Tag Archives: Age of Sigmar

Neferata: Mortarch of Blood – David Annandale

Click here to check out my Rapid Fire interview with David Annandale about Neferata: Mortarch of Blood.

For David Annandale’s first Age of Sigmar novel he’s tackled one of the surviving characters from the World-that-Was, in Neferata: Mortarch of Blood. It’s a two-strand novel, one taking place in the distant past and the other immediately after the events of CL Werner’s Lord of Undeath. In the Age of Myth, Neferata fights to maintain control of her city Nulahmia against an uprising of once-loyal citizens inciting rebellion, while in the Age of Sigmar she works to regain control of Nulahmia after Nagash punished her by granting control of half the city to Arkhan the Black and his servants.

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The Darkness in the Glass – David Annandale, David Guymer & Guy Haley

A collection of three Shadespire-set Age of Sigmar audio dramas, each released initially as part of the 2017 Advent Calendar, The Darkness in the Glass consists of Doombound by David Annandale, A Place of Reflection by David Guymer and The Autumn Prince by Guy Haley. With a collected running time of around 70 minutes, each of the audios is only short, but they tell three standalone, unconnected stories featuring a range of different characters – Stormcast, Bloodbound, and an aelven prince among others. Set within the confines of Shadespire, they each show a different aspect of the Mirrored City.

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City of Secrets – Nick Horth

Nick Horth’s Age of Sigmar book City of Secrets, set in the city of Excelsis in the realm of Ghur, was the first to deal predominantly with mortal characters rather than Stormcast Eternals. Armand Callis is a corporal in the Coldguard, one of only three Freeguild regiments left behind to defend Excelsis while the majority of its forces march to deal with a vast gathering of Orruks. After stumbling upon a sinister plot and accidentally experiencing a powerful prophecy, Callis finds himself working alongside the Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll as they race against time to prevent the city’s destruction.

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Overlords of the Iron Dragon – CL Werner

Overlords of the Iron Dragon is CL Werner’s third Age of Sigmar novel, and the first to ever feature the Kharadron Overlords. Taking place mostly in the skies of Chamon, it follows sky-captain Brokrin Ullissonn and the crew of the Iron Dragon, a ship with a growing reputation for ill fortune. When they stumble upon the location of a strike of incredibly potent aether-gold, Brokrin’s lieutenants are desperate to go all in and claim a fortune that could spell the end of their troubles. Brokrin, however, remains cautious and suspects that it might just be too good to be true.

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QUICK REVIEW: The Resolute – Josh Reynolds

One of two Josh Reynolds short stories originally published in the Legends of the Age of Sigmar: Sylvaneth anthology, The Resolute is a story of both the sylvaneth and the Hallowed Knights. The reed-city of Gramin, long ago ravaged by the armies of Nurgle, is once more befouled by the presence of the Order of the Fly. Felyndael and his fellow tree-revenants hasten to recover the dormant seed-pods slumbering beneath the city, but such are the forces set against them that they are begrudgingly forced to accept the aid of Aetius Shield-born and his Stormcast Eternals.

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RAPID FIRE: David Annandale Talks Neferata: Mortarch of Blood

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with Black Library authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

In this instalment I spoke to David Annandale about his first Age of Sigmar novel, Neferata: Mortarch of Blood, which is available to order right now. As usual, let’s get straight to the questions and David’s answers.

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QUICK REVIEW: The Keys to Ruin – David Annandale

David Annadale’s short story The Keys to Ruin is (along with his Shattered Crucible) one of four stories from the Legends of the Age of Sigmar: Fyreslayers anthology, intended to introduce readers to the Fyreslayers as a new faction. Battling through legions of daemons and landscapes twisted against them, the Fyreslayers of the Drunbhold lodge follow a little-known prophecy and march to join with another, long-separated lodge. Leaving the great magmahold of Sibilatus and following the ever-present song of the wind, they seek out a realmgate to speed them towards their prophesied destination.

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Hammerhal – Josh Reynolds

Josh Reynolds’ Age of Sigmar novella Hammerhal is a surprisingly ambitious tale filled with action, adventure, faith and dark magic. Spanning the Realms of Ghyran and Aqshy, the twin cities of Hammerhal Ghyra and Hammerhal Aqsha are protected by powerful wards – but a darkness nevertheless grows within their walls, and in the dark Hexwood of the Nevergreen Mountains in Ghyran the beastkin gather. While Lord-Celestant Gardus Steel-Soul lends the Hallowed Knights’ strength to the sylvaneth against the tzaangor beastkin, knight of the Order of Azyr Sol Gage leads his comrades in excising the darkness that lurks within Hammerhal.

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QUICK REVIEW: The Sea Taketh – David Guymer

The first ever Idoneth Deepkin story from Black Library, David Guymer’s The Sea Taketh explores a creepy new side to Age of Sigmar. Kharadron sky-captain Ingdrin Jonsson mounts a dangerous expedition to the bottom of the ocean to find and explore the abandoned city of Aighmar, claiming his rightful plunder as per the Kharadron Code. Not all of the Mortal Realms’ inhabitants recognise the Code, however. Fearful of what he has stirred up from the deeps, Jonsson flees for the safety of his airship, only to find the haunting call of the ocean dogging his every step.

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Hallowed Knights: Plague Garden – Josh Reynolds

Continuing one of the most enjoyable storylines from the Age of Sigmar Realmgate Wars series, Josh Reynolds’ novel Hallowed Knights: Plague Garden returns to the Hallowed Knights’ campaign in Ghyran against the forces of Nurgle. As Lord-Castellant Grymn leads his warriors against the sargasso-citadels of the Order of the Fly, Lord-Celestant Gardus Steel Soul prepares to return to Ghyran and rejoin his warrior-chamber, accompanied by the contentious figure of Tornus the Redeemed. When Grymn is lost to the Garden of Nurgle, Gardus leads a rescue mission that risks the very souls of the Hallowed Knights.

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