The Warhammer universe continues to be home to some absolutely epic tales!

When most people think of Warhammer, they think of the miniatures, but over the years they have shown that the universe has so many interesting characters.

This book is a little different, following the Orkz and their own unique and bloody way of life. If you want to have a great, WAAAAAAAAGHHHH experience, then look no further. It's not deep, but it doesn't need to be. It's fun.

Great space romp with fun characters and an engaging, action-packed story. Loved the different points of view and the strange friendship between Ghazghkull Thraka and Makari - it added more depth to the whole novel and gave me characters to root for.

Highly recommended, not only for fans of Warhammer 40k, but anyone else that enjoys science fiction or space operas and wants a light, but highly entertaining read.

Trust Nate Crowley to take one of the most straightforward characters ever created – a ruddy great space ork with even more of a yen for scrapping than all the other space orks – and still make something twisty out of him. Because yes, it's a hagiography, as told by his loyal underling – but loyalty is something different where orks and grots are concerned. Hell, even selfhood is something different for the greenskins, because despite their resemblance to intergalactic lager louts, they're actually a fungal life form. And as for gender, well, they may call themselves 'boyz' but the concept doesn't remotely apply, leading to some hilarious and not at all topical, honest, business with a Space Marine getting outraged at the use of 'they' rather than 'he' to refer to greenskins (I was only disappointed that the Marine in question came from the Space Wolves, who last I checked are the one chapter who canonically retain their junk when upgraded from human standard, a detail which would have made the same outrage from a member of any other chapter even funnier). But who's listening to that telling? An Inquisitor, a Radical who skirts the edge of heresy by actually trying to get intelligence on humanity's many enemies, but starts to understand the risks of that as she finds herself caught up in the story. Her sidekicks, two psykers – the aforementioned Space Wolf, and an ogryn who shouldn't exist and officially doesn't. And, because after all this is a Nate Crowley book and he had an upsetting experience in an aquarium, something unwholesome in a tank. Plus there's the interpreter, of course, and the questions of what's being lost – or added – in translation, and whether anyone should believe a word of it, and if so, what sort of 'belief', because after all, we are talking about a prophet. One who offers a way to square various circles on the whole business of ork culture as kludged together over the years, because on one level the orks were long conceived as a comedy faction, for a certain brutal value of 'comedy', so in some fundamental ways they just don't make sense. If they like fighting so much, and are happy to fight each other, how do they ever keep from doing so for long enough to make interplanetary conquests? The answers are here, or at any rate an answer is. Alongside plenty of broad comedy, of course, especially as regards greenskin medical standards and practices, and then some details which straddle the line between existential and plain daft, like the religious significance of the headbutt: "It's the opposite of giving a speech, but it's also the same thing, because speech is just another way of hitting people with your brain." Not that they'd recognise Keats' phrase, or be able to spell it if they did, but turns out greenskins have a real knack for negative capability. Which, combined with the fact that if enough of them believe a thing it tends to become true, gives rise to some terrifying possibilities.

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I love the warhammer 40k books that are told from the orks perspective. It’s always a fun read and the humor is always spot on. But this one is different. Crowley exceeds where others have already done amazing work. The humor is top notch. He captures the essence of the greenskin mindset in 40k. The violence is done good as well, and the story is actually very captivating.

The story is told mostly from the perspective of a lowly grot, and follows the rise of the warlord Ghazghkull Thraka. From his low, and somewhat humorous beginnings. The book expands on the Ork lore/culture that warhammer 40k has developed over the years and is much more descriptive on it than most greenskin based novels.

The book has plenty of action mixed throughout but it’s not done in the style of most warhammer writers. The most glaring difference is most of the action is told from the perspective of someone watching it, but not taking part in it. (The Grot) this leads to some very hilarious descriptions of the events that take place.

I will say if you are not a 40k fan this book probably won’t be that enjoyable. But anyone with a love of warhammer 40k should definitely pick this up. If you enjoyed Brutal Kunnin or The Gobbos Revenge, I would 100 percent get this. Or if you enjoyed this book and haven’t read those two, give them a try. You will.

There is so much that is great about this story but I don't want to spoil anything!! Just to give you an idea I can say that is set in very interesting time and and has fascinating characters. I would recommend this book to anyone!.