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Darkblade: Bloodstorm (Warhammer) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dan Abnett, Mike Lee
Publisher: Games Workshop
Category: Book
Buy New: $112.70
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 546945
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1844161927
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781844161928
ASIN: 1844161927
Publication Date: December 27, 2005
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Product Description
In the savage kingdom of the dark elves, life is a constant fight for survival, and no member of this doomed race is more cruel or devious than Malus Darkblade. Possessed by a daemon, Malus is forced to seek a number of magic artefacts or his soul will be forfeit. In this tale, Darkblade must brave a magic labyrinth and defeat its fearsome guardian to recover the Idol of Kolkuth.
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Great Read. Lots of Blood and Guts!!!! November 4, 2007
I liked this book series a lot and plan on reading more of his work. Thanks for the great read. Rick
Fantastic Dark Elf fiction August 30, 2007
The second book of this series picks off right where the first book left off. Malus returns to Hag Graef from his disastrous journey to the Waste, only to find his holdings seized, and his life declared forfeit. Quick thinking and dealing with his powerful brothers and sisters saves him from being sacrificed, and he slowly begins to rebuild his power base, setting himself as a crucial ally to all of his siblings against the others, all while keeping the daemon Tz'arkan a secret.
After locating the resting place of the second of five artefacts, he forces his plan on his siblings to brave the treacherous North Sea, and his most powerful brother, all while several death sentences hang over his head should he falter or fail in the slightest.
Abnett and Lee produce yet another great storyline, with great character interaction, well described combat scenes, and fantastic dialogue. They describe the culture of the Dark Elves without apology, and manage to work in subtles of their behavior that're shocking to even fans of dark fantasy without being overwhelming or disgusting. Magic is a pivotal plot device without being a deus ex machina. The ending is incredibly well written, with a final battle scene that is very inventive and captures the tone of Chaos well.
Quite entertaining, if you don't expect too much August 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You get pretty much get what you expect from this book:
a fast read, with unrelenting action. The character development
is pretty much restricted to illustrating Malus' depravities,
and taking them further notch by notch. No other
characters really get developed, and you can pretty
much guess why. If you are willing to accept these as
features, rather than bugs, then this book is quite a fun
ride.
 Macabre on high and dangles you in front of it to make sure you see it all! January 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up this book the other day mainly because of the cover, art work is amazing. Having never read a Warhammer novel, I had no intentions of reading it until I learned more about it. Well I sat down to look at the cover art work once more, before shelfing the book, when I decided to read the first page...Hooked! That has rarely ever happened for me.
The author(s) detail is so vivid I might as well been in an IMAX theater! The opening seen is so well described I had to keep reading to find out what happens...and what happens is entirely frightening. This book is dark! From brutal fleshly tortures to the depths of wickedness of demonic cult gatherings this book explores all that is macabre and dangles you in front of it to make sure you see it all!
Full of surprises and leaves you wanting to know more and worst of all...see more gruesome rendezvous. Action packed to the last page got to get more of this Malus Darkblade! This is the second volume in a series but reads well on its own telling you much of the back story leading to this particular edition. Rushing out to get the others!
 A Brooding, Dark Bloodstorm event horizon... September 8, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 2nd novel of three started out just like the 1st - excellent and dark fantasy that hinted to greater things to come - but didn't for me.
Just like the 1st novel, the first half of the 2nd volume seems to be written by one of the authors, while the other half is written by the other. And it seems, whomever wrote the two first halves of both novels - is the better writer. I liked the fist halves of both novels way better than the latter halves.
Still, all in all, both novels are thrill rides, filled with dark mayhem and fantasy-filled adventure. I just purchased the 3rd volume. These are two of the better fantasy Warhammer novels out there. Graham McNeil's Guardians of the Forest is thus far the best in the fantasy Warhammer series. Check both of these series out.
All three cover artworks are excellent. I wish Malus's nauglir beast would have been in this story more.
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