![]() Resulting in Callis experiencing a powerful prophecy and seeing the potential fate of the city. ![]() While out on nightly patrol he and his fellow guardsmen stumble across some shenanigans that gets them into deep, deep trouble. This one I can recommend to any fan of fantasy or GW's intellectual properties in general.moreĬorporal Armand Callis of the Coldguard Freeguild is among one of the few remaining members of the Guards of Excelsis. Really glad to see that Nick is continuing his saga built here, too. Overall, the best AoS fiction I have read to date. This was a highly enjoyable light read, this isn't high literature, merely pulp, after all.īut it is fun, a break from my studies of military history, philosophy, and theology, and the writing is done in a fashion that it won't annoy the more intellectually minded such as myself. There are Stormcast Eternals, the Knight's Excelsior Stormhost (think Black Templars but in fantasy, rather than in space), but unlike earlier works they don't overwhelm the story and Horth uses them flawlessly. It was that sense of nostalgia in the storytelling, though subtle, that really endeared me to the story. With a lot of nods to the World That Was, Horth reintroduces the reader to dwarves (now called Duardin), elves (now called Aelves.yes, they added an 'a' for.reasons), basic men and women of the Empire (now called the Freeguild), and Witch Hunters. ![]() I will be very openly direct and state that this was, easily, my favorite piece of fiction for Age of Sigmar. ![]() This story, an action packed mix of intrigue, conspiracy, foul sorcery, and epic bloody battle, is a highly entertaining first entry into the realm of fiction writing for Mr. Oft times, background writers or rules writers, or even editors, don't really translate well into fiction writers. Nick Horth, himself a lore writer for Games Workshop, tried his hand at fiction with the novella City of Secrets. This story, an action packed mix of intrigu Despite several really good stories set in the realms of Age of Sigmar (notably Spear of Lamentations, Lord of Undeath, and Iron Dragon), most of AoS has been more on the miss side than hit. Together the pair must race against time to save Excelsis from a cataclysm that would drown the city in madness and fear.moreĭespite several really good stories set in the realms of Age of Sigmar (notably Spear of Lamentations, Lord of Undeath, and Iron Dragon), most of AoS has been more on the miss side than hit. ![]() Only the Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll knows the truth of his innocence. When Corporal Armand Callis of the city guard stumbles upon a dark secret, he finds himself on the run from his former comrades, framed for a crime he did not commit. Yet not all such prophecies can be trusted. Within its winding streets and shadowy back alleys, merchants deal in raw prophecy mined from an ancient fragment of the World That Was, and even the poorest man may earn a glimpse of the future. It's an in depth look at life in a city of the Mortal Realms coupled with a rip-roaring tale of action and adventure, not to mention a most intriguing mystery, as you might expect of the City of Secrets…Įxcelsis is the city of secrets, a grand and imposing bastion of civilisation in the savage Realm of Beasts. In the city of Excelsis, in the heart of the Realm of Beasts, Corporal Armand Callis of the city watch stumbles upon a dark secret and finds himself hunted, with just a witch hunter for companionship. READ IT BECAUSE It's an in depth look at life in a city of the Mortal Realms coupled with a rip-roaring tale of action and adventure, not to A Legends of the Age of Sigmar novel A Legends of the Age of Sigmar novel In the city of Excelsis, in the heart of the Realm of Beasts, Corporal Armand Callis of the city watch stumbles upon a dark secret and finds himself hunted, with just a witch hunter for companionship. ![]()
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