Most people I know find the Age of Sigmar a bit daunting, too different or not as fun as the Old World setting that came before it. This book, however, is a lot of fun and anyone can pick it up and have a good time with it. A bit of knowledge is a good thing to have going in (a bit is practically all I have where Age of Sigmar is concerned) but I certainly had a blast with this one and found myself flying through it.

The reason I feel this book works so well, especially as more of an entry level taster to the world of AOS at large, is that you get a very good taster of four of the factions that make up this world. The Stormcast Eternals, The followers of Nurgle, The skaven (rat men) and the orks.

Each faction has POV chapters and get fleshed out very nicely. The orks, I’d say are the one group that get a little less fleshing out than the other three, but as long as you know they’re big, green, very strong and get excited when they hit things, see other things hitting things and when they either hear, or make, loud bangs, you pretty much have all you need to know to get by where they’re concerned.

We get an in-depth look at what makes up the Stormcast, how their eternal rebirth thing works. There’s a good amount on the skaven and their magics, and plenty on the chaos worshipping, plague-ridden followers of Nurgle. There’s even some lore on other factions mentioned, but I’ll say no more in case it verges on spoiler territory.

And then, of course, there’s the massive four-way battle between the above-mentioned groups.

All in all, this is a very fun, easy way of dipping your toes into the hard to navigate pond that is Age of Sigmar and there’s a pretty decent story wrapped up in all of the fighting. If The Black Library do a ‘Welcome to the Age of Sigmar’ book pack, this should be included.

I thank the publisher, and Netgalley for my opportunity to review this book.
I am an avid WarHammer and 40k player, so I was delighted to get the opportunity to review this book. It was really enjoyable, and hit all the right 'grimdark' notes, alongside having a really compelling storyline and greatly enjoyable characters.

***Thank you to NetGalley and to the publishers for allowing me to access this book in digital form.***

Not for me, I should’ve looked up what WarHammer was before requesting this title. I don’t play/understand it so this book didn’t totally make sense to me

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story focuses on a large scale campaign to capture a weapon that has unknown, but unimaginable power. The story focuses on four different sides of the conflict. It includes the plague servants of Nurgle, the Stormcast and their Ally’s, a mob of green skins, and of course a horde of Skaven. The four armies clash in a huge battle that truly lives up to the expectations of a Warhammer novel. The novel is filled with battle scenes, gore, death, and chaos.

Clark does an amazing job describing these events through the eyes of multiple characters on all sides of the conflict. His descriptions of battle are detailed, but not to the degree the reader finds themselves getting bored. The story moves along at a fast pace as well due to the battle between the fours armies laying pretty much the entire length of the novel. Character development is also pretty decent considering how many characters there are and how different each one is.

I’m new to Age of Sigmar as most of my experience from Warhammer fantasy comes from the total war games, which focus on the old world and not AoS. So I cannot speak as to whether or not the book is lore accurate. I will say that it does set up at the end for a possible sequel, which if done I will definitely pick up. Clark did a great job of offering service to fans though as he includes characters and units from table top that even I recognized.

I will probably pick up some more of his Warhammer novels as he has written several and I enjoyed this one very much. As a fantasy novel it’s ok but if you are a Warhammer fantasy fan, I think you will enjoy it immensely. If you aren’t a fan of Warhammer but are looking for a fast, action packed story in a fantasy universe, check it out as well.

I received a copy of this work from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Powerful writing, engaging characters, brutal combat and a fantastic backdrop makes Andy Clark's AoS Warhammer novel a standout. The multi-sided battle for supremacy lets the battle really flow and pivot from one side's dominance to another very naturally. Overall, I enjoyed this work a lot. If you are into fantasy battles or especially Warhammer epic fights, then this is definitely a book you should check out. This is solidly in the military fantasy niche though, and may not appeal to those who don't have an established predilection towards this style of novel.. 8 out of 10. Highly recommended for those with an interest in the subject material.

This was my first AoS novel. The action was pretty good and smashing so many factions together was amusing. There were also some short sections that I really enjoyed (the Skaven, most notably) but the story was underwhelming on the whole.

I have read a few Aos books before so know what I was in for. The battle were well executed featuring memorable characters. Mr Clark does a great job if descriptive writing.

I bought this book on Audible some time ago and was disappointed, not with the book but with the narration so it was great to be given (thanks Netgalley) a chance to read it again and i have to say it’s a very good book, I am new to AoS but if it’s all as good as this story I am in for the long haul!