The Court of the Blind King

By: David Guymer

Narrated by: Mark Elstob

Length: 11 hrs

Publisher's summary

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel

The War of Life affects all in Ghyran - even the underwater kingdoms of the Idoneth Deepkin. With battle raging, Prince Lurien seizes his chance to take the Jade Throne of Briomdar - but can he overcome his foes and his fellow Deepkin to claim his prize?

Listen to it because:

Dive beneath the oceans of the Mortal Realms to discover the politics and life of the Idoneth Deepkin in the first novel to explore their culture and motivations in depth.

The story:

Deep beneath the oceans of Ghyran, in kingdoms forgotten by gods and time and overlooked by the ravages of Chaos, the Idoneth Deepkin endure in bitter solitude. However, the Jade Throne of Briomdar sits empty, its long isolation threatened as never before in its history. The Everqueen’s warsong awakens the forests of both land and sea, and everywhere the diseased knights of Nurgle fight to the last foetid breath for the verdant Realm they claim as theirs. But for Prince Lurien this time of peril is one ripe with opportunity. It will take every drop of wit, guile and treachery the prince has to overcome not only the myriad foes of the Idoneth but his fellow Deepkin as well.

Written by David Guymer. Narrated by Mark Elstob.

©2019 Games Workshop Limited (P)2019 Games Workshop Limited

Intricately Woven Game of Thrones in the deep

This is as good as a 40k novel & is a truly fascinating story! the author did a excellent job of describing the undersea environment and different perspectives it brings to everything. the character's are incredibly well built and nerration in very distinct from each character. In short an amazing listen and I'm new to Age of Sigmar so this is from a fresh bias free perspective. As much as some people like to moan and complain about Sigmarines this is something very different so if you want truly unique fantastic world building this is your jam!

Roller Coaster

First things first, the narrator did an excellent job. I don't have much time to sit down and read so listening is my primary way of getting into these books. The range of voices was astounding and allowed me a great deal of imagery. This book was such a roller coaster of emotion and plot as usual in Warhammer books I've come to enjoy but the feelings never lessen. A great book!

Fine plot, generally good voice work, inconsistent

The voice actor was more skilled then these parts allowed him to show. Several of the voices were really hard to listen to, yells, screams, or shouts were laughably performed, and I blame the directing. The story was generally well written, but unremarkable. A fine "buble gum" read.

easily one of the best AOS or fantasy novels

fantastic book. the author did a great job making the story compelling, showing how these very alien and different take on classic elves interact with each other, the various factions, and the world around them. I didn't want the book to end

Great book about the Deepkin

Loved how it gave a glimpse into the world of the Idoneth Deepkin. Makes you want to know more about them.

A fun fantasy adventure

The Court of the Blind King is an enjoyable adventure through a unique undersea world.

a great insight into Deepkin

A great heroes or villains journey. good story. I would say is very much like Game of Thrones

This is a good book

This is a great dive into the deepkin and the way their royalty thinks.
This is also a good stand alone story, but warhammer background is kind of needed.

Illogical & hard to understand

Pros: -Interesting setting and culture -good use of IP -Likable main protagonist and sidekicks Cons: -confusingly written (too many similar names used all the time) -weird pace to the performance adding to the confusion -illogical plot twists

great story, some volume issues

loved story, some annoying audio inconsistencies with reader's volume. most of the time sounds fine, but sometimes became much lower and hard to hear