Bloodstorm: A Tale of Malus Darkblade

by Dan Abnett and Mike Lee

Possessed by the foul daemon Tz'arkan, the ruthless dark elf anti-hero Malus Darkblade is forced to seek a number of magic artefacts or his soul will be forfeit. He will have to call on all his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844161927
• ISBN13: 9781844161928
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Quite entertaining, if you don't expect too much

You get pretty much get what you expect from this book: a fast read, with unrelenting action. The character development is pretty much restricted to illustrating Malus' depravities, and taking them further notch by notch. No other characters really get developed, and you can pretty much guess why. If you are willing to accept these as features, rather than bugs, then this book is quite a fun ride.

Macabre on high and dangles you in front of it to make sure you see it all!

I picked up this book the other day mainly because of the cover, art work is amazing. Having never read a Warhammer novel, I had no intentions of reading it until I learned more about it. Well I sat down to look at the cover art work once more, before shelfing the book, when I decided to read the first page...Hooked! That has rarely ever happened for me. The author(s) detail is so vivid I might as well been in an IMAX theater! The opening seen is so well described I had to keep reading to find out what happens...and what happens is entirely frightening. This book is dark! From brutal fleshly tortures to the depths of wickedness of demonic cult gatherings this book explores all that is macabre and dangles you in front of it to make sure you see it all! Full of surprises and leaves you wanting to know more and worst of all...see more gruesome rendezvous. Action packed to the last page got to get more of this Malus Darkblade! This is the second volume in a series but reads well on its own telling you much of the back story leading to this particular edition. Rushing out to get the others!

Send a monster to kill a monster ...

'Bloodstorm' is the second installment in the tale of dark elf Malus Darkblade, the first being 'The Daemon's Curse'. While 'Bloodstorm' could stand alone, I highly recommend picking up 'The Daemon's Curse' first. Malus has returned to Hag Graef and his father, the Vaulkhar Lurhan, once again in shame. Now possessed by the daemon Tz'arkan, who insinuated himself inside Malus the moment he touched the treasure found in Tz'arkan's Temple. Malus has brought back the Octagon Of Praan, a relic of great power, but cannot rid himself of the daemon unless he finds four more relics within one year's time. The Octagon, and his plans, he cannot reveal to his family. The Vaulkhar finds Malus out, though, and tortures him brutally. After enduring torture beyond any ever met out by Lurhan, kept alive by Tz'arkan, Malus is nursed back to health by his sister Nagaira. Nagaira has more plans for Malus, but Malus has plans of his own. Now Malus must find the next relic, the Idol Of Kolkuth, which is said to reside on a hidden island deep in the territory of the Skinriders, a savage people who worship a god of decay. For this, Nagaira is useless to him, but not so his older brothers Bruglir The Reaver and Urial The Forsaken. Through blood, treachery, murder, torture, blackmail, and horrifically brutal rituals, Malus gains Urial's support and forces Bruglir's fleet to take him through the dangerous waters of the Skinriders to find the Idol of Kolkuth. The Skinriders are a great addition to the series, their bodies literally rotting, their skin sloughing away, from their worship of the god of decay. Yuck! 'Bloodstorm' is the second bloodbath ... er ... book in this series, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Comparable to Salvatore's awesome 'War Of The Spider Queen' series, the tales of Malus Darkblade are a feast worth dining on for any lover of dark elves. Don't skip over these books because they have ties to a popular video game, they are well written, stand alone tales that will leave you thirsty for more. Enjoy!

Great Story

I have read both books in this series and cant wait for the next one to come out.

Horrifyingly addictive!

Malus Darkblade is a dread lord of Hag Graef. He is a dark warrior, betrayer, and one of the fiercest among the Dark Elf race. Malus is still possessed by the foul daemon, Tz'arkan. Malus has one year to locate five unholy artefacts or his soul will be forfeit. In the first book, Malus retrieved one of the needed items. Now he seeks the Idol of Kolkuth. To do this, Malus must betray, double cross, and even triple cross his dark elf siblings as he uses them to locate an island belonging to their enemies, the Skinriders. Skinriders worship a god of decay. Therefore, their skin literally rots away. They attack ships belonging to the dark elves as they return from raiding for slaves. Skinriders consider flesh as treasure and take as many slaves and prisoners as possible from the ships. These poor souls are skinned alive as tribute to their god and for new skin to adhere to their own rotting bodies. Maulus Darkblade does not expect his task to be easy. But he does expect to spill a lot of enemy blood. ***** Once again Dan Abnett and Mike Lee give readers exactly what they want; more blood and violence in less time. Malus has turned blood and treachery into an art form. Since Malus betrayed his sorcerer brother, Urial, in the first novel, I believed there was no way possible to convince Urial to team up with him. But I am proven wrong. Malus is a master of his art/war craft. I stand by my words in the review of the first novel: Horrifyingly addictive! I want more! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.