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Tribes of Britain #0.5
Pagan Rites
Three headstrong youngsters.
Two worried elders.
One foolish quest.
It's 700BC and tribal Chieftain, Aebba, has made up his mind.
His sons must hunt a deadly auroch bull to prove themselves worthy warriors.
Wise woman, Meliora, can see the folly in his challenge, but can she stop them falling foul of the giant beast?
Begin your exploration of Tribes of Britain Series and immerse yourself in Late Bronze Age action and adventure.
Two worried elders.
One foolish quest.
It's 700BC and tribal Chieftain, Aebba, has made up his mind.
His sons must hunt a deadly auroch bull to prove themselves worthy warriors.
Wise woman, Meliora, can see the folly in his challenge, but can she stop them falling foul of the giant beast?
Begin your exploration of Tribes of Britain Series and immerse yourself in Late Bronze Age action and adventure.
54 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2019
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August 17, 2023
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Three headstrong youngsters.
Two worried elders.
One foolish quest.
It's 700BC and tribal Chieftain, Aebba, has made up his mind.
His sons must hunt a deadly auroch bull to prove themselves worthy warriors.
Wise woman, Meliora, can see the folly in his challenge, but can she stop them falling foul of the giant beast?
Begin your exploration of Tribes of Britain Series and immerse yourself in Late Bronze Age action and adventure.
REVIEW
An entertaining tale of 'Dark Age' Britain, Pagan Rites sets the stage for some lovely turmoil in the succeeding book in the series. When you have more than one wife, and one of them is determined that her child will be the next chieftain, and she is imbued by the power and mystery of a fanatic religion...well things could get ugly. The author has certainly gotten my attention...looking forward to reading the Tribes of Britain series.
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Three headstrong youngsters.
Two worried elders.
One foolish quest.
It's 700BC and tribal Chieftain, Aebba, has made up his mind.
His sons must hunt a deadly auroch bull to prove themselves worthy warriors.
Wise woman, Meliora, can see the folly in his challenge, but can she stop them falling foul of the giant beast?
Begin your exploration of Tribes of Britain Series and immerse yourself in Late Bronze Age action and adventure.
REVIEW
An entertaining tale of 'Dark Age' Britain, Pagan Rites sets the stage for some lovely turmoil in the succeeding book in the series. When you have more than one wife, and one of them is determined that her child will be the next chieftain, and she is imbued by the power and mystery of a fanatic religion...well things could get ugly. The author has certainly gotten my attention...looking forward to reading the Tribes of Britain series.
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
February 4, 2021
“𝙉𝙤, 𝘼𝙪𝙣𝙩. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡. 𝙇𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡? 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. 𝘼 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣? 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚.”
🧙🏽♀️ Pagan Rites is the prelude novella of the Tribes of Britain series in which we follow wise healer Meliora's nephew Aebba's story through her eyes as he tests his sons’ worthiness.
🧙🏽♀️During the reign of Meliora's nephew Aebba the Wild, the chieftain of the Dumnonii tribe, once an enormous herd of auroch bulls intrude their territory and attacked a few of the tribe's hunters. In spite of Meliora's persistent cautions, Aebba sends his three sons, Paega, Blydh, and Tallack to hunt one of the giant beasts in order to prove themselves as worthy Dumnonnii warriors. But when these three headstrong children faced the deadly herd, Aebba realizes his sons' true colors and what a mess he had created organizing this test. Among his three sons whom will he chose, the winner or the deserving as worthy warriors?
🧙🏽♀️This novella contains a wild hunt, the camaraderie of brothers, and a cunning deception. It basically introduces you to the all main characters of the Tribes of Britain series and sets the stage for Pagan Death.
🧙🏽♀️If you like a nice short read/ you had already read all the books of Tribes of Britain series by Sam Taw, then don't forget to check out this novella. It's a fun read.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
🧙🏽♀️ Pagan Rites is the prelude novella of the Tribes of Britain series in which we follow wise healer Meliora's nephew Aebba's story through her eyes as he tests his sons’ worthiness.
🧙🏽♀️During the reign of Meliora's nephew Aebba the Wild, the chieftain of the Dumnonii tribe, once an enormous herd of auroch bulls intrude their territory and attacked a few of the tribe's hunters. In spite of Meliora's persistent cautions, Aebba sends his three sons, Paega, Blydh, and Tallack to hunt one of the giant beasts in order to prove themselves as worthy Dumnonnii warriors. But when these three headstrong children faced the deadly herd, Aebba realizes his sons' true colors and what a mess he had created organizing this test. Among his three sons whom will he chose, the winner or the deserving as worthy warriors?
🧙🏽♀️This novella contains a wild hunt, the camaraderie of brothers, and a cunning deception. It basically introduces you to the all main characters of the Tribes of Britain series and sets the stage for Pagan Death.
🧙🏽♀️If you like a nice short read/ you had already read all the books of Tribes of Britain series by Sam Taw, then don't forget to check out this novella. It's a fun read.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
July 30, 2019
This is a promising start of a new series dealing with a relatively unexplored time period. We are introduced to a primitive, vibrant and violent world that feels well-constructed. Filled with tribal politics, jealousies and ambitions, the author creates an engaging story with plenty of conflict and some intriguing characters in just a short read. This has hooked me and I look forward to exploring more of this world in the subsequent novel ‘Pagan Death’.
August 28, 2020
This is a Great little book prequel to the Pagan Series it's set around the bronze age and focused on a tribe & it's leaders. This book brings to life what will be the main characters in the series wonderfully written , great descriptive writing, helped you visualise the characters and slowly warm to them and highlights the strengths a & flaws of them which should make an interesting read and exciting plot as I read on through the series. Well done a nice little gripping tale to start on.
April 6, 2021
This prelude to the first main novel in the series by Sam Taw is an interesting introduction to the world of the Bronze Age and obviously sets some of the characters and conflict of the main novels. I would have liked more sense of the period and the lifestyle of the people but perhaps that comes through in the main novels.
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November 12, 2024
As a prequel, the author in a very short time creates the world, the characters and the reasons for their alliances and enmities. It's convincing. I felt I was 'there' And its refreshing to have a narrator who is an older woman with the skills of a healer. Looking forward to reading the next one.
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