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Where to Start With Black Library: Age of Sigmar Grand Alliance Order

Hello and welcome to this instalment of my Where to Start With Black Library article series, where I’m offering suggestions for good entry points into BL’s various ranges, and attempting to demystify Warhammer fiction a little bit. Historically, Black Library hasn’t provided much in the way of guidance regarding its massive range of stories, so I was pleased to see a recent (at the time I’m writing this) Warhammer Community article offering suggestions for where to start with Age of Sigmar books exploring the Grand Alliance Order – the ‘good guys’ (ish) of the Mortal Realms. While I applaud the intentions of this article, I didn’t think it was very thorough, and I didn’t necessarily agree with all of its suggestions, so I’ve put together an article myself on the same topic.

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The Court of the Blind King – David Guymer

The Idoneth make their Black Library novel debut with David Guymer’s The Court of the Blind King, a tale of power, privilege and intrigue amongst the dysfunctional aelven families of the Deepkin. After the death of his mother, the spoiled and sheltered Prince Lurien naturally assumes that the throne of Briomdar will be his…right up until it’s taken from him. Escaping Briomdar with the unlikely assistance of a manipulative, ambitious namarti named Namaríel, he sets out in search of allies from distant enclaves, determined to take back what was his by right. To the isolated, suspicious Idoneth, however, Lurien is young and untested, and any offers of alliance come with steep prices.

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RAPID FIRE: David Guymer Talks The Court of the Blind King

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

In this instalment I spoke to Black Library author David Guymer about his new Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel The Court of the Blind King, which is available to pre-order tomorrow in hardback, ebook and audiobook formats. It’s the first time the Deepkin have had a novel of their own, so if you’re interested in this (relatively) new breed of Warhammer aelves, this is the book to check out!

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QUICK REVIEW: The Learning – David Guymer

David Guymer’s second Idoneth Deepkin story, The Learning takes a look at the cold, pitiless way in which their nature forces them to behave. Born with a rare pure soul, Ubraich is removed from his family at an early age and taught to manipulate powerful magic to hunt down the monsters of the deep ocean. The work of an embailor offers great prestige within idoneth society, but it’s difficult and dangerous work. Aiding his master in the breaking of a particularly stubborn beast, Ubraich learns an important lesson in how to survive and thrive, but will it come back to haunt him?

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QUICK REVIEW: The Sea Taketh – David Guymer

The first ever Idoneth Deepkin story from Black Library, David Guymer’s The Sea Taketh explores a creepy new side to Age of Sigmar. Kharadron sky-captain Ingdrin Jonsson mounts a dangerous expedition to the bottom of the ocean to find and explore the abandoned city of Aighmar, claiming his rightful plunder as per the Kharadron Code. Not all of the Mortal Realms’ inhabitants recognise the Code, however. Fearful of what he has stirred up from the deeps, Jonsson flees for the safety of his airship, only to find the haunting call of the ocean dogging his every step.

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