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Blackhearts The Omnibus
A Warhammer Chronicles Anthology
A band of conscripted convicts face overwhelming odds in three novels and two short stories.
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This omnibus brings together the adventures of the (in)famous Blackhearts, a group of prisoners led by Reiner Hetzau. Follow them on their action packed exploits through the World-that-Was.
THE STORY
Sentenced to death for their crimes, Reiner Hetzau and his fellow prisoners are given a choice – they can either submit to execution, or work for the very people that have imprisoned them. Forced to carry out the most desperate and suicidal secret missions, all for the good of the Empire, the Blackhearts must overcome Chaos cultists, ratmen, dark elves, rogue army commanders and more. Time and again these rogues are pitted against impossible odds and survive, yet cannot have what they most desire – their freedom.
CONTENTS
– Valnir's Bane
– The Broken Lance
– Tainted Blood
– Short stories Rotten Fruit and Hetzau's Follies
A band of conscripted convicts face overwhelming odds in three novels and two short stories.
READ IT BECAUSE
This omnibus brings together the adventures of the (in)famous Blackhearts, a group of prisoners led by Reiner Hetzau. Follow them on their action packed exploits through the World-that-Was.
THE STORY
Sentenced to death for their crimes, Reiner Hetzau and his fellow prisoners are given a choice – they can either submit to execution, or work for the very people that have imprisoned them. Forced to carry out the most desperate and suicidal secret missions, all for the good of the Empire, the Blackhearts must overcome Chaos cultists, ratmen, dark elves, rogue army commanders and more. Time and again these rogues are pitted against impossible odds and survive, yet cannot have what they most desire – their freedom.
CONTENTS
– Valnir's Bane
– The Broken Lance
– Tainted Blood
– Short stories Rotten Fruit and Hetzau's Follies
854 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 9, 2023
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About the author
Nathan Long
81 books164 followersNathan Long is a screen and prose writer, with two movies, one Saturday-morning adventure series, and a handful of live-action and animated TV episodes to his name, as well as eleven fantasy novels and several award-winning short stories.
He hails from Pennsylvania, where he grew up, went to school, and played in various punk and rock-a-billy bands, before following his writing dreams to Hollywood - where he now writes novels full time - and still occasionally plays in bands.
His latest novel is Jane Carver of Waar, available March 6th from Night Shade Books. Visit his blog at www.sabrepunk.com.
He hails from Pennsylvania, where he grew up, went to school, and played in various punk and rock-a-billy bands, before following his writing dreams to Hollywood - where he now writes novels full time - and still occasionally plays in bands.
His latest novel is Jane Carver of Waar, available March 6th from Night Shade Books. Visit his blog at www.sabrepunk.com.
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June 20, 2024
This has become one of my top three favorite books of all time. It is one of the best written stories I have ever seen because everything that happens occurs not because the plot demands it but because it flows naturally with the decisions made and the creative thinking of each and everyone of the characters. Almost every character is written to be a real people with their own strengths and flaws that they must overcome in order to survive with the group or die trying. As for twists and turns, there are an endless number and each one, like I said earlier, flows naturally as key plot points pop up right in front of you and you don't see it until it hits you in the face later on in the story. The setups are subtle and the payoffs are extraordinary.
No characters are safe, new or old, all men die and some are random, others are from the decisions made in the heat of the moment. They have been extremely satisfying in some cases and truly heartbreaking in others but it just makes you appreciate each and every character even more.
I wish there was more to this series than the short and three novels but who knows, maybe with the return of the Old World, long will be allowed to give the Blackhearts a few more suicide missions to embark on before the end of the world as there is truly so much potential.
This is not the suicide squad we asked for but it is most certainly the one we deserved.
No characters are safe, new or old, all men die and some are random, others are from the decisions made in the heat of the moment. They have been extremely satisfying in some cases and truly heartbreaking in others but it just makes you appreciate each and every character even more.
I wish there was more to this series than the short and three novels but who knows, maybe with the return of the Old World, long will be allowed to give the Blackhearts a few more suicide missions to embark on before the end of the world as there is truly so much potential.
This is not the suicide squad we asked for but it is most certainly the one we deserved.
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