It always rains in Nuln

Grimvember 2019 came to an end, and I need a small break from the Warhammer Fantasy... at least for a while. Since I'm in a huge Warhammer 40,000 drive lately, I've decided to return to "The Beast Arises" series, and review another one of its many tomes - "The Last Son of Dorn". David Guymer returns to the series, and tells the story of a final (hopefully), desperate attempt by the Imperium to defeat the titular Beast and free the galaxy from its menace. There's a lot, and I do mean A LOT, going on in this book. We have the newly-formed Deathwatch, finally being shown to include members from the latter foundings, taking the fight to the orks. We have Valhallans, one of my favorite Imperial Guard regiments, selling their lives dearly against their arch-foes. The newly returned Sisters of Silence are also active during the war, and there's a palpable sense of tension and desperation, right from the very first page of "The Last Son of Dorn"...

I can safely say that 2018 was very for me. Although the full summary will be written soon, I'd just like to say that I'm most happy for the bunch of interviews that I've managed to secure this year. Now it's time to present you to the last one - with David Guymer. Mr. Guymer has written a bunch of fantastic stories. He's the man who has finished the Slayer saga and pushed it into the Age of Sigmar with the "Realmslayer" audiobook, in which Gotrek is voiced by Brian Blessed himself! He's also a real Skaven aficionado and his portrayal of the Iron Warriors in "The Beast Arises" series is simply awesome. On top of all of that, he also penned the "Ferrus Manus: Gorgon of Medusa" book for the "Horus Heresy: Primarchs" series! I was very lucky to have Mr. Guymer answer a couple of my questions and so here they are, for all of you to enjoy. This is one, fine-looking cover! Xathrodox86:  I will start with a rather ob...

This is the sixth entry in "The Beast Arises" series, and the first 40K novel by David Guymer, a Warhammer Fantasy veteran. So how well does it hold, when compared to the rest of the series? Pretty well actually, but with some minor problems here and there. Finally we've reached the half of the series, and The Beast is still doing its thing - conquering the entire galaxy. The Imperium's forces are reeling, and with endless politicking and squabbling from the High Lords, the things are looking grim indeed. However "Echoes of the Long War" concentrate on an entirely different matter - the unlikely alliance between the Fists Exemplar and the traitorous Iron Warriors. Most of the book details the interactions between Captain Zerberyn, a lotal son of Dorn, and Kalkator, Warsmith from the IVth Legion. The unlikely duo is presented much better in this book, then Kalkator-Magneric in the Throneworld, since Zerberyn is a much better developed character than ...