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Cover of Warbeast by Gav Thorpe

Warbeast

Setting
Age of Sigmar
Type
Novel
First published
2016
Reader rating
★ 3.64 from 95 ratings
ISBN-13
9781784960933
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Synopsis

Lord-Celestant Arkas Warbeast of the Celestial Vindicators returns to the lands that he ruled in his mortal life – lands befouled by the verminous hordes of the Clans Pestilens. Can Arkas retain his focus and restore order to his lands? The once noble tribes of Ursungorod in Ghur have almost entirely fallen to Chaos, and an infestation of Clans Pestilens skaven has amassed in the caverns beneath the snowy tundra. There, Poxmaster Felk is on the brink of opening a vital realmgate – but Sigmar intends to seize this portal for himself. Arkas Warbeast, Lord-Celestant of the Celestial Vindicators, was once a mortal ruler of these lands. Now, with the aid of the Knights Excelsior, he has returned to free his kingdom from the clutches of Chaos and claim the realmgate in his God-King’s name. But first he must vanquish the ghosts of his past and overcome his own conflicted nature, in order to unleash the beast within. It's a new – and very personal – look at the Stormcast, with a focus on how they struggle to set aside their pasts in the service of Sigmar, from the master of character-based drama, Gav Thorpe. Beautifully presented with bespoke artwork on an embossed, soft-touch matte finish hardcover, brass-edged pages and metallic inking, this tome is sure to take pride of place on the shelf of any bookcase. The A5 hardback cover folds out to provide a panoramic view of a battle between the forces of Chaos and Sigmar's heroic Stormhosts.