The Ambassador Chronicles (Warhammer)
by Graham McNeill
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Author: Graham McNeillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-09
ISBN: 1844161994
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Games Workshop
Book Reviews of The Ambassador Chronicles (Warhammer)
Book Review: Quick review with no spoilers
Summary: 5 Stars
I see this book seems to have some negative reviews, so I felt compelled to write a quick review to say that I actually really enjoyed this book.
The style of this book is more of a mystery book (murder mystery that is) then a hack and slash fantasy adventure.
And I think that might throw some people off that are used to some of the more action orientated Warhammer books.
But what I thought was interesting about this book was the fact that the main character was an old guy. And it made for some interesting situations when he was faced with bigger, stronger, faster foes that there was no way that he could possibly defeat. I kept thinking, how is he going to survive this encounter?
The main hero nice change of pace from all those young whippersnappers that are usually running around and fantasy books.
I know that they probably never will, but this is a book that I think would make an interesting movie.
The one negative thing that I can think of is that sometimes a little bit too much time was spent explaining (in detail) what the characters were wearing.
Such as something similar to the following (with a slightly exaggerated tone added by me),
.....he was wearing knee-high black boots, with gold trim around the heels and the emblem of a Griffin emblazoned on the toes. And a pair of blue pants and a red cape and some leather gloves that looked to be the consistency of some sort of leather and had the appearance.........
Summary of The Ambassador Chronicles (Warhammer)
A City in the wilderness...Chaos at the gates...A killer on the loose...A retired warrior takes up the sword once more...Collected for the first time in one volume, this great value omnibus contains both of Graham McNeill's epic fantasy novels The Ambassador and Ursun's Teeth. A darkness creeps over the Old World. Everything is tainted with despair and decay. Fear and superstition rule the lives of the faceless masses, and in the shadows, the foul gods of Chaos gibber and shriek, dreaming of the day when all living things bow to them. With his military career coming to an end, General Kasper von Velten thinks he's been put out to pasture when his new assignment as an ambassador to the distant frozen land of Kislev comes through. However, with the unspeakable hordes of Chaos at the walls and a brutal killer at loose in the city, it looks like this may not be the quiet retirement that he expected. Kaspar must use all his skills as a warrior and a statesman to survive.War Books
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