Skaventide

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

By: Gary Kloster

Narrated by: Richard Reed

Length: 15 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Audiobook

Beyond the mountain range of the Adamantine Chain, Aqshy lies destroyed. Noxious fires light up the horizon, death skitters in the smoke, and a wasteland of horror threatens the entire realm. Humanity has but a single hope: the Reclusians of the Ruination Chamber. These Stormcast Eternals, though few in number, are the only force capable of enduring the perils of this dark era, for their souls are already broken.

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE

Experience a desperate race against time as Stormcast Eternals of the Ruination Chamber find themselves fighting not only the scheming and skittering Skaven, but also the cruel realities of their own shattered souls, and inevitable destinies.

THE STORY

Deep in the heart of the Skaven apocalypse, where survival lies on a knife edge, ratmen and Reclusians alike race towards a prize that will turn the tide of war – a lost Stormcast brother. Should the enemy uncover his forbidden knowledge, Aqshy will surely fall, so, for the chosen of Sigmar, failure is not an option.

The journey is long and full of strife, and for the mortal acolytes who accompany the Reclusians – guardians of their memories and faith – it may be the last steps they take. Yet together, they are hope when hope is dying, a truth they all must seize upon. For without it, they are victims of nightmares and shadow, ushering in this new Hour of Ruin.

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I need more from this Author

I have nothing negative to say about this book, by far the best AOS book in my opinion.

Not the Best

The story was everywhere. The characters kept you going from one location to the next. it just didn't plot very well and could have used more time to bake with the editor

Great performance mid story

Top things about the book:
-Very grimdark, very brutal
-new skaven clan
-skaven pirates
-great "we have won but at what cost" vibes
Worst things:
-Literally 0 skaven pov
-stormcasts for the most part are flavorless and generic through 2/3 of the book
-please stop repeating that "hope is a lie" like 5x times per chapter
-ending felt rushed somehow after a book that felt too long

engaging

I dunno what other readers want, I think the book was great. action, mystery, compassion, horror, blood guts... good stuff

kind of dumb

The concept of the main character's roll in a Stormcast army is silly and odd.
"you help this guy remember his life, so go out there into battle with him"
"do I get combat training or even weapon?"
"LOL no..." *Yeats little girl into Skaven* "Hope when hope is lost or something Idfk."

I genuinely lost interest in the story a little over half way. the writer dose their best to make the characters interesting but it just falls short.

The new lore about the ruination chamber and the Skaven!

The narrator performance was great! No confusion about who is talking. The new Stormcast from the Ruination Chamber are so interesting. If you bought the new models from the Skaventide box you will get lore about every new model. I really love the role the Memorians. The Skaven in this book are just total monsters. They are so cunning and dangerous. A great enemy for the Heroes of the Realms. Plenty of combat! Great characters! This book is definitely on my AOS favorites list.

A great edition change book

Great characters and action. if you're a fan of skaven in warhammer then I highly recommend.

Good book

Very good introduction to the Ruination Chamber, overall story is great and advances AOS lore

Just can’t grab my attention.

We all know the new edition book pairing isn’t going to be the next Eisenhorn or even on the level of the Gotrek series. But this one just feels so slow to me. Having a really hard time 3.5 hours in feeling interested in the characters. Deep dive the generic human finds powers stuff in other books. The release of a new edition should be more action packed and give us more of a macro level view of the events unfolding. I just can’t be bothered to care about generic person from location town, who likely won’t be in another novel cause they aren’t in the GW main story beat anyway.

Brutal!

A story where the Stormcast and friends have to fight for every inch to try and pull out a win
Absolutely brutal