I've known Stonesmiths who can only shape quartz, but are masters with it. And I've known smiths that can't shape the earth at Bones as strong as steel. A combination of stone , steel and glass makes a radical break with convention.
In the process the house combines Mediterranean ambience, midth-century Modernist optimism and Antipodean athleticism. To the west, in the Dragonback Mountains, the dwarfs of Ekrund think themselves safe from the threats faced by their eastern cousins.
They are wrong. As greenskins march into their realm in terrifying numbers and war beckons, the Angbok clan and their fellows must fight to save everything they hold dear. But they have been drastically weakened by their conflict with the elves, and as great earthquakes t. Their unbending will and pride serve them as fearsome warriors on the battlefield and the greatest craftsmen across the Old World.
But cross them at your peril, as a dwarf grudge is never forgotten, a quest for revenge handed down from generation to generation until the debt is settled in blood - In this action-packed omnibus, the bravery and resilience of the dwarfs is brought to life as they wage war against the twisted powers of Chaos, vile skaven ratmen, brutal orcs, cunning goblins and their oldest adversaries, the mysterious and powerful elves.
From the ancient dwarf holds, in the wake of the War of Vengeance to the killing fields of the Empire, battle will be fought in the name of Grungni, Grimnir and Valaya, and no foe shall forget the day they met these unbreakable warriors in battle. For millennia, the elves of Ulthuan and the dwarfs of the mountain realm have been friends and allies.
Now that time is over and the War of Vengeance has begun. Prince Imladrik, master of dragons and Ulthuan's finest warrior, is ordered to leave his beloved homeland and lead his host in a war he does not believe in. Facing the fury of the dwarfs, the jealousy of his brother and the ever-present threat of Malekith's dark elves, Imladrik must balance his love for his wife and home with the thrill of battle. The first three adventures in the Dragonback science fiction fantasy series from the 1 New York Times—bestselling author of the Thrawn series.
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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Doom of Dragonback. Jun 04, Bookwraiths added it Shelves: try-again-later , own , warhammer , fantasy. Lost my way with this one. I'll try it again later. Nov 13, Abhinav rated it it was amazing Shelves: read. Still, whenever Gav writes something in WHF, I do sit up and take notice since he happens to be one of my favourite writers.
And his latest is The Doom of Dragonback, a novel set in a post-War of Vengeance Old World where the dwarfs are still recovering from their decades long war with the elves, who have themselves withdrawn from much of the land and are nursing their own wounds in their homeland, Ulthuan. Following the adventures of various dwarfs of Ekrund, The Doom of Dragonback is the story of how a mighty dwarf hold can fall to orcs and goblins, and how tenuous and fleeting life can be in such an environment.
It is no secret that the War of Vengeance series for Time of Legends was originally concepted to be a double trilogy, with each trilogy following the dwarf and elf perspectives. But that was all cut down to just two books apiece. And then just a book apiece, with The Doom of Dragonback kind of rounding out the whole era of dwarfish might.
It is very disappointing to see this happen, and I suppose it does make sense in the context that Games Workshop has initiated the End Times era on Warhammer Fantasy, an event that is shaking things left and right, bringing out heroes new and old, villains new and old in every faction.
The original concepts of War of Vengeance were excellent, and it is a shame that we will not be able to see more. All the same, The Doom of Dragonback still tells a grand story that focuses on the dwarfish hold of Ekrund, a hold that has yet to be granted the status of a proper karak like the other mighty holds that dot the Old World.
Gav keeps the focus tight, presenting as heroes various dwarfs of the Angbok Clan who are among the most prominent of all the clans that call Ekrund home, and that is what truly works to his advantage here.
The fall of Ekrund starts as most such stories do, with the dwarfs initially discounting reports of massive orcish armies moving through the Dragonback mountains and not doing much to combat them. This highlights how the dwarfs have changed in the years since the disastrous war with the elves, for before such a thought would have been alien to them, and rangers would have been sent throughout the land to find evidence of such invasions.
As greenskins march into their realm in terrifying numbers and war beckons, the Angbok clan and their fellows must fight to save everything they hold dear. But they have been drastically weakened by their conflict with the elves, and as great earthquakes t. Post a Comment. Read more. Maas Pdf Ebook.
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