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Pagan Siege
Has the young Chief of the Dumnonii met his match? Three Violent Clans. Two Deadly Rivals One Struggle for Power Anarchy reigns as the clan leaders revolt, threatening the Chief's position within the tribe. Wildfires ravage the moors, settlers are starving and homeless and wise woman, Meliora is no longer in favour. Their fate is now in the hands of fickle and ambitious youngsters who have sly agendas of their own. Can they end the siege and retake control over the tin mines or will a vengeful leader prevail and slaughter Mel's entire family? Brutal skirmishes, bloody rituals and heartbreaking underdogs in the fifth book of the series. Start the adventure now.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 25, 2021
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March 25, 2021
Interesting read on the early trines of Britain. Very detail oriented in their way of life and fighting. Love the first hand look of their “doctor” and leader’s Aunt.
March 27, 2021
𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
"𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩. 𝙄𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙭𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙯𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙣. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩."
🧙🏽♀️700BC, Britain. After Blydh's passing Tallack became the individual chieftain of Dumnoni and with that, all hells broke down. Anarchy reigns as the Alchemists Clan that control the tin mines and the Hunter Clan that double the size of Sea warrior Clan revolted, threatening his position within the tribe. Amidst this wildfires ravage the moors, settlers are starving and homeless and Meliora felt helpless as Tallack had stopped taking her wise advice and began to depend on fickle and ambitious youngsters who had their own sly agendas in ruling the tribe. If Tallack couldn’t bring the Clans back under the control of his Chieftaincy, there was a strong possibility that his family would cease to rule over Dumnonii lands. Can they end the siege and retake control over the tin mines or will a vengeful leader prevail and slaughter Mel's entire family?
🧙🏽♀️The book - 5th 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. In this book Dumnoniis had to break the siege of the Alchemists Clan to regain control over the tin mines and in this endeavor, the physical terrain and fire played a significant role. So expect to read surprise ambushes, brutal skirmishes, deadly battles, and lots of death.
🧙🏽♀️Every time Sam amazed me with something new her writing. In this book, she had incorporated the natural calamity of wildfire and its consequences - starvation, pilferage, homelessness, revolt, and death in the plot. Like the previous books, the level of thrill, suspense, and tension remains high, and the narrative is enthralling. Initially, the pacing felt a little slow, but soon it picks up its speed, and the last 30-40% just blown away with all the actions, deaths, and surprises.
🧙🏽♀️With each book, the characters are developing and forming new relationships. I liked how after all the personal losses Tallack came out as a worthy leader in the end and lived up to his name, the Fearless. Meliora remains by his side and served him and the tribe with her healing skills. I just loved the bonding that she shared with Renowden. Meanwhile, Kenver, the leader of the Alchemy Clan proved to be a formidable foe, although he had very limited scenes in the book and priestess Endelyn surprises me with her ulterior motive.
🧙🏽♀️The ending had a satisfactory conclusion with a last-minute twist which had the effect of history repeating itself. You have to read the series to know what I'm talking about. As of now, it was the final book in this series but there is enough scope for at least one more book, so fingers crossed.
Overall, Pagan Siege is a wonderful read and I enjoyed it thoroughly. If you like historical fiction set in ancient times with strong female characters then do pick up this series. HIGHLY recommended.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
"𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩. 𝙄𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙭𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙯𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙣. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩."
🧙🏽♀️700BC, Britain. After Blydh's passing Tallack became the individual chieftain of Dumnoni and with that, all hells broke down. Anarchy reigns as the Alchemists Clan that control the tin mines and the Hunter Clan that double the size of Sea warrior Clan revolted, threatening his position within the tribe. Amidst this wildfires ravage the moors, settlers are starving and homeless and Meliora felt helpless as Tallack had stopped taking her wise advice and began to depend on fickle and ambitious youngsters who had their own sly agendas in ruling the tribe. If Tallack couldn’t bring the Clans back under the control of his Chieftaincy, there was a strong possibility that his family would cease to rule over Dumnonii lands. Can they end the siege and retake control over the tin mines or will a vengeful leader prevail and slaughter Mel's entire family?
🧙🏽♀️The book - 5th 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. In this book Dumnoniis had to break the siege of the Alchemists Clan to regain control over the tin mines and in this endeavor, the physical terrain and fire played a significant role. So expect to read surprise ambushes, brutal skirmishes, deadly battles, and lots of death.
🧙🏽♀️Every time Sam amazed me with something new her writing. In this book, she had incorporated the natural calamity of wildfire and its consequences - starvation, pilferage, homelessness, revolt, and death in the plot. Like the previous books, the level of thrill, suspense, and tension remains high, and the narrative is enthralling. Initially, the pacing felt a little slow, but soon it picks up its speed, and the last 30-40% just blown away with all the actions, deaths, and surprises.
🧙🏽♀️With each book, the characters are developing and forming new relationships. I liked how after all the personal losses Tallack came out as a worthy leader in the end and lived up to his name, the Fearless. Meliora remains by his side and served him and the tribe with her healing skills. I just loved the bonding that she shared with Renowden. Meanwhile, Kenver, the leader of the Alchemy Clan proved to be a formidable foe, although he had very limited scenes in the book and priestess Endelyn surprises me with her ulterior motive.
🧙🏽♀️The ending had a satisfactory conclusion with a last-minute twist which had the effect of history repeating itself. You have to read the series to know what I'm talking about. As of now, it was the final book in this series but there is enough scope for at least one more book, so fingers crossed.
Overall, Pagan Siege is a wonderful read and I enjoyed it thoroughly. If you like historical fiction set in ancient times with strong female characters then do pick up this series. HIGHLY recommended.
𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨(4.5/5)
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