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Shieldwall: Barbarians!
"You can fight, boy. Now you must learn to lead.”
AD 451. The Dark Ages.
Could YOU lead a barbarian warband? Keep them out of trouble? Deal with your murderous rivals? Carve a path to victory, sword-in-hand, wading through the mayhem while the sky fills with Hunnish arrows?
That’s the challenge facing young Prince Hengest. Saxon slave raiders have taken his sister, so now he must lead his pagan warriors into the middle of Attila the Hun's apocalyptic invasion of the Roman Empire!
All will be well as long as the shieldwall holds.
An action-packed tale in the tradition of Conan and Young Gladiator, Shieldwall: Barbarians! is most certainly not for the faint hearted.
No basic training. No qualms.
No dragons. No wizards.
Just armies clashing and shields splitting as men of grim purpose decide the fate of the Empire.
M Harold Page's idea of fun is hitting his friends with swords, which explains the scar on his right hand. He writes in a study crammed with weapons, history books and grimoires. He has also been known to attend the occasional Viking Metal concert.
AD 451. The Dark Ages.
Could YOU lead a barbarian warband? Keep them out of trouble? Deal with your murderous rivals? Carve a path to victory, sword-in-hand, wading through the mayhem while the sky fills with Hunnish arrows?
That’s the challenge facing young Prince Hengest. Saxon slave raiders have taken his sister, so now he must lead his pagan warriors into the middle of Attila the Hun's apocalyptic invasion of the Roman Empire!
All will be well as long as the shieldwall holds.
An action-packed tale in the tradition of Conan and Young Gladiator, Shieldwall: Barbarians! is most certainly not for the faint hearted.
No basic training. No qualms.
No dragons. No wizards.
Just armies clashing and shields splitting as men of grim purpose decide the fate of the Empire.
M Harold Page's idea of fun is hitting his friends with swords, which explains the scar on his right hand. He writes in a study crammed with weapons, history books and grimoires. He has also been known to attend the occasional Viking Metal concert.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2015
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June 5, 2015
Great historical fiction
Excellent work with the battle scenes, not unlike that of Bernard Cornwell.
At first, I was not excited about the YA label but being more than a little tired with all the incest and the gratuitous rape in some of the more popular epic fantasy (I'm shaking my head at you GRRM) I warmed up very quickly to the idea of less perviness and more sword fighting. And knife. And axe. And spear. Very good.
Excellent pace and great storyline. Does have that self-published look and feel. Could use a good editor and needs a thorough proof reading.
Excellent work with the battle scenes, not unlike that of Bernard Cornwell.
At first, I was not excited about the YA label but being more than a little tired with all the incest and the gratuitous rape in some of the more popular epic fantasy (I'm shaking my head at you GRRM) I warmed up very quickly to the idea of less perviness and more sword fighting. And knife. And axe. And spear. Very good.
Excellent pace and great storyline. Does have that self-published look and feel. Could use a good editor and needs a thorough proof reading.
June 22, 2015
Well written - good, believable characters, credible setting. If I were to complain of anything, it would be the fairly abrupt ending (the book feels more like an act 1 of a longer piece, than a standalone experience), and a kind of... simplicity? There is never really any doubt about what the right thing for the character to do is; no real moral dilemma or struggle. That at times feels like the world conspiring in favour of the protagonist.
In general, a very good easy read, with a fair share of emotionally touching moments.
In general, a very good easy read, with a fair share of emotionally touching moments.
June 17, 2015
A tale of honor and deterring do
What if you took a classic boys-own story and transported it back in time to the late Roman empire, with a Jute Prince as the hero you have a classic coming of age tale, strewn with enough adventure and excitement for a book twice it's length.
The battles are sufficiently gruesome, the love interest sufficiently confusing for this to be, in my opinion,a worthy addition to any young adult reading list.
What if you took a classic boys-own story and transported it back in time to the late Roman empire, with a Jute Prince as the hero you have a classic coming of age tale, strewn with enough adventure and excitement for a book twice it's length.
The battles are sufficiently gruesome, the love interest sufficiently confusing for this to be, in my opinion,a worthy addition to any young adult reading list.
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