Hammers of Sigmar: First Forged

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

by Richard Strachan

A Stormcast Eternals Novel

Vandus Hammerhand leads the Hammers of Sigmar into the Great Parch of Aqshy to confront an old foe. Together they will all learn whether they can live up to their stellar reputation.

READ IT BECAUSE
The Hammers of Sigmar are exemplars of everything it means to be a Stormcast Eternal, and Vandus Hammerhand is a legend in his own right. With such high expectations, can they possibly live up to the stories told about them?

THE STORY
Paragons of the Stormcast Eternals, the Hammers of Sigmar take stern pride in their motto: first to be forged, never to fail. But when rumours reach Hammerhal of an old foe rising in the wastelands of the Great Parch, three of these warriors will be tested to their limits – and grapple with their roles as members of this warrior elite. Ferant Tidebreaker, a recently forged Liberator, struggles with his sense of unworthiness as he is assigned to the Hammerhands. Knight-Relictor Actinus, one of the few survivors of an all but destroyed chamber, searches his faith for a reason to continue. Machaera Dawnstar, a fearless Knight-Judicator, finds her vaulting ambition no match for the desperate rigours of combat.

With Vandus Hammerhand himself at the head of the expedition into the Great Parch, these vaunted Stormcast must learn what it truly means to be First Forged.

Genres: Fantasy

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2022

About the author

Richard Strachan lives in Edinburgh, UK. He has had stories published in magazines like Interzone, The Lonely Crowd, Gutter and New Writing Scotland, and writes for Games Workshop's Black Library imprint.

Reviews

[Matthew Wake · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of a slow burner at first, but with excellent world building and character development we’ve come to expect from Richard Strachan.
An interesting tale of Stormcast Eternals with far more personality and unique character than what we would normally see.
The cons would be the fact that we don’t get as much insight into the antagonists character.

Overall an interesting read, well worth your time.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was poignant and epic. There is an internal look at city and strategic power games. The main draw is the developed characters in an absolutely hellacious battle. The battle was pulse pounding and great fun. More battles!

[Matthew Hipsher · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute fantastic book and the perfect place to start with AOS lore. Not too crunchy with realms and old world history, just who everyone is and why there is a conflict. Great book.

[Corey Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book, even if just a little generic.

[Alberto · Rating 2 out of 5]

Inició muy bien. Luego terminó siendo más de lo mismo e incluso quizá minó la reputación de los Forjados. No es mi favorito.