Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Andy Clark, Darius Hinks

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Anthology

These short stories include some of your favourite heroes, and some new ones you might not yet be familiar with.

READ IT BECAUSE
15 authors explore the Mortal Realms in 21 short stories, with perspectives from all four Grand Alliances. There's something in here for every fan of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

THE STORY
Across the vast expanses of the Mortal Realms, from the gloomy depths of Shyish to the fiery plains of Aqshy, opposing forces meet in desperate battle.

Sigmar's alliance of Order clashes with those of Chaos, Death, and Destruction in an endless dance of territory lost and gained. The conquests and travails of mighty heroes – legendary names like Yndrasta, Neferata, and Gotrek Gurnisson – are chronicled and passed down through the ages. tales of wild magic, savage beasts... and brutal war.

This Warhammer Age of Sigmar anthology contains 21 short stories featuring both new and established characters from the Mortal Realms.

CONTENTS
– The Warden in The Mountain by Eric Gregory
– The Harrowing Deep by Miles A Drake
– The Perfect Assassin by Gary Kloster
– Chain of Storms by Evan Dicken
– Monsters by Noah Van Nguyen
– The Huntress of Ghur by Noah Van Nguyen
– Hamilcar: The Age of Enlightenment by David Guymer
– The Dead Hours by David Guymer
– Death on the Road to Svardheim by Darius Hinks
– Buyer Beware by Gav Thorpe
– Reflections in Steel by C L Werner
– The Inevitable Siege by Rhuairidh James
– Heart of the Fallen by Sarah Cawkwell
– I, Behemat by Eric Gregory
– A Taste of Lightning by Adrian Tchaikovsky
– The Offering by Andy Clark
– Strong Bones by Michael R Fletcher
– Fangs of the Rustwood by Evan Dicken
– The Threshold by David Annandale
– The Wolf and The Rat by C L Werner
– A Tithe of Bone by Michael R Fletcher

Genres: Fantasy

558 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 12, 2022

About the author

ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY was born in Lincolnshire and studied zoology and psychology at Reading, before practising law in Leeds. He is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and is trained in stage-fighting. His literary influences include Gene Wolfe, Mervyn Peake, China Miéville, Mary Gently, Steven Erikson, Naomi Novak, Scott Lynch and Alan Campbell.

Reviews

[Lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enter the Age of Sigmar through 21 shirt stories.

Warhammer lore is vast. The world is huge. There is so much going on. I picked this up because I was hoping a short story collection would give a good introduction into the world. I was... Not entirely right. This book very much assumes you have at least a working knowledge of deities, factions, races within the world. There was little to no context given in most of the stories, and I definitely missed a lot, from descriptions of what races looked like, to the significance of gods and everything in-between.
That being said, I still enjoyed the stories. For all that I was missing, they still had a lot to offer. I got a taste of the gritty reality of life in the Age of Sigmar; this was high fantasy with a much darker side. The stories were all well written. This book has definitely encouraged me to pick up more literature set in the Warhammer world.

[Edmund Bloxam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before I picked this up, I only knew Age of Sigmar was 'some factions fighting'. These stories are so well put together, they are readable whether you know Warhammer or not.

Much tie-in fiction can be tatty or poorly-written. Not so here. Each story has a thoughtful, emotional moment; or some kind of well-thought-out hook. Considering the source of these stories (random online stuff), it's surprising just how high the quality stayed.

And it's thorough. This book has stories and perspectives from so many of those factions, I have a good idea of many of them. All in all, this is a professional and top-level collection of fantasy tales.

[David Strašák · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book full of amazing stories. The stories quality overall is very high, and I also liked how each story is only about 30 pages on average, so it can be really quick to read.
It is also interesting how since you don't know who the story is really about, the main established protagonist might not survive in some stories. Gives me the grimdark vibes :D.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was short and sweet, an entertaining collection.