Well-written, vivid and immediately engaging. The book centres on Harmis Detz, a soldier of the Border Princes who after surviving an attack on his fortified camp is swept along into a horrifying struggle against the plague-bearing forces of Chaos. PLAGUE DAEMON (BRIAN CRAIG) APRIL 1990 STATUS: Orlygg's read it!īrian Craig's second Orfeo novel is THE classic Warhammer Novel. Brain Craig is actually Brain Stapleford (ie a proper author) and boy does it show when you compare this (and his other tales) with much of the dross the Black Library churns out these days.
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Wizards, Semjazza being a suitably sinister example, clash and intrigues follow in this densely plotted opener to a great series of novels. This tale centres of Orfeo himself (though he still, like in the other books, acts as a narrator for the action) and is set in the impregnable fortress of Zaragoz. A good story, which is well written with actual believable characters. No battles or 'Grimskullcrackersplitta' style characters of today. Orfeo, a wandering player, is plunged deep into a web of intrigue within the walls of Zaragoz where he struggles against the dark powers that threaten the Warhammer world.Ī surprisingly grown up tale. But to the great misfortune of the land, an army comes to seize the castle and depose the duke-and take away the hope that justice would return. The castle of Zaragoz is a citadel where once justice reigned. WOLF RIDERS NOVEMBER 1989 Status: Orlygg's read a single story. The Laughter of Dark Gods by William King The Star Boat by Steve Baxter, notable for including the 80s version of the Slann involved in a journey to the Chaos Wastes and never republished by the Black Library. The Reavers and the Dead by Charles Davidson Geheimnisnacht by William King, notable for being the earliest Gotrek and Felix story.
Three stand outs for me are The Gardener in Parravon, due to its malign dreamy quality and its subtle exploration of chaos (in its original form), The Star Boat, for reasons explained below and The Laughter of Dark Gods, a tale that explored the more violent (and bizarre) side of chaos. The other stories may not be so well known. Obviously, Geheimnisnacht is a classic that may of you may have heard of (or even read) in other places. The stories are a mixed bunch and introduce some characters that are still with us today. If I recall, this was the first of the Warhammer anthologies published back in October 1989 and I recently re-read (last summer actually) to provide inspiration for my return to retro gaming, painting and collecting. IGNORANT ARMIES OCTOBER 1989 STATUS: Orlygg's read it! But that is for another day because its raining and I'd rather stay in the warm and type. Just typing these words encourages my desire to get out into the garage and delve into my collection to uncover these gems once again. I must confess, I haven't read them all! I own them all (thanks to eBay) but now that I think of it I couldn't lay my hands on them all at the moment.
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The books themselves are larger format than standard, there is a card insert with full colour artwork as a first page and the stories are illustrated throughout with line drawings by the likes of Ian Miller and Russ Nicholson. Perhaps its the production values, which are, of course, very of our period. Yes they vary in quality (though that might be mere taste) but there is something about the books that still draw me back. I had assumed that knowledge of these early forays into publishing were well known to the citadel community, but perhaps this is not the case.Ī quick buyers/collectors/general guide then? In my previous post I mentioned the classic anthology, Wolf Riders, published in 1989 and I was surprised about the number of messages I got about it.
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