Da Big Dakka

by Mike Brooks

An Ufthak Blackhawk NovelUfthak Blackhawk reckons he’s in for it. Da Meklord has summoned him, and the Gargantsmasha just knows his boss wants to kick his teef in and be done with it.READ IT BECAUSEUfthak Blackhawk faces the Drukhari in the teeming flesh pits of their dark city of Commorragh as he finds himself challenged to gladiatorial combat against the masters of pain.THE STORYOut of options, Ufthak leads his Waaagh! through the mysterious webway, to a place where kunnin’, sneakin’, and thinkin’ are the name of the game. A place with little truck for muscle and brawn – Commorragh, the Dark City.Here, where kabals and haemonculus covens pump psychic viscera into the warp, Ufthak is thrown into gladiatorial combat and soon finds himself up against an archon who will stop at nothing to prove she deserves to rule the Dark City – even if it means bringing Commorragh down around her.But the Drukhari are about to discover that while orks may be simple, very little about them is ever straightforward.

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Military Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 24, 2024

About the author

Mike Brooks was born in Ipswich, Suffolk and moved to Nottingham when he was 18 to go to university. He’s stayed there ever since, and now lives with his wife, two cats, two snakes and a collection of tropical fish. When not working for a homelessness charity he plays guitar and sings in a punk band, watches football (soccer), MMA and nature/science documentaries, goes walking in the Peak District or other areas of splendid scenery, and DJs wherever anyone will tolerate him.

And, y’know, writes.

Reviews

[Cody Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like Mike Brooks Ork writing has really gone down hill ever since Brutal Kunnin. The Ork chapters are mostly fine but the Drukhari POV chapters are an absolute drag to get through. Always a fan of more Xenos novels, but this one just isn’t the best example.

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Da Big Dakka! I was really looking forward to getting my hands on this since I heard about it. I read this book in 2 reading seshes when I had the time, without spoiling anything about it, I love this book. It is the perfect blend of seriousness and brutality while showing the absurdity of the universe that is 40k, especially all the shenanigans that the Orks are capable of.

The book follows 3 characters, Ufthak Blackhawk (Big Boss of Da Tek Waaagh), Snaggi Littletoof (Da Grot Boss), and Dhaemira Thraex (Master Archon of the Kabal of the Hollow Heart). The book also has a couple of pages dedicated to telling you all the characters who are in the book fittingly named “‘OO’Z ‘OO”.

Ufthak’s focused chapters were all great; they were hard to read without a smile forming. The chapters with Snaggi are fun but definitely overshadowed by the other 2 characters; that being said, I still enjoyed them. Dhaemira’s chapters were very good and interesting. I wasn’t expecting to like the Drukhari’s side of the story as much when going in, but it’s easily the 2nd best part of the book.

My only complaint is that I can’t read it for the first time again as an Ork fan.

SPOILER THOUGHTS

I won’t spoil the overall story too much, just some of my favorite parts.

Focusing on Ufthak first, I really liked how he was struggling with his inner conflict to be a big boss who’s having to “fink” all the time vs being an Ork who just gets to krump things and not having to “fink” about it at all, just getting to enjoy it instead. His inner monologues where he’s even getting mad about “finkin about finkin” was very entertaining to read. His interactions with the other Orks, mainly Da Boffin (an Ork Mekboy), were some of the funniest parts. It was fun to read about how they would mess with Xeno tech and talk about how the Drukhari were just weird. The Tellyporta and Shokk Attack Gun shenanigans to send Boyz around the Drukhari’s defenses were especially funny.

Dhaemira’s chapters were pleasantly interesting to read! I wasn’t expecting to like the Drukhari side of things as much as I did going in. The Drukhari being their own worst enemy all the time was entertaining to read; they were constantly worried about their own allies stabbing them in the back at the first chance they would get, and in doing so they would constantly underestimate the Orks to a fault. Learning about how the Drukhari trueborn grew up and how they aren’t born with the messed-up desires to inflict pain and suffering but rather do have a lot of empathy for others was really interesting. The conversation that Dhaemira had with Ufthak was hands down my favorite part of the book, where Ufthak managed to both shock and anger Dhaemira with his takes on life. Dhaemira at one point became angry that she was jealous of how easy the Orks had life and instead chose to fight just for the sake of fighting, never fearing death like the Drukhari have to.

Snaggi’s chapters, while the weakest parts in my opinion, were still very entertaining to read. He’s trying to become Da Grot Boss by convincing other grots to follow him instead of Nizkwik, who is Ufthak's personal grot. The grots being ready to immediately give up and flee at a moment's notice with Snaggi constantly having to wrangle them was great overall.

[Lowarn Gutierrez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Ufthak, and I love Princess even more. 

Took me a while to warm to the drukhari characters, which I think is more a me thing than anything to do with the book. Dhaemira's total obliviousness to she and Cistrial's developing feelings was cute, though! 

Although I found it easier to root for the AdMech characters in "Brutal Kunnin'", I liked how Brooks contrasted the philosophies of the drukhari and the orks throughout. 

This is a fun action story - I'll always be happy to see what Ufthak and his lot are up to! 

[Az Vera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing exploration of everyone's favourite fun-loving faction, the Orks, in 40k and a more in-depth and interesting look at the Drukhari without it just being torture porn. Mike Brooks has once again hit it out of the park with this continuation from the stellar Brutal Kunnin.

[Tam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a good romp with 40k Orks, and this was really all I could want. Writing that matches the absurdity of the Orks, fantastic narration from Harry Myers, and dialogue that perfectly teeters the line between "too silly" and "legitimately hilarious". This goes on the same metaphorical shelf as The Infinite and the Divine for me as a 40k book that I'll recommend people that aren't huge in the scene already.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-written book from two perspectives. A bit tough to read the ork dialogues. However, I really enjoyed this one.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I read Ork books the more I love them. Again the same in this case. Love their ways and ideas. And how the overconfidence of the drukhari became their own downfall.

[Luke Mcpartland · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for the WAAAAGHH

[Juan José · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alright ladz, lissen up, and lissen up good.
Before you lot paint yoorselves red and go chargin' teef-first into this book, you may wanna get yoor know-wots up to speed with this Mike Brooks git - dat iz, Brutal Kunnin', Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (for the short story Road Rage ) and Warboss. Then you will know all there iz to know about da Gargantsmasha.
Thing iz, though, you will prob'ly understand everyfing in the book anyways. The author must be some kind of weirdboy humie, 'cuz his connection to Gork and Mork is truly somefing. Not only do we get a proper orky war story - the kind that gets your blood pumpin' for some dakka -, but there are some very speshul moments through the nurrative were you really get to the beatin' heart of ork kultur. Me own favorite quote:

'Orks always fight. Always 'ave. It's wot we woz made for, but it ain't just dat. It's wot da gods want, but it ain't just dat. See, da more we fight, da bigger we get.' It tapped itself on the chest with one massive finger. 'Da bigger we get, da smarter we get.' It tapped itself on the side of the head. 'An' da smarter we get, da better we get at fightin'. If we don't fight, we get slow an' stoopid, an' den we might forget about da gods.'

Now this git gets it.
I traded a buncha teef for a book wiv' a big ork on the cover, claiming to be "Da Big Dakka: an Ufthak Blackhawk novel."
I got an Ufthak Blackhawk novel with lotz of dakka, and a really big ork in it.
An', if datz not a 5/5 for you, den you must be some kinda humie.

[Nicki Permanently exhausted pigeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this journey of the orks. Love Warhammer lore

[Alex Van De Wiele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this third entry in the Mike Brooks ork series which closed out my Orktober reading. Ufthak and Snaggi were both great, and continued to develop. The main Archon had a fantastic portrayal, and the depiction of a burgeoning romance in Drukhari society was interesting without ever taking over.

The book dragged a bit through the first two thirds, only really picking up once ufthak makes it to the coliseum. I would have liked to spend less time with the boyz stuck, watching small-scale shenanigans, and more time with ufthak clobbering drukhari monstrosities and captured gladiators.

3.5/5, the weakest entry in the series but still well worth the read.

[Jackson Handley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ork parts are great. The dress colour joke didn't land for me. The Drukhari romance and the attempt to humanise Drukhari as an outcome of nurture over nature wasn't my favourite either. Lots of great stuff and keen to see more from Mike always!

[Tom · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. One or two chapters were alright, some even funny but most of the characters were tedious to read about, or just didn't work. There was a tendency for loquacious vocabulary that felt shoe-horned in purely to be at odds with what the book was sold as.

[Allen Lyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Dilara Çankırı · Rating 4 out of 5]

!!!-SPOILERS BELOW-!!!

So this is my first review on GoodReads but since I know authors usually like honest criticism I thought I'd write a semi-long review of my thoughts on Da Big Dakka since I finished reading it awhile ago, expect some bad formatting because I'm not a great critic but here it goes. The book for the most part is very nice, xenos fans barely get anything these days so having another novel on the pile is always good and I can absolutely confirm that Ork fans will love this book.

Now my main issues arise from the facts/actions around our protagonist Ufthak and his opposition the Drukhari in the novel since him being in Commorragh was one of the big selling points My main issue is that for a 40k novel of of all things they basically show zero threat to Ufthak from beginning to end and for this reason it kind of makes the book feel very mediocre to me in certain places.

The Drukhari basically get nothing done for the most part and their entire battle-tactics consist of attacking Ufthak's horde 2-3 times and constantly retreat because they get their asses handed to them in open war and never learn from it even when meeting with the other Archons within the subrealm. The "politics" they speak of are extremely shallow and nothing besides the surface stuff of "Oh if I save the subrealm from orks everyone will love me as a ruler" which is like... well duh. There isn't really any interesting intrigue.

My core issue was Ufthak is literally; as said by Brooks himself; the author's Original Character that he had way before he even started writing for Black Library and faces basically zero opposition or trouble throughout the book and almost entirely comes across as a Mary Sue at times. He gets attacked by a pack of Mandrakes all alone sent to kill him by the Archon and just kills almost all of them minus one survivor with snazzhammer because duh Ork, he gets shot by an ossificator pistol (a single shot from it will make your bones sprout out of your body and make you explode in the lore) yet he gets instantly fixed by the Painboy of his warband and increases in size and intelligence even more somehow, and when he is finally captured for the arena segment which is only like 2 chapters long, he defeats a space marine who is suppose to be an expert at killing orks by throwing him at the stalls and letting him rampage there, fights one of his comrades whos been turned into a generic muscle-hulk-monster and punches his face to a mulch, AND FINALLY defeats 3 Archons, 1 Succubus and 1 Haemonculus all by himself because according to the co-protagonist drukhari "we didn't know how to work as a team" which was just lol.

Finally he leaves Dhaemira the main female archon humiliated, spares her as she gives Ufthak her brother (since he acted like a cunt and stabbed one of her love interests whos the other archon in the book thats been with her the whole book) so that Ufthak can travel freely through the webway portal and out into realspace using her own ship that has a massive dark lance cannon on it as a final insult; and then goes to kill his warboss and take over the Waaagh for himself in the literal last chapter of the book.

Anyways my wah wah wah aside since this is just turning into a r/40klore rant; while I think Ork fans will definitely love this book, compared to Brutal Kunnin' the complete one-sided nature of the novel kinda soured me on it, at least there the techpriests' incompetence and absolute failure in handling the war within the Forgeworld felt a lot more believable to me than in this book which may as well be almost a copy paste scenario. The orks basically never have any issue dealing with anything the Dark Eldar throw at them and it kinda got samey after the first few Chapters. It was still a good novel id say and more xenos stuff is always great but just wasn't for me compared to Brutal Kunnin', I don't think I hate the book as much this comes across as a whinge-fest but I just wish it could have been a bit better written in some areas from the amount of excitement I had heading into it and coming out of it knowing the Orks and Dark Eldar were going to be duking it out.

[Unseen Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating of 4.75.

I have been really punching out the Warhammer reviews this week, and the final one I want to bring up is the exceedingly fun novel Da Big Dakka by Mike Brooks.

Ufthak Blackhawk, big boss of Da Tekwaaagh! is in trouble. Sent far away into the stars by his Warboss, Da Meklord, to find loot and a good scrap, Ufthak has found barely anything to steal or fight, and now Da Meklord wants his tribute. Determined to find one big score, Ufthak is awarded a unique opportunity when his new grot servant reveals the webway, mysterious ancient portals which can lead to all sorts of unusual places. However, he has no way of entering the webway, that is until someone opens it for him.

Dhaemira Thraex is a powerful and ambitious drukhari archon, who seeks to empower her cabal and become leader of her section of the dark city of Commorragh. To that end, Dhaemira brings Ufthak and his horde into Commorragh, hoping to use the threat they present to unite her rivals behind her. Confident of a swift victory against the unorganised orks, it quickly becomes apparent that Dhaemira has underestimated the danger she has unleashed.

After years of fighting and getting stronger, Ufthak is no longer the simple ork he once was. Instead, he is now a monstrous foe who excels at killing, and who has a plan to get everything he wants. But can even the new and improved Ufthak stand against the worst that the twisted and malevolent drukhari have to throw at him, especially when treachery sprouts within his own ranks in the most unlikely of places?

Mike Brooks presents one of his funniest and most exciting novels yet as Da Big Dakka hits all the right notes for me. Utterly hilarious, loaded with over-the-top characters, and featuring two extremely awesome factions from the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Da Big Dakka had me hooked from the moment I started listening to it and refused to let go until the very last laugh.

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[Aldo Quispel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like the previous books in this series (incl Warboss) again a joy to read / listen too. Its a hilarious book that is just fun. At the same time it also gives a great insight into Ork and Grott mentality within the Warhammer 40K universe this book is set. And also despite all its funny dialogues and how Orks think the sad realization Orks are a bit doomed. They get smarter the more they fight and evolve. Which makes them more aware of their own situation being depended on fighting and war. And that’s its not just ‘for fun’.

The book has three sides: obviously from the main character being an Ork, then Shaggy the grott and main character of the Warboss novel and from a Dark Eldar character. As this book deals with an Invasion into their realm. And as such you also learn a lot from their perspective. And without it just being ‘murder & torture porn’. Because in this universe setting the Dark Eldar are just really cruel and evil who enjoy torture and sex. Here the author gave them actual personality and fleshed it out to a degree it gave them depth. The reasons why they are as they are. How actually sad they are. And even a bit of a… love story?

The entire story is smart and well written, the motivations are both strongly set in the warhammer universe, but also have a bit of depth to them. They are real characters. Even if you sometimes notice the author does have a clear directive to write within universe’s steriotypes. He plays with those stereotypes in the most hilarious ways at times.

This novel can be read stand alone but will be a lot better if you also read part one, Brutal Kunnin. And the stand alone ‘warboss’ novel. Especially the Grott story will make more sense. But enough call backs and information is given to understand what is going on without reading them. And not in a way it’s bothersome for those who did read them.

This is warhammer at its best, it’s fun, over the top, hints of sadness and characters are actually fun and you care about them.

[Matthew Gilliland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I went through a couple of ideas on should I write this as a comparative, as a part of the series or AS ORKY AS DA INTANET ORKS!.

I just looked back on my review of the other books and they tend to do the first 2 very well and not much ORKY SPEEK!!.

So lets begin.
Book 1 juxtaposed Ork Teknology with Ad Mech Technology and Chaos Warptech.
Book 2 juxtaposed Ork Cultures with themselves, the Grots and the different levels of human leadership in the Ad Mech.
Book 3 juxtaposes Ork Cunning with Drukhari extreme mistrust, planning and backstabbing.

Once again Ufthak is back in the lead with support from Snaggi the Grotboss from book 2 and his crew from book 1.

They get called back to the TEKWAAAGH!!! and figure they shoot loot the Dark Eldar tech to bring it back as prizes since they hadn't gotten any GUD LOOT.

Ufthak is his fun loving self and thanks to WAAAGH energy he has swollen up to Boss size and able to think more clearly and be more cunning. He even meta thinks and FINKS 'BOUT FINKING.

There is cool Ork tech and them smashing SPIKIEZ and LOOTIN and using Ork tech in new and insightful ways.

The Drukhari characters are insufferable and I didn't like the for at least the first half of the book, but that began to change when Dhaemira talked to Ufthak and they began to really see each other.

The ending felt kind of rushed and honestly could have used another 50 pages, but we got what we got.

For you SPIKI GIT LUVERS there is a good split of them on page showing their machinations, alliances, backstabbing and fear of backstabbing. Like the books before it Mike does a good job of showing the events from the view of the opposition. Switching voice and lingo with each chapter view point.

[Marlrus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiler Safe Review

This was my third 40k book after 30+ HH Books, my first book involving Drukhari, my first Mike Brooks book, and second book involving Orks. This is by far my favourite 40k book out of the other 2 I've read: Helsreach, and The Devastation of Baal. The characters are very well fleshed out, the character development is satisfying and fitting, and the way the story is told through character's personal POVs makes you really get involved into what is happening. It feels like a more "mature" entry in 40k than the other books I've already read.

What I liked most

The 3 main characters Big Boss Ufthak Blackhawk, Master Archon Dhaemira Thraex, and Do Grot Snaggi Littletoof where outstanding. I was hooked on all their plotlines and progression. There is a fantastic combination of action and humor in this book that gets delivered excellently. I was never particularly interested in Drukhari, but this book gave a lot of depth and insight to their way of thinking and acting which took them to another level. I am looking forward to more Mike Brooks 40k books if they're even a fraction as good as this one.

What I liked least

The only gripe I have with this book is that I had to look up what Archon's, Kabal's, Haemonculi and other tidbits where to understand the importance of some Drukhari moments. This is definitely not a big one as it is the same with all other HH and 40k books, some foreknowledge is expected and it was definitely not a detractor to how amazing this book was.

[Mari · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's an exchange during this book that really stuck out to me: a conversation between Ufthak and the main Drukhari POV charcter, Dhaemira. The two verbally butt heads over their respective species' ideologies regarding war, death, fighting, etc. Ufthak points out that the Drukhari don't enjoy fighting, and that the orks don't fear death. Dhaemira has a moment where she allows herself to imagine an existence where she doesn't have to constantly look over her shoulder, where she doesn't have to fear an eternity of torture at the hands of Slaanesh. And she is PISSED.

This chapter, to me, summed up the conceit of the book: whereas 'Brutal Kunnin' showcased the orks' attitude towards war strategy, 'Da Big Dakka' showcases ork philosophy, and even a little bit of ork spirituality. You wouldn't think to contrast the Drukhari and Orks at a glance, since they're both extremely violent factions, but the author peels back the surface layers to show you how they differ. Whereas the Orks revere their gods and relish violence, with little to no regard for their own mortality, the Drukhari live in fear of Slaanesh and center their whole culture around survival, to the detriment of their enemies and allies alike. Dhaemira calculates her every move and doesn't trust others, while Ufthak works in tandem with the other orks even in his current position of authority.

I enjoyed pretty much everything else about this book, from the interactions between the Grots to the creativity of the author in showcasing the gruesome, repulsive nature of the violence the Drukhari inflict on other beings--and even how children are brought up in Drukhari culture. I've mostly been reading Necron books and short stories prior to this, so I'm interested in the daily life of each Warhammer 40k faction, particularly how a typical family functions and raises their children in such a harsh environment. It was nice to get a snippet of that.

Also, the side plot of Dhaemira and Cistrial Virn developing feelings for each other was really funny. Dhaemira just doesn't understand that he's flirting with her and it's hilarious. 'The ongoing confusion of Cistrial Virn's motivations' and her not realizing that she's growing attracted to him made me snort at several points. Girl you're in LOVE. 5/5 stars, would love to see more Ufthak novels in the future.

[Liam Skinner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the good stuff

There’s a lot I can say about this book. Mike Brooks is definitely in his element now, coming off the back of Brutal Kunnin’. Uthfak continues to be an astoundingly fun character, with a strong cast of supporting characters that will leave you chuckling. More than that, it also begins to delve into Ork culture (or kultur, as they would put it), and how the higher one rises, the more they begin to be alienate themselves from their own people. As Uthfak rises, he continues to become both the pinnacle of his species, but also an abnormality who can no longer relate to them. Was I expecting this level of introspection during my read? Absolutely not but it’s woven in beautifully.

The Dark Aeldari (or Eldar to long term fans) are also written superbly. The idea of an Archon being unable to determine the difference between genuine feelings of attraction and what could be a looming betrayal, as a rival slowly begins to fall in love with her provides a hilarious but played-straight plot point that had be chuckling along.

Simply put. This book is fun. Go read it, you’ll have fun.

[Vincent Knotley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute 40k fan must-read.

Because if the idea of a particularly Orky Ork getting up to all sorts of mischief in the place what Drukhari call home wasn't enough, then the constant confusion of his aggressors, a love story, a chuckle at least every few paragraphs and the happiest little Squig should seal the deal.

Special shout-out throughout also must go to Mike Brooks' sublime way with words throughout. Not a single line feels dry or lands as a dud. It's wall to wall to wall to wall to spiky wall descending from the ceiling fun from start to finish. Better if you've also read Brutal Kunnin' before? Yes. Necessary? Not especially. It's Orks being Orks, Grots being Grots, Squigs being Squigs and Drukhari being dumbfounded at every turn by the sheer Orkiness of them. But if you've not read Brutal Kunnin' already, you're doing yourself a disservice!

Seize the means of destruction, and have a jolly good time doing so.

[Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was actually funny. I took a while to like Orks (happened during Dawn of War 2) and, out of curiosity, I started reading this instead of finishing the other books I started.

What does a book from the perspective of Orks read like?

It has some genuinely funny moments (whether you like the sillier or the more grotesque humour it offers), and the sheer contrast between the POVs is already quite fun.

In general, it's quite a well-paced story, but it's held back by just how much exposition it has. It's less noticeable with the Orks, but the Drukhari bits go on and on. I wouldn't say it's a glorified lore book (and that's the impression I got reading some of these books), but it's a lot.

I'm not giving it 5 stars just because of the volume of exposition and how it bothered me (I thought of dropping it at the very start because of how the Drukhari bits play), but I loved the characters and the way the story moved. It was fun sharing the snippets of gold with my girlfriend.

[Ross Cudmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing the story of Ufthak Blackhawk, Mike Brooks spins another comedic tale of Orkish violence and brutal cunning.

The last time we saw Ufthak he had just finished beating up some members of the Adeptus Mechanicus, but now scheming Dark Eldar have plans for him and his boys.

Not only is this book funny, it also has some interesting world building about Orks and Eldar, in particular the idea of Orkish intelligence. The clash of the different species' philosophies was entertaining and well thought out.

We also get the return of Snaggi Littletoof from "Warboss". And he's sick and tired of being kicked around. So a revolution might be on the cards.

The scheming and plotting of the Eldar and Grots, meets the straight forward brute violence of the Orks in another entertaining tale from Brooks.

[Maksud Afandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The orc and drukhari parts are both fun and interesting, but the grot chapters is actually really boring - mostly because they go on for too long and the joke stops being funny. The whole thing about how an orc becomes smarter as he gets stronger, but he doesn’t really like getting smarter, is really funny and kind of fascinating - gaining the ability to have higher thinking WOULD probably be kind of annoying, especially for a creature that believes it doesn’t really need it. I was honestly just as invested in the drukhari part as the orc part, and that is impressive considering I don’t really care about drukhari. It was great to see the two factions interact and even talk and negotiate at parts, especially when they talked and thought about how weird the other side is and how they don’t get each other. Also, the description of the book isn’t very accurate, it’s kind of misleading even.

[Some Random]

Ecuador, December 2025.

A follow up to Brutal Kunnin'. More of the same except now our protagonist is bigger, badder and just a little bit smarter. The orc's enemies here are even more horrendous than in the last book so I guess that makes all the murder and pillaging by the orcs justified or something. Probably best not to think too much about it and just enjoy the craziness.

Although, it is interesting to me the juxtaposition between the spikies' desperate desire to hold on to life at any cost and the orcs' willingness to die at any moment, as long as the death is fun or at least funny.

Reminds me that there is definitely a difference between staying alive and actually living life and that pursuing one can often be detrimental to the other.

I'm actually quite enjoying the Warhammer world so far and will probably eventually read some books from different perspectives.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

WAAAGH!!! that sums it up I suppose.

no for real, the book is a lot of Ork fun but it is also a love story which I did not see coming. Ufthak Blackhawk literal growth as a character is fun to follow and I am glad to see games workshop doubling down on the whole 'orks get smarter as they grow bigger in status" angle which has added such a good layer of complexity on them as a faction without losing the fun chaotic madness that they embody.

To be fair, I was not a huge fan of Snaggie the grot but on the other hand I am wondering if this is like a long shot buildup to him becoming the ultimate red gobbo. Lots of fun, chaos and high energy if your into orks its a no brainer and its not a bad pick for getting into the lore in general.

[ElGoblinVolador · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahora si. Joder!! Esto si que es una novela ORKA.
Continuamos con las aventuras de Ufthack pero con la salvedad, y gracias a Gorko y Morko, que en esta ocasión sus “rivales” son los Eldars Oscuros (Drukharii xa los ripipis) y resulta que son una némesis como raza MUCHO MÁS interesante y bien llevada que los anteriores, el Mechanicus, porque en esta ocasión hay algo que le faltaba a la otra obra, UN RITMO TREPIDANTE que te deja atrapado. Tanto los capítulos de los orkos como el de los eldars oscuros, continuamente pasan cosas sin darte la sensación de aburrimiento que tenia el anterior libro con los hijos de Marte.

La verdad, q espero q se traduzca porque es MUCHÍSIMO mejor que su primer libro y con esta si que tengo ganas de saber de mas aventuras de este orko

[Connor Pelcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great one - a riotous, blood-soaked joyride through the warped lens of Ork culture, and Mike Brooks delivers yet again. Beneath the mayhem and carnage, there’s a surprisingly sharp satirical edge, especially in the clever nods to Marxist and socialist ideology, twisted into Orky logic in hilarious ways.

“We gotta fink bigger! We gotta take risks! We need to be da ones in charge of all da best stuff. So get out dere, an’ seize da means of destruction!”

The commentary never feels heavy-handed, just sly and entertaining. It’s fast-paced, funny, and full of heart (and explosions). A fitting conclusion to the trilogy that somehow manages to be both dumb fun and sneakily smart.

[Sebastiaan Vanbesien · Rating 4 out of 5]

So! Another Mike Brooks orcs book. And another great one at that. And not just an Orc book, but also sneakily a drukhari book. And a great drukhari book at that. Ufthak Blackhawk continues to carve his path of gleeful blood and destruction across the stars. If you like Orcs and all the shenanigans and crumping that entails, this is the book for you. If you want to know more about how drukhari society works, this is the book for you. If you just want another great rollercoaster of a book by Mike Brooks then you are going to love this one!