After the exciting adventure of The Illuminai Protocol, I couldn’t wait to pick up another assumed-to-be legendary piece by Robert Ristino. I wasn’t wrong. The Barbarian Princess was an exciting, terrifying, brutal, historically accurate tale laced with love and the power of virtue. I fell victim to each character’s persona, and their conquests by way of swords and heartaches come to life through the written word. If you’re looking for a poetic, albeit unapologetic, epic to get lost into, this is the book for you. Learn of history, learn of passion, and learn of the sword!