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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.
Tribesman is his first published novel. He has also published a short story in the steampunk anthology, Strange Tales From the Scriptorium Vaults. A horror book, Season of the Dead, written with three other writers will be published by Spore Press in summer 2013.
He is currently working on book 2 in the Tribesman series.
Reviewed by Martina Svyantek for Readers' Favorite
“Tribesman” by Paul Freeman begins as any tale of a barbarian might, with the main character Culainn waking up from what seems like a hangover. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Culainn is not just any barbarian; out of all the possible choices in a city full of thugs and soldiers, he alone is approached by the Guild Master to go on a paid adventure. This adventure is unlike those Culainn has taken before; he must journey back to his homeland and rescue the Guild Master’s daughter from slavery, if she is still alive by the time he finds her. En route, he saves another woman from a gang of thugs and is rewarded by having to flee with her into the night and the desert to escape. During his journey, he is frequently visited by Morrigu, the god of death, who appears to Culainn as an old crone, a raven, or a beautiful young woman. There is a lot of overlap between the Celtic myths and Arabic stories in the tale of Culainn, which is an enjoyable twist on typical warrior stories that would focus on only a single background.
Paul Freeman has created a vivid set of characters that he then puts to the test. Life and death are not the only choices in this story. The pace of this story never drops from the moment the main character sets out. Even when Culainn sleeps, his mind is an active battleground. The story is far from over when “Tribesman” ends, and I wait in breathless anticipation of the sequel. With gods, demons, druids, and mages running amok, how can one warrior manage to cross the world to save a woman who he has never even met?
