Warcry: Catacombs Blood of the Everchosen

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

De: Richard Strachan

Narrado por: Andrew James Spooner

Duración: 10 h y 46 m

Resumen del Editor

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel

When a child is born during an apocalyptic storm and marked by the Everchosen himself, the warbands of the Eightpoints race to capture this infant for their own ends. But with the warriors of Sigmar stalking them, battle will ensue in the catacombs of the Bloodwind Spoil.

Listen to it because

Delve beneath the war-torn Eightpoints and experience the adventure, drama and excitement of Warcry: Catacombs in an action-packed novel.

The story

Deep in the tainted lands of the Eightpoints, a child is born during an apocalyptic storm. As omens and prophecies swirl around it, with Archaon himself marking the boy, a brutal hunt begins, each warband striving to claim the child for their own ends. To Burak the Bloodseer and his Untamed Beasts, the child must be found and destroyed before it grows to rival the Everchosen. To Ashrath Silenthis and his Splintered Fang, it is Archaon’s heir and a means of buying his favour. To Lord Rakaros, the fanatical leader of the Scions of the Flame, the child must be given to the fire to prove their dedication to the Three Eyed-King. But as each warband fights for survival across this nightmarish landscape, they are stalked by a hellish and hated enemy: the chosen warriors of Sigmar the Craven. What follows is a brutal struggle that will lead to the very catacombs of the Bloodwind Spoil, where failure means certain death and damnation.

Written by Richard Strachan. Narrated by Andrew James Spooner.

©2020 Games Workshop Limited (P)2020 Games Workshop Limited

surprising and thrilling

Great characters, unexpected twists all over, grounds the eight points in reality. Fantastic voice work to boot.

I loved it

everything about this book was just great. I absolutely loved it, the characters, the detail, and the voice acting.

GrimDark goodness

The book is a fun dive into the lives of people who know nothing but chaos & the relm of it. from baby murder to backstabbing everyone for your own goals, this is it. It was an enjoyable, violent & ruthless read.

LOVED IT!

One of AOS best books.
My perspective on the Mortal Realms and the struggles of its people is forever changed.

Wow, that was intense!

A lot of characters to keep track of but it makes the story very rich and diverse. The narrators voice is superb. It’s a brutal and unforgiving story that kept my attention the whole way through. Stories like this are making me warm up to AOS more and more.

Fairly decent

This was a decent enough story. I’m far more pleased with the narrator, I’m happy to see Black library going outside of their same four dudes that aren’t Jonathan Keeble. And it pays off big time, Spooner elevates this from a meh to pretty good for me.

Deliciously brutal, turbulent and compelling!

This is hands down my favorite AoS Black Library novel thus far (And I've read about 18 of them). Unlike previous AoS stories, this one isn't a constant action sequence of good guy slaying bad guys. Strachan gives a MUCH darker look at the previously shining soldiers of Sigmar and a much more human (well almost) look at the brutal tribes of Chaos. I highly recommend this book if you want something fresh and intriguing, but still very much Warhammer.

Meh

Overall the story was good. It lacked and was rather slow in certain parts. There is a lot of characters and it is hard for me to care about any of them.

Surprisingly good

The quality of novels made to market a specific boxset is kind of dubious, sometimes favoring name-checking new units over telling an engaging story, but I enjoyed this one. Like the Warcry short story anthology, the real strength of this book is showcasing what life is like in a brutal high fantasy world for mortals away from the main storyline. For me, that made the characters more human, invested me in their perspectives, and elevated their battles and backstabbing.

About the first two-thirds focuses on some original chaos warbands (Splintered Fang, Untamed Beasts, and Scions of the Flame) tracking and fighting over chaos messiah baby yoda in the Bloodwind Spoils, and the last third has the survivors and Stormcast Eternals playing Indiana Jones in catacombs. No real Morathi lore if you're looking for that. The plot is pretty skimpy and repeats a limited set of notes, but the settings and scenarios are inspirational for tabletop play, and the characters kept me interested. While the ride was fun, the ending didn't fully follow through on story promises for me. The narration is great, characterful and exciting without being too cartoonish.

Overall, a fun listen if you're interested in the setting.

Good story to build a match

Fun story to listen to while building, painting miniatures or even play a campaign around.