book review

Dominion by Darius Hinks – The Goonhammer Review

With Skaventide by Gary Kloster ushering in the fourth edition of Age of Sigmar, let’s look back at the novel that kick-started third edition; Dominion by Darius Hinks. Third edition was the era of the beast, so we were treated...

The Ghosts of Barak-Minoz by Guy Haley – The Goonhammer Review

Do you love swash-buckling adventure? Do you love the idea of steam punk sky-pirate dwarves?  Do you love roguish but lovable lead characters?  If so, then you should read The Arkanaut’s Oath by Guy Haley.  If you have already...

Age of Sigmar Book Review: Soul Wars by Josh Reynolds

I hate to repeat myself, but the name Josh Reynolds on the front cover of an AOS book can be used as a form of quality assurance.  If you want to submerge yourself in the Mortal Realms and have...

Lore Explainer & Review – Dawnbringers VI: Hounds of Chaos

With the 4th edition of Age of Sigmar about to erupt into our realm, Dawn Bringers V: Hounds of Chaos draws the lore of 3rd edition to a close. It concludes the story of the Twin-Tailed Crusades, two massive...

The Arkanaut’s Oath by Guy Haley – The Goonhammer Review

The Arkanaut’s Oath sees Drekki Flynt, captain of The Aelsling, given his first novel-length adventure, having already starred in three short stories, all written by Guy Haley. It’s a completely different tone from the grim grind of other Age of...

Plague Garden by Josh Reynolds: The Goonhammer Review

Plague Garden by Josh Reynolds is one of the seminal early-days Age of Sigmar novels. It didn’t contain any meta-altering plot, but it did contribute massively to the tone and character of what would come after. Indeed, any Age of...

Blacktalon by Liane Marciel – The Goonhammer Review

Blacktalon is Liane Merciel’s first novel for Black Library, and you can tell she’s had a lot of fun with her opportunity to put her own mark on the Mortal Realms, populating the book with weird and wonderful creatures,...

Book Review: Echoes of Eternity by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

This review contains as few spoilers for Echoes of Eternity as you're likely to get. Let's get one thing sorted: If you're reading this review, you're either reading, or planning to read Echoes of Eternity. So, should you read this?...

Book Review: Castle of Blood by CL Werner

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains significant spoilers for Castle of Blood. Recently I reviewed the Cursed City prequel novel, a decidedly odd book limited by the circumstances of its existence. Flawed though it is, I enjoyed Werner's writing in it, and...

Book Review: Cursed City by CL Werner

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains significant spoilers for the Cursed City novel. But then again so does just playing the game. To accompany the recent Cursed City board game release, Black Library published a tie-in novel of the same name. Despite...