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Da Gobbo #2
Da Gobbo's Demise
A Warhammer 40,000 Novella
Da Red Gobbo swoops in to lead a lost group of grots, much to the chagrin of one ambitious grot who hoped to win glory for himself.
READ IT BECAUSE
It’s a fascinating look into the mindset of greenskin culture from the perspective of a lowly grot, and featuring one of the most beloved characters in all of grotdom.
THE STORY
Redsnot was once Runtherd Killaskun's least-worst grot, a position held by guile and treachery. But now Killaskun lies dead, and the leaderless herd are poised to tear each other apart. Besieged on all sides by bloodthirsty worshippers of the Dark Gods, only one grot can rally the cowering runts to victory. And that grot should have been Redsnot.
Instead, in swooped Da Red Gobbo, greatest hero of grot-kind, and the runts fell in behind the git like simpering pups. But Redsnot is patient. He knows that when bullets start flying, all sorts of unfortunate accidents can happen, and even Da Red Gobbo is susceptible to a knife in the back…
Da Red Gobbo swoops in to lead a lost group of grots, much to the chagrin of one ambitious grot who hoped to win glory for himself.
READ IT BECAUSE
It’s a fascinating look into the mindset of greenskin culture from the perspective of a lowly grot, and featuring one of the most beloved characters in all of grotdom.
THE STORY
Redsnot was once Runtherd Killaskun's least-worst grot, a position held by guile and treachery. But now Killaskun lies dead, and the leaderless herd are poised to tear each other apart. Besieged on all sides by bloodthirsty worshippers of the Dark Gods, only one grot can rally the cowering runts to victory. And that grot should have been Redsnot.
Instead, in swooped Da Red Gobbo, greatest hero of grot-kind, and the runts fell in behind the git like simpering pups. But Redsnot is patient. He knows that when bullets start flying, all sorts of unfortunate accidents can happen, and even Da Red Gobbo is susceptible to a knife in the back…
124 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 19, 2022
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Denny Flowers
29 books18 followersDenny Flowers is a writer of Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, and Necromunda fiction. He submitted his first Black Library story during open submissions in 2018.
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December 1, 2022
Silly, brilliant and a fun read. I loved every page of this book! I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that they do another one next year.
January 15, 2023
So much fun, absolutely one of the best things BL put out in ‘22 it’s also surprisingly well-considered: the parallel arcs of grot rebellion and soldiers of the Imperium turned to Chaos work incredibly well and are amongst the best depictions of each faction that I can think of.
December 13, 2024
For da Revolushun!!!
Man, this was great. I thought it wasn’t going to get quite up to the first, at the beginning I was doubtful about Redsnot, I didn’t think this was going to keep Da Red Gobbo’s spirit quite the same but the story proved me wrong. It really screams Red Gobbo, it’s still grots being grots, but there’s spirit, and fighting in their little bodies, and chaos, so much chaos. I loved how this ended, it’s just perfect for the Gobbo’s character. And it went so fast.
Man, this was great. I thought it wasn’t going to get quite up to the first, at the beginning I was doubtful about Redsnot, I didn’t think this was going to keep Da Red Gobbo’s spirit quite the same but the story proved me wrong. It really screams Red Gobbo, it’s still grots being grots, but there’s spirit, and fighting in their little bodies, and chaos, so much chaos. I loved how this ended, it’s just perfect for the Gobbo’s character. And it went so fast.
March 19, 2023
"Da Gobbo's Demise" is a fun, disposable short book connected to Mike Brooks' "Da Gobbo's Revenge" from a few years ago. That first book ended with its eponymous hero inspiring something of a socialist uprising among his fellow goblin-like grots against their brutish Ork oppressors, and while that was one of the funniest things I'd ever read, "Demise" examines that concept in slightly more detail while still bringing a heavy dose of humor to a setting often lacking in it.
The story is refreshingly small-scale, focusing on a group of grots and a small band of mutated Chaos followers in a single setting, and the pacing sometimes slows even with such a modest page count. There are a number of surprising insights about the inherent concept and structure of authority and hierarchy, which hits hard in a story that takes place in a derelict Imperial church between an antagonist faction grappling with disappointment from two different religious structures (Chaos gods aren't any more trustworthy or dependable than the now-hated Emperor of Man) and a group of protagonists whose "uprising" threatens to take on an unwanted structure all its own, both of whom are vulnerable to their own in-fighting.
Neither side is suited for entrenched warfare, so fight scenes, to their credit, tend to be "goofy" and to feel improvised rather than relying on tank-and-rifle cliches. "Da Gobbo's Revenge" featured a lighthearted if sometimes macabre tone and demeanor that would have been suitable for a children's book if not for the level of violence (it's gory but not unpleasantly dwelled upon), and the same is true here. Both books really only have one joke, but they use it very well.
The story is refreshingly small-scale, focusing on a group of grots and a small band of mutated Chaos followers in a single setting, and the pacing sometimes slows even with such a modest page count. There are a number of surprising insights about the inherent concept and structure of authority and hierarchy, which hits hard in a story that takes place in a derelict Imperial church between an antagonist faction grappling with disappointment from two different religious structures (Chaos gods aren't any more trustworthy or dependable than the now-hated Emperor of Man) and a group of protagonists whose "uprising" threatens to take on an unwanted structure all its own, both of whom are vulnerable to their own in-fighting.
Neither side is suited for entrenched warfare, so fight scenes, to their credit, tend to be "goofy" and to feel improvised rather than relying on tank-and-rifle cliches. "Da Gobbo's Revenge" featured a lighthearted if sometimes macabre tone and demeanor that would have been suitable for a children's book if not for the level of violence (it's gory but not unpleasantly dwelled upon), and the same is true here. Both books really only have one joke, but they use it very well.
August 18, 2023
It was okay. Nothing wrong with it. It's just that in terms of tone it wasn't for me. I think it's meant to be a funny book. Sometimes a line gave me a good chuckle but it felt a large part of the comedy was to stem from grotesque violence and body horror and that all flew over my head. Other that is was fun to read how silly and futile chaos worshipping seemed from the perspective of the writer. At the final few chapters the characters and their situation started to grow on me and the literal demise of the gobbo is a beautiful scene.
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August 14, 2023
Home Alone: Warhammer 40K editon. Is the best way to describe this absolutely absurd yet still wildly enjoyable book. A book told from the POV of the Warhammer 40K universes equivalent of goblins, this is slapstick comedy mixed with the grim dark that you come to expect from the universe. A fresh palate cleanser from the otherwise depressing universe.
Still Dark, but definitely funny. A worthy entry, worth reading.
Still Dark, but definitely funny. A worthy entry, worth reading.
March 25, 2024
"By His blade, you are destroying everything!’
‘Nah. That’d be the fire,’ Redsnot said, smiling as he enjoyed the blaze."
ANOTHER great book about my favourite little grot, ork. The only sad things are that they're short books and that there's only three of them (so far). I highly recommend these little romps if you want something fun, as long as you don't mind reading phonetically during the speechs. 😆
‘Nah. That’d be the fire,’ Redsnot said, smiling as he enjoyed the blaze."
ANOTHER great book about my favourite little grot, ork. The only sad things are that they're short books and that there's only three of them (so far). I highly recommend these little romps if you want something fun, as long as you don't mind reading phonetically during the speechs. 😆
December 5, 2024
Da Gobbo's Revenge is a Mike Brooks ork book, which means it was very good. Imagine my surprise, then, when Da Gobbo's Demise was even better! Redsnot, Da Gobbo, and Gitzit make for a lovable little cast of Grots with plenty of Kunnin between them and some genuine little character arcs. The chaos enemies are worfed into the ground for comedic effect, but in a lighthearted grot book I enjoyed that. Great fun little ork read.
March 13, 2025
I had a fun time with this one! This is the first 40K book I’ve read from a Chaos marine’s perspective and I loooooved the Gitz perspectives as well. This reminded me a lot of Home Alone if it was set in the 40K universe. The author very clearly had a lot of fun writing this.
January 16, 2023
This was one of the best Warhammer 40k novellas I’ve read in a long time. Fast paced and real fun.
Long live Da Revolushun!
Long live Da Revolushun!
January 24, 2023
Da Revolushun is in all of us
July 9, 2023
An inspiring tale of Da Revolushun! I also found the corrupted Commissar character intriguing.
July 26, 2023
Fun but not as good as da gobbo's revenge
March 4, 2024
A dark, silly, brilliant slapstick comedy. This felt like Home Alone in the Warhammer 40K universe - with a great bit of gore. Fast paced and really fun to read. Long live Da Revolushun!
March 5, 2024
Pretty great. I can't decide if I like Orks or Grots the best but with the right author, they're almost always hilarious.
July 30, 2024
Quite a thought provoking story.....
It shows how a revolution is born and keeps it’s spark....
How ideas cannot be killed.....
It shows how a revolution is born and keeps it’s spark....
How ideas cannot be killed.....
December 31, 2024
The gretchen just didn't feel like grots, if that makes sense.
August 23, 2025
A fun continuation
November 5, 2025
I didn't really need or like the Chaos narrative. I came for the grotz and that's what I wanted.
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