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lapismydear's review
4.0
Una colección de terror sobre warhammer muy interesante, creo que eso sí, si no conoces el mundo y los detalles de este, muchas referencias o plot twists se perderán pero si los conoces, serán una delicia, no puedo ni escoger uno favorito en si pero si que hay varios que me encantaron, the marauder lives y the nothings por ejemplo.
manthespace's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
cbinx85's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
porge_grewe's review
3.0
Another solid Warhammer Horror anthology - Lora Gray and Cassandra Khaw raise the standard as usual in these first three collections, and there's a good distribution of other really good stories covering an array of horror subgenres. On the other hand, some entries are a little dull, or let down solid setups with endings which lean too hard into Halloween-y spooks (not that there's not a good time and place for Halloween-y spooks!). And of course, it is Warhammer, so *beyond* purple prose - Much of this prose is *ultraviolet*, and that's a lot of the fun. It's Warhammer Horror! If that idea doesn't appeal, don't read it! If it doesn't, you probably know what to expect, and it delivers with style.
nightshade_novels's review
3.0
This Warhammer horror collection contains eleven short stories by different authors. The stories vary in their quality and level of horror, although all of them were enjoyable. Some of the stories might require a little bit of pre-existing Warhammer knowledge to understand the locations, species and terminology, but generally these are really accessible and could quite easily be read by someone with no prior Warhammer experience. I was impressed by each of the authors abilities to develop rich worlds and characters in such a short number of pages.
In A Darksome Place, I was happy to see Reynolds return to the Greywater Fastness, which we see more in his other book, Dark Harvest.
In The Marauder Lives, I was really excited to find a Drukhari story as they don't seem to appear in the books as much as I'd like, so it was great to see them here.
The book ends with a longer story The Nothings which was possibly my favourite.
Overall this was a really fun collection which I'm sure I will return to many times in the future.
In A Darksome Place, I was happy to see Reynolds return to the Greywater Fastness, which we see more in his other book, Dark Harvest.
In The Marauder Lives, I was really excited to find a Drukhari story as they don't seem to appear in the books as much as I'd like, so it was great to see them here.
The book ends with a longer story The Nothings which was possibly my favourite.
Overall this was a really fun collection which I'm sure I will return to many times in the future.
katie_konneker's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gigiviolent's review
I thought this was a collection of short horror stories I did not realize it was in connection to Warhammer or a video?/role play game. So as I read the first story and wondered what the hell was going on I decided to give the summary a re-read then looked up Warhammer and realized my mistake.
arthurbdd's review
3.0
Somewhat hit and miss, not least because the Black Library's stable of authors seems to have not yet worked out how to do horror in the Age of Sigmar setting. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/maledictions-or-malapropisms/
iellzbellz's review
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
trackofwords's review
4.0
One of the first releases for Black Library’s brand new Warhammer Horror imprint, Maledictions features eleven stories across both Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar which dig a little deeper than usual beneath the surface of the settings. From dense jungles to rural communities, enginseers to dryads, it’s a characterful and wide-ranging anthology packed full of strange, unsettling stories.
Readers hoping for outright jump scares or brutal gore-fests might not find what they’re after here, as these stories offer characterful, psychological drama more than full-on shock factor. Think of them as your usual Black Library fare but with the horror elements which are almost always present in these settings (mostly) subtly brought to the fore. Existing fans should find lots to enjoy, even those who don’t normally venture into horror, and while readers new to Warhammer may struggle a little with the specific details there might just be enough here to turn them onto the bleak joys of Age of Sigmar and (especially) 40k.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/03/25/maledictions-a-warhammer-horror-anthology/
Readers hoping for outright jump scares or brutal gore-fests might not find what they’re after here, as these stories offer characterful, psychological drama more than full-on shock factor. Think of them as your usual Black Library fare but with the horror elements which are almost always present in these settings (mostly) subtly brought to the fore. Existing fans should find lots to enjoy, even those who don’t normally venture into horror, and while readers new to Warhammer may struggle a little with the specific details there might just be enough here to turn them onto the bleak joys of Age of Sigmar and (especially) 40k.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/03/25/maledictions-a-warhammer-horror-anthology/