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We now have a large collection of Age of Sigmar fiction published by Black Library. These books are an excellent source of additional depth on the lore and vital tidbits on the Mortal Realms. The vignettes in these books prove great inspiration for Age of Sigmar hobby projects. On this page, you’ll find an Age of Sigmar reading order, as well as links to my reviews and comments on particular books.

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Age of Sigmar New Releases

A short section for the latest Age of Sigmar new releases.

Soul Wars by Josh Reynolds

“Nagash revives an ancient grudge with the God-King Sigmar as a ferocious new war between the living and the dead shakes the Mortal Realms.

The Mortal Realms tremble with unending war. In Shyish, the Realm of Death, an ancient evil stirs, sensing opportunity. Nagash, the Undying King and God of Death, sets his gaze upon the citadels of the living and the servants of Sigmar, the God-King of Azyr. Allies once, joined together against the machinations of the Ruinous Powers, the two gods now find themselves enemies. Nagash, burning with the need to avenge an ancient slight, calls forth his soulless legions to sweep across the realm he claims as his own and reassert death’s dominion over all things, as the War of Heaven and Death begins anew.”

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Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard by Nick Horth

“A malevolent threat looms over the once great city of Excelsis. For as long as the treacherous Ortam Vermyre lives, civilisation is no longer safe within the Realm of Beasts. Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll must brave the deadly seas and jungles of the Taloncoast to stop Vermyre before he can reach the legendary lost city of Xoantica. For within this forgotten ruin lies an artefact of darkest sorcery that possesses the power to reshape reality itself. The Silver Shard. Can Toll and his companion, a former Freeguild soldier known as Armand Callis, capture their nemesis in time? Or will Vermyre evade the Order of Azyr’s justice and tear the Mortal Realms asunder?

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It’s an exploration of the people and dark places of the Mortal Realms, far from the front lines of war.”

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Age of Sigmar books / fiction

The Beginning

Gates of Azyr

The Realmgate Wars

War Storm
Ghal Maraz
Hammers of Sigmar
Call of Archaon
Wardens of the Everqueen
Warbeast
Fury of Gork
Bladestorm
Mortarch of Night
Hunt for Nagash (Audiodrama)
Knights of Vengeance (Audiodrama)
Call of Chaos (Short Stories)
Lord of Undeath

The Legends Series

Fyreslayer
Skaven Pestilens
Black Rift
Sylvaneth
City of Secrets

Other

Eight Lamentations: Spear of Shadows
Hallowed Knights: Plague Garden
Labyrinth of the Lost
Mighty Battles: 18 Stories from the Mortal Realms

Quick Reads

The Volturung Road
Auction of Blood
The Hardest Word
Pantheon
Bear Eater
Road of Blades
The Spiral Tower
Chosen of Sigmar
Splitskull Pass
Iron Tide
The Sulphur Citadel
Bridge of Smoke
The Manticore Dreadhold
Ten Skulls
Righteous Blood
The Scarlet Lord
Vengeance Eternal
Call of Chaos Collection
- Lord of the Cosmic Gate
- The Sacrifice
- Godless
- The Eighth Victory
- Gorechosen
- The Crystal of Fate
- The Prodigal
- The Last Gift
- Daemon of the Deep
- By the Horns
- The Unending Storm
- The Gift of Khorne
Blood and Plague
See No Evil
In the Lands of the Blind
Six Pillars
The Trial of the Chosen
Knight of Corruption
The Gnawing Gate
The Solace of Rage
In the Walls of Uryx
Eye of the Storm
Beneath the Black Thumb
Assault on the Mandrake Bastion

Black Library Authors for Age of Sigmar

Josh Reynolds
Guy Haley
David Guymer
Nick Horth
Andy Clark
Matt Westbrook
CL Werner

Track of Words Age of Sigmar Book Reviews

With the success of Total War: Warhammer, there has been a renewed interest in the Old World that the game is set in. Ironically the Old World no longer ‘exists’, it having been destroyed in the end times and rebooted as Age of Sigmar. It is now euphemistically called ‘the world that was’. Before the end of the Old Old World (that makes perfect sense…), there were quite a few good novels and series depicting it; some of which you can still buy. Some of my favourites are:

Gotrek and Felix (originally by William King)

The longest and best of series set in the Old World. I’m a particular connoisseur of the first set of novels written by the excellent William King.

The stories tell the tales of the Trollslayer Gotrek and his human companion Felix, who has sworn to record Gotrek’s deeds when/if he falls in battle. What follows is a series of increasingly incredible scenarios that manage to show off some of the best elements of the old world. We see everything from chaos cultists to Skaven and daemons to dragons. They are rip-roaring fun, easy to read and a great introduction to the setting.

I believe they are still all available on the Black Library as eBooks.

Zavant by Gordon Rennie

A left field one this and you can only find it on places like Amazon and eBay second-hand. It tells the tale of the great sage Zavant and his Halfling manservant Vido. The best way to describe it would simply be Sherlock in the Old World! The book is a series of short stories told as cases; my particular favourite being the one involving feuding vampires.

For something beyond the blood and mayhem of the old world, and instead something with a bit of urban adventure and mystery, Zavant is well worth a read.

Hammers of Ulric by Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent and James Wallis

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This is the first ever Warhammer book I read (and the frist Dan Abnett one) and as such, it has a very special place in my heart. It isn’t the best novel I’ve ever read but it is still a damn good read. The book tells the story of the White Wolves of Middenheim and how they stop an evil threat to the city. It’s a great standalone adventure and another great urban tale in the Old World.

Available as an eBook on the Black Library website.

The Legend of Sigmar by Graham McNeill

The Sigmar Trilogy by Graham McNeill is possibly the best series of Warhammer novels that has ever been written. Each of the books is well-paced, easy to read and they tell possibly the