He is tormented by a cruel and capricious god, in exile from his homeland, an outcast amongst people who both fear and despise him. The slowly revealed mystery of his past is just one of the well woven strands that run through this story, giving more depth to both the plot and the character than barbarian warrior fantasy's often have.

However, there's plenty of the traditional elements as well - savage battles, beautiful women, evil mages and ferocious monsters! Sword and sorcery of a high standard.

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