A Warhammer Novel by David Ferring

David Ferring’s (David S Garnett’s) trilogy set in the Old World was first published in the 1980s but can still be picked up in the right shops… unfortunately it is not available on Black Library website.

From the book:

In a time of blood and darkness, the mutated hordes of Chaos rampage across the borders of the civilized world, sowing death and destruction in their wake. Drive by the power of his own mysterious destiny, Konrad continue his fight against the evil forces that seek to destroy the Empire – but at what cost to his own soul.

Things are going from bad to worse for Konrad. He has left his friend of the last five years to chase Skullface – the one he shot when his village was attacked by Beastmen and everyone was killed. In chasing Skullface he is captured by the Beastmen horde, escapes and eventually finds himself in Middenheim… where there are skaven to deal with.

Much like the first in the trilogy, this book paints the picture of a dark Empire falling apart from within and with enemies at every corner. There is chaos, corruption and warpstones and a Thanquol like Grey Seer.

Despite all this, it didn’t quite live up to the promise of Konrad (Book 1) and fell a little flat in places. The series is struggling a little from Konrad constantly surviving against all odds, but some of the escapes are somewhat unbelievable. That said, it is still a fun read and I am hoping that the story will pay off in book 3 – Warblade – which I have just started to read.

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— Declan & Eeyore

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