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Tribes of Britain #3
Pagan Revenge
Three Enemy Tribes.
Two Squabbling Chieftains.
One Shattered Skull.
Wise woman, Meliora is grief-stricken and angry. Her nephews can’t agree over how to protect their people from imminent attack. The camp is in chaos and more vulnerable than ever.
A deal made in haste with their allies from the top of the world could be their salvation or their downfall. Have they opened their doors to friends or foes?
Can they defend themselves against such overwhelming odds?
Grab book three in the Tribes of Britain series and continue the journey into the brutal and thrilling lives of the Dumnonii.
Two Squabbling Chieftains.
One Shattered Skull.
Wise woman, Meliora is grief-stricken and angry. Her nephews can’t agree over how to protect their people from imminent attack. The camp is in chaos and more vulnerable than ever.
A deal made in haste with their allies from the top of the world could be their salvation or their downfall. Have they opened their doors to friends or foes?
Can they defend themselves against such overwhelming odds?
Grab book three in the Tribes of Britain series and continue the journey into the brutal and thrilling lives of the Dumnonii.
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Published January 26, 2020
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March 26, 2021
“𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙬…𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝. 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡.”
'𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧?'
🧙🏽♀️700BC, Britain. After returning from her misadventure at the Skotek Isles, Meliora finds her Dumnoni camp in chaos. As the Duros are amassing a mighty army of warriors and the Ivernii fleet sailing towards their shores with the intention of taking over their entire territory and mines and slaughtering them all, her nephews, Blydh and Tallack can't agree on how to protect their people from imminent attack. In haste, they made a deal with their new allies, the Novantaes from Skotek Isles without knowing their true intentions. Amidst all these when guilt-riddled Meliora revealed the true identity of Abba's killer to them, enraged Blydh lead a suicide mission inside the Duro camp that leads to a chain of events, making the Dumnoni more vulnerable than ever.
🧙🏽♀️The book - 3rd in the Tribes of Britain series - set during the Late Bronze Age follows the adventures of Meliora, the wise healer of the Dumnonii tribe through her own 1st person POV. The story is built around the war between Dumnonni and the allied forces of three tribes, Durotriges, Ivernii, and Novantaes; with lots of plot twists, defense tactic plans, surprise attacks, treachery, and betrayals, it doesn't give the reader any chance of respite before completing the book.
🧙🏽♀️Sam had outdone herself with this one. With the plot twist of a dysfunctional family, two bickering chieftains, an imminent attack, and a treacherous ally the tension in the story constantly raises and the enthralling narratives run at a breakneck pace. Further, the vivid descriptions of bloody battles, naval warfare, and rituals of the blood-thirsty gods enhance my reading experience. But the most fascinating was the brain surgery scene the likes of which I’ve never read before.
🧙🏽♀️This book had some major character developments like Blyth undergoes a personality change after his suicide mission inside the Duro camp, and Tallack matured while shouldering the burden of protecting his tribe independently. But the main attraction was Meliora who always finds herself in the thick of battle. She had to face the retribution of the gods and tackle the temperament of her enraged nephews while guiding them in leading the tribe successfully and also performing her healing services. Some new characters introduced - Kewri, the new recruit; Senara, the shield-maiden; Endelyn, the priestess of Nine Maidens; Kerensa, the daughter of Alchemy Clan and Sorcha, the daughter of Novantaes tribe - bring more complexity to the story.
🧙🏽♀️The climax of the book was satisfactory. Yes, the Dumnonni succeeded in avoiding total annihilation but with the introduction of certain new characters, Blydh's precarious condition, and the Abba's killer still roaming freely, many matters remain unsolved which are to be dealt with in the next book and I'm eagerly waiting to read it.
Overall, Pagan Revenge is a wonderful read and certainly the best in the Tribes of Britain series. If you like the strong female characters and adventure story based on ancient history, then this book for is you. Highly recommended.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
'𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧?'
🧙🏽♀️700BC, Britain. After returning from her misadventure at the Skotek Isles, Meliora finds her Dumnoni camp in chaos. As the Duros are amassing a mighty army of warriors and the Ivernii fleet sailing towards their shores with the intention of taking over their entire territory and mines and slaughtering them all, her nephews, Blydh and Tallack can't agree on how to protect their people from imminent attack. In haste, they made a deal with their new allies, the Novantaes from Skotek Isles without knowing their true intentions. Amidst all these when guilt-riddled Meliora revealed the true identity of Abba's killer to them, enraged Blydh lead a suicide mission inside the Duro camp that leads to a chain of events, making the Dumnoni more vulnerable than ever.
🧙🏽♀️The book - 3rd in the Tribes of Britain series - set during the Late Bronze Age follows the adventures of Meliora, the wise healer of the Dumnonii tribe through her own 1st person POV. The story is built around the war between Dumnonni and the allied forces of three tribes, Durotriges, Ivernii, and Novantaes; with lots of plot twists, defense tactic plans, surprise attacks, treachery, and betrayals, it doesn't give the reader any chance of respite before completing the book.
🧙🏽♀️Sam had outdone herself with this one. With the plot twist of a dysfunctional family, two bickering chieftains, an imminent attack, and a treacherous ally the tension in the story constantly raises and the enthralling narratives run at a breakneck pace. Further, the vivid descriptions of bloody battles, naval warfare, and rituals of the blood-thirsty gods enhance my reading experience. But the most fascinating was the brain surgery scene the likes of which I’ve never read before.
🧙🏽♀️This book had some major character developments like Blyth undergoes a personality change after his suicide mission inside the Duro camp, and Tallack matured while shouldering the burden of protecting his tribe independently. But the main attraction was Meliora who always finds herself in the thick of battle. She had to face the retribution of the gods and tackle the temperament of her enraged nephews while guiding them in leading the tribe successfully and also performing her healing services. Some new characters introduced - Kewri, the new recruit; Senara, the shield-maiden; Endelyn, the priestess of Nine Maidens; Kerensa, the daughter of Alchemy Clan and Sorcha, the daughter of Novantaes tribe - bring more complexity to the story.
🧙🏽♀️The climax of the book was satisfactory. Yes, the Dumnonni succeeded in avoiding total annihilation but with the introduction of certain new characters, Blydh's precarious condition, and the Abba's killer still roaming freely, many matters remain unsolved which are to be dealt with in the next book and I'm eagerly waiting to read it.
Overall, Pagan Revenge is a wonderful read and certainly the best in the Tribes of Britain series. If you like the strong female characters and adventure story based on ancient history, then this book for is you. Highly recommended.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
November 6, 2020
Sam is an excellent writer love the Pagan Series, first time I have read Sam's books and books of this period but Sam brings the characters, and events to life well done
June 15, 2022
Considering how little we actually know about Ancient Britain during the late Bronze Age, the author does a good job of using her imagination to describe daily life through Meloria’s POV. I have to give her kudos for not copy/pasting from previous books in the narrative, which some authors do in sequels. (I’m guessing she wrote the entire thing, then the publisher split it up.)
Brea has become a formidable foe, taking charge of the Durotriges, the Dumnonii’s neighboring and rival tribe. Unfortunately, while Talleck and Meloria were absent, Blydh hasn’t made much effort to beef up security and prepare for war, which causes conflict for Tallack and Blydh. After Meloria confesses to the twins the true killer of their father, Aebba, Blydh decides he is going to single-handedly get revenge for the murder, but instead suffers a traumatic brain injury, which Meloria attempts to heal. Due to Blydh’s injury and Tallek’s apathy, Meloria and Ren have to take charge of the settlement and prepare for war with the Durotiges led by Brea. How the “kyjyan” these people even survived as a society is unfathomable with all the mistakes they make. Are they lucky and/or blessed or is this a load of “kawgh”?
*****SPOILERS*****
After fighting their half-sister Wenna for the Dumnonnii tin mines near Dartmoor, the twin chiefs discover her husband, chief of the Durotriges, plans to attack the Dumnonii tribe at their main camp near Exeter, with the help of Brea, Aebba’s 3rd wife and Tallack’s former lover. Once Blydh learns Brea was the real murderer, he impulsively attacks her camp and suffers a skull fracture that leaves his brain exposed. Meliora tries to heal him. While Blydh survives his injury, he undergoes a dramatic personality change. Meliora travels to the standing stones in Dartmoor, where she is told by Endelyn, a priestess, that Blydh is now possessed by a demonic spirit as a result of her efforts to heal him. Jago is replaced by Kewri, a gentle giant of a man, who saves Meloria’s life multiple times. She also befriends Senara, a shield-maiden. Against all odds, the Dumnonii beat the Durotriges, but discover they were betrayed by their new allies from the Hebrides, the Novatanae. The Dumnonni capture half-brother Paega, who allied himself with the Durotriges, but he escapes with the help of his sister, Derwa, who is banished from the tribe as punishment. Tallack and Blydh execute Novatanae chief Faolon for betraying them and make his daughter, Sorcha, a slave.
Brea has become a formidable foe, taking charge of the Durotriges, the Dumnonii’s neighboring and rival tribe. Unfortunately, while Talleck and Meloria were absent, Blydh hasn’t made much effort to beef up security and prepare for war, which causes conflict for Tallack and Blydh. After Meloria confesses to the twins the true killer of their father, Aebba, Blydh decides he is going to single-handedly get revenge for the murder, but instead suffers a traumatic brain injury, which Meloria attempts to heal. Due to Blydh’s injury and Tallek’s apathy, Meloria and Ren have to take charge of the settlement and prepare for war with the Durotiges led by Brea. How the “kyjyan” these people even survived as a society is unfathomable with all the mistakes they make. Are they lucky and/or blessed or is this a load of “kawgh”?
*****SPOILERS*****
After fighting their half-sister Wenna for the Dumnonnii tin mines near Dartmoor, the twin chiefs discover her husband, chief of the Durotriges, plans to attack the Dumnonii tribe at their main camp near Exeter, with the help of Brea, Aebba’s 3rd wife and Tallack’s former lover. Once Blydh learns Brea was the real murderer, he impulsively attacks her camp and suffers a skull fracture that leaves his brain exposed. Meliora tries to heal him. While Blydh survives his injury, he undergoes a dramatic personality change. Meliora travels to the standing stones in Dartmoor, where she is told by Endelyn, a priestess, that Blydh is now possessed by a demonic spirit as a result of her efforts to heal him. Jago is replaced by Kewri, a gentle giant of a man, who saves Meloria’s life multiple times. She also befriends Senara, a shield-maiden. Against all odds, the Dumnonii beat the Durotriges, but discover they were betrayed by their new allies from the Hebrides, the Novatanae. The Dumnonni capture half-brother Paega, who allied himself with the Durotriges, but he escapes with the help of his sister, Derwa, who is banished from the tribe as punishment. Tallack and Blydh execute Novatanae chief Faolon for betraying them and make his daughter, Sorcha, a slave.
November 8, 2020
BLURB
Three Enemy Tribes.
Two Squabbling Chieftains.
One Shattered Skull.
Wise woman, Meliora is grief-stricken and angry. Her nephews can’t agree over how to protect their people from imminent attack. The camp is in chaos and more vulnerable than ever.
A deal made in haste with their allies from the top of the world could be their salvation or their downfall. Have they opened their doors to friends or foes?
Can they defend themselves against such overwhelming odds?
Grab book three in the Tribes of Britain series and continue the journey into the brutal and thrilling lives of the Dumnonii.
REVIEW
Twas a harsh existence in Dark Age Britain, and that's without the tribal conflicts. The author has brought forth a scintillating view of that time period weaving together a tale that brings together every facet of life; from trade, tribal alliances, the everyday tasks to survive, the adherence to a pantheon of blood thirsty gods, and the savagery of warfare. In this episode, Meliora is taxed seemingly beyond her limit by all of the strife, stress, untold secrets, family divisiveness, and the demands put on her as a healer. In a spell binding way the author leads the reader through the various plots, subplots and challenges facing Fur Benyn and her people. Another definite hard to put down tale awaits you my fellow readers of the Tribes of Britain...oh yeah, the cliffhanger ending...can't wait to read book 4. 5 Stars
Three Enemy Tribes.
Two Squabbling Chieftains.
One Shattered Skull.
Wise woman, Meliora is grief-stricken and angry. Her nephews can’t agree over how to protect their people from imminent attack. The camp is in chaos and more vulnerable than ever.
A deal made in haste with their allies from the top of the world could be their salvation or their downfall. Have they opened their doors to friends or foes?
Can they defend themselves against such overwhelming odds?
Grab book three in the Tribes of Britain series and continue the journey into the brutal and thrilling lives of the Dumnonii.
REVIEW
Twas a harsh existence in Dark Age Britain, and that's without the tribal conflicts. The author has brought forth a scintillating view of that time period weaving together a tale that brings together every facet of life; from trade, tribal alliances, the everyday tasks to survive, the adherence to a pantheon of blood thirsty gods, and the savagery of warfare. In this episode, Meliora is taxed seemingly beyond her limit by all of the strife, stress, untold secrets, family divisiveness, and the demands put on her as a healer. In a spell binding way the author leads the reader through the various plots, subplots and challenges facing Fur Benyn and her people. Another definite hard to put down tale awaits you my fellow readers of the Tribes of Britain...oh yeah, the cliffhanger ending...can't wait to read book 4. 5 Stars
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