Lords of the Dead: The Return of Nagash / The Fall of Altdorf (1) (Warhammer: The End Times)

This 928 page omnibus contains three short stories and two full novels chronicling some cataclysmic events in the Warhammer Universe. All of the stories are full of brutal action and epic fantasy warfare.The book begins with The Bone Cage by Phil Kelly and chronicles the dark fate of nine captured priests as they are taken to Sylvania in a bone cage while surrounded by an army of undead led by Manfred Von Carstein.With Ice and Sword by Graham McNeill tells the story of a massive assault on Kislev by Chaos Warriors as the survivors of the invasion cling to hope.The Return of Nagash by Josh Reynolds is the first novel of the omnibus, and continues the story of the captured priests as Manfred Von Carstein and the necromancer Arkhan attempt to summon the ancient Necromancer Nagash! This story is full of violent action and death.Marienburg's Stand by David Guymer is a short story about a Chaos assault on Marienburg, and its people battling their attackers.The omnibus ends with The Fall of Altdorf by Chris Wraight. This is the grand finale of the omnibus and covers a vicious chaos invasion that brings the entire empire to its knees.The entire book is full of graphic violent action, heroic sacrifices, alliances, and battle tactics as massive armies clash on the battlefields of the Empire!Because this book is full of graphic violence, gore, torture, death, and undeath, it's not for pre-teens. There are too many disturbing scenes. There is no swearing or sex, just a whole lot of violence.Fans of the Warhammer Series should definitely pick this up! The story is mostly about one massive Chaos Invasion, but it's so intense, it will keep your turning pages.If you're a fan of heroic fantasy and like brutal action, but aren't familiar with the Warhammer universe, you'll still enjoy this book.If you're interested in other Warhammer books, check out Malus Darkblade and The Blackhearts. Those are a cut above the rest.

The Warhammer fantasy world was great. It was an excellent alternative to D&D. Games Workshop wanted to make a change to help provide fresh life into their fantasy game. So they came up with the Age of Sigmar. AoS takes place after the end of the Warhammer fantasy world. This Omnibus is the first set of books that tell that tale. It's forced in a lot of ways. The fluff doesn't make sense in a lot of places. There's some cool action, but the books as a whole are an attempt to explain how things went from point A to point B.

Three short stories and the first two books of The End Times barely contained within this behemoth of a book. The Return of Nagash is penned by Josh Reynolds and The Fall of Altdorf by Chris Wraight, two writers who I have recently begun to enjoy. Epic fantasy, dark and vile sorcery, foul beasts and excellently detailed settings. Great combat descriptions, and some gut wrenching moments, all make for one awesome start to this series. You can't go wrong with this much action, the sheer amount of excitement in this many pages for this price is nothing to turn your nose at. Not to mention three short stories by a few of the Black Libraries finest authors. Recommended highly.

Being a fan of the WH40k world, and just now getting into 2nd edition WHFRP, I picked these up. Having different authors works against the idea, as the flow isn't as good. Like teh main characters from the Return? Too bad, they aren't in the Fall. Which isn't really the Fall, that happens later. Also not a big fan of the repeated return of dead characters.Still, worth a read to see how the world starts to end.

I am a big Warhammer fan and player. The End Times is the biggest event in the game and it has taken several novels and thousands of pages to get to this point. I play Total War: Warhammer (not a plug) and many of the playable characters in the game are featured in these books. It was nice to see these individuals fleshed out and a solid back story provided. That being said, they are actually really good books. Well written and entertaining. I cannot wait to read the next two Omnibuses to see the End Times come.

Some of the questions asked for this book were hard to answer because I'm coming at it as someone who has some knowledge of Warhammer Fantasy lore. Overall it was a good book despite how much the "End Times" are despised by most Warhammer fantasy fans.

This is a wonderfully written book that just sucked me in. The short stories are a bit tedious but once you get into the actual book it is a real page turner. If you have the video game Total War: Warhammer then you will love this because all the characters are there.

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I got my package, opened it up and inside I find not a book but a USB C to HDMI charger sooo no

The paper quality is all Over okayThe whole book is off 900+ pagesSo, at the price of 418rsIts Totally worth it

Sehr umfrangreiches Buch mit vielen Backround Informationen zu einem der besten Charaktere im Warhammer Universum. Für jeden Besitzer einer Death Armee oder Fan von Nagash, ein muss!!!

The quality is pretty bad, it's a mass market format.But considering the price of Rs 180 it's worth it. This is the cheapest book in warhammer universe and has substantial content.

Suprisingly light for a 1000 page book ! Enjoying the read ! Looking forward to reading the next omnibus of the series !!