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Kharadron Overlords #2
Profit's Ruin
Book 2 of the Kharadron Overlords
Only the greedy and the desperate seek out the fabled sky-island of Profit's Ruin, for no Kharadron vessel has ever escaped its grip… Will Brokrin Ullissonn and the Iron Dragon be the first?
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Explore the skies of the Mortal Realms and experience never-before-seen wonders and terrors.
THE STORY
Threatened with losing their ship to pay their investors, Brokrin Ullissonn and the crew of the Iron Dragon embark on a perilous voyage: to seek out the fabled sky-island of Profit’s Ruin. Glory and riches await them if they can discover the secrets of the infamous legend, but it is a voyage undertaken by only the brave and the desperate. Beset by enemies old and new, Brokrin’s journey is fraught with danger and overshadowed by a terrible truth: no Kharadron vessel has ever escaped from the grip of this floating sea of weeds and vines. Will the Iron Dragon be the first?
Only the greedy and the desperate seek out the fabled sky-island of Profit's Ruin, for no Kharadron vessel has ever escaped its grip… Will Brokrin Ullissonn and the Iron Dragon be the first?
READ IT BECAUSE
Explore the skies of the Mortal Realms and experience never-before-seen wonders and terrors.
THE STORY
Threatened with losing their ship to pay their investors, Brokrin Ullissonn and the crew of the Iron Dragon embark on a perilous voyage: to seek out the fabled sky-island of Profit’s Ruin. Glory and riches await them if they can discover the secrets of the infamous legend, but it is a voyage undertaken by only the brave and the desperate. Beset by enemies old and new, Brokrin’s journey is fraught with danger and overshadowed by a terrible truth: no Kharadron vessel has ever escaped from the grip of this floating sea of weeds and vines. Will the Iron Dragon be the first?
- GenresFantasy
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 4, 2020
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August 5, 2022
I see the potential and a great setting but it gets dragged down by needlessly adding other aspects of the age of Sigmar. You could easily rewrite this story and not have the tzeentch sorcery plot and the story would be better for it. Then it would be a story of a down on their luck crew facing off a dangerous problem that might be lucrative for them.
In essence, the plot has this pirate tale or adventure at high sea quality to it. A mysterious blight that old crewmember share stories about, the doom of ships, what lies at the heart of the mystery is it gold? Is that by the numbers? kinda, but then again would it have mattered?
The aforementioned tzeentch sorcerer sets the story in motion but as I said you could easily write him out of it and he adds little to the overall story, he is not that interesting nor fun at all. Likewise, the skaven. they were kinda there and I never felt like they were a threat of any sort and this is something I feel is a problem with the whole skaven group in age of Sigmar, they are there yes but they are no longer the existential threat they were in warhammer fantasy. While all other factions have gained power through magic, sorcery or alchemist powers, the skaven have gained nothing. They are still the same and this story shows how outgunned they are both literally and lorewise.
I like the faction of the kharadon overlords but this series has been trying way to hard to make the story bigger then it needs to be, it would have been fine reading about adventures in the high sky without all the stowaways hitching a ride.
In essence, the plot has this pirate tale or adventure at high sea quality to it. A mysterious blight that old crewmember share stories about, the doom of ships, what lies at the heart of the mystery is it gold? Is that by the numbers? kinda, but then again would it have mattered?
The aforementioned tzeentch sorcerer sets the story in motion but as I said you could easily write him out of it and he adds little to the overall story, he is not that interesting nor fun at all. Likewise, the skaven. they were kinda there and I never felt like they were a threat of any sort and this is something I feel is a problem with the whole skaven group in age of Sigmar, they are there yes but they are no longer the existential threat they were in warhammer fantasy. While all other factions have gained power through magic, sorcery or alchemist powers, the skaven have gained nothing. They are still the same and this story shows how outgunned they are both literally and lorewise.
I like the faction of the kharadon overlords but this series has been trying way to hard to make the story bigger then it needs to be, it would have been fine reading about adventures in the high sky without all the stowaways hitching a ride.
March 10, 2020
Steampunk dwarf sky pitates and a floating forest of thorns. what more do you need to know?
March 7, 2023
In this story, the crew having just managed to keep from having their ship repossessed take a job out of desperation from a mysterious wealthy patron. But all is not as it seems. Their destination is Profits Ruin a large floating mass of vegetation in the sky that has been the bane of many seafarers including some of the crew's family members. Upon arrival, the crew soon discovers that they are not alone. In addition to a crew of Skaven who are also trapped in the ruin, the crew discovers a mysterious young woman who can control the vines.
This is a very entertaining book and is one of those cases where the sequel is better than the original. The nature of the characters lends themselves to episodic adventures and the author of this story does not disappoint. If you enjoy Warhammer fiction or fantasy in general, I recommend this story. However, you may want to read the previous installment Wardens of the Iron Dragon first.
This is a very entertaining book and is one of those cases where the sequel is better than the original. The nature of the characters lends themselves to episodic adventures and the author of this story does not disappoint. If you enjoy Warhammer fiction or fantasy in general, I recommend this story. However, you may want to read the previous installment Wardens of the Iron Dragon first.
July 25, 2020
CL Werner’s 2018 novel Overlords of the Iron Dragon was a pacy, entertaining Age of Sigmar story and its sequel, Profit’s Ruin, hits many of the same notes and delivers a similarly fun, action-packed adventure.
It doesn’t veer too far from the template set out in Overlords, maintaining the same breezy pace and relatively straightforward narrative brought to life with inventive, entertaining set-pieces, so fans of the first book will find this easy to pick up, not to mention rewarding to revisit familiar characters. It’s very much a natural continuation of the same story, but when the characters and style are this much fun there’s nothing wrong with that!
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It doesn’t veer too far from the template set out in Overlords, maintaining the same breezy pace and relatively straightforward narrative brought to life with inventive, entertaining set-pieces, so fans of the first book will find this easy to pick up, not to mention rewarding to revisit familiar characters. It’s very much a natural continuation of the same story, but when the characters and style are this much fun there’s nothing wrong with that!
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/07/...
May 2, 2020
Werner is the absolute master of the small cast adventure. His characters are very likable and they interact in a very lively manner. Even the simple plot of a crew of Kharadron Duardin seeking a legendary location is imbued with epic meeting. I heartily look forward to reading more of the adventures of Captain Brokrin and the crew of the Iron Dragon.
December 27, 2020
3'5⭐ Libro entretenido y sin grandes pretensiones que te adentra en las nuevas aventuras de los Corsarios de la Dragón de hierro.
Si te gustó el primer libro y te quedaste con ganas de saber qué le espera a Brokrin y a su tripulación, no te defraudará.
Si te gustó el primer libro y te quedaste con ganas de saber qué le espera a Brokrin y a su tripulación, no te defraudará.
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