Review: The Barbarians vs. Roman Might
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
I read the first Galdir novel and looked forward to seeing Galdir's adventures as a Roman auxiliary in Roman era Britain.  This novel was well written to give the reader a sense of what it may have been like amongst the various tribes in old Britain, or more accurately, what is now Scotland.  There is much to keep the reader interested and near the end it becomes a real page turner.As usual, Galdir falls in love. Again.  With a dramatically beautiful woman. Again. This one is a warrior princess or sword maiden, beautiful and independent. Perhaps the author had in mind  film rights  and needed a statuesque, leather clad beauty who could swing a sword like a Samurai  to entice movie producers.  Still, they do have an interesting relationship which adds to the story.I prefer my barbarians not to engage in endless introspection or to wallow in self pity.  There is quite a bit more of that than in the first novel in the series.  What with Galdir mooning over his lost loves, having weird dreams and visions,  one would think that he hadn't the time to unite the various tribal factions  to overthrow the Roman yoke.  Does he succeed? I shan't say.