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The Phoenix Lords are demigods of battle, warriors whose legends span the stars They are embodiments of the warrior nature of the eldar, and each walks his own path The first, and greatest, is Asurmen, the Hand of Asuryan Since he led his people from destruction at the time of the Fall, he has guided his children, the Dire Avengers, in defending the remnants of the eldar as they plan their rise back to galactic dominance A superlative warrior and peerless leader, Asurmen is one of the greatest hopes of the eldar race.The Phoenix Lords of the eldar are legendary, pure embodiments of their warrior nature, and Asurmen was their first This novel presents a dual narrative the founding of the Dire Avengers during the fall of the eldar, and the story of Asurmen as he now stands, fighting the forces of Chaos that threaten to overwhelm Ulthwe This is a tale of heroism and the resolve of a warrior raging hard against the dying of the light.A stunning 224 page A5 hardback novel presented in a lavish dustjacket with internal colour section, this book is a fantastic insight into the creation of the first Warrior Aspect, as well as a snapshot of Asurmen s current struggle against Chaos Strictly limited worldwide to 1,000 copies and exclusively available via blacklibrary.com, it features a beautiful full colour section with character vignettes and wargear descriptions The savage grace of the eldar s plight has never been represented quite so elegantly before. Free Download [ Asurmen ] Author [ Gav Thorpe ] – kino-fada.fr This book is about Asurmen, the Hand of Khaine He leads the Dire Avengers, one of the sects of Eldar Aspect Warriors who war for and protect the Craftworlds of the Eldar He is immortal and cannot be killed, only reduced to nothingness and then as a Phoenix Lord, comes back to inhabit a new host and take over where he left off.This book includes insights into the war between two Craftworlds, which has happened in the 40K universe, but never really writt...Excellent beginning to the Phoenix Lords series I know that Gav Thorpe has repeatedly stated that he loves dwarves above all fantasy races, but I think that his work with the Elves is comfortably ahead of everything I have read from other authors about them, including fantasy heavyweights like Tolkien and Terry Brooks Here he tales the story of probably the greatest Eldar warrior, mixing a battle with Chaos from the grim dark future and his past, prior to the Fall The result is a fantastic no Excellent beginning to the Phoenix Lords series I know that Gav Thorpe has repeatedly stated that he loves dwarves above all fantasy races, but I think that his work with the Elves is comfortably ahead of everything I have read from other authors about them, including fantasy heavyweig...Gav Thorpe is fast becoming the go to Eldar author in the warhammer 40K universe and justly so His Path of the Eldar series was a triumph The trend continues with Asurmen in his wonderfully immersive style but there were a few flaws in this one The start of the book took a while to fully engross me in the characters and the locations never really felt like they were given the proper attention they nee...Whether or not you ll like Asurman Hand of Asuryan comes down to an incredibly simple question Did you enjoy the last work Gav Thrope produced for the eldar If you did, you ll love this If you didn t, you ll find a few interesting qualities here and a few improvements, but not enough to really justify the purchase Really, there s nothing else to say about this, and really it has the same strengths and failings we can cite as last time.The story follows the first of the Phoenix Lords, Asurm Whether or not you ll like Asurman Hand of Asuryan comes down to an incredibly simple question Did you enjoy the last work Gav Thrope produced for the eldar If you did, you ll love this If you didn t, you ll find a few interesting qualities here and a few improvements, but not enough to really justify the purchase Really, there s nothing else to say about this, and really it has the same strengths and failings we can cite as last time.The story follows the first of the Phoenix Lords, Asurmen as he silently traverses the Webway Waging his isolated war to ensure his race s survival, his travels eventually bring him into contact with a small band of exiles Requiring the assistance of a maverick Farseer, all but exiled from his craftworld, and the skills of a pilot fated to helm a powerful warship, they must fight to ensure Chaos is defeated on an unexpected battlefield However, what drives the ancient warrior, and what horrors lur...Having just finished the Lorgar book, i was admittedly skeptical to pick up another Gav Thorpe book right away But, my fears were unwarranted by quite a bit The book follows Asurmen, Hand of Asuryan as he steps forth to correct a failing of old It also shows bits of his origins which to me was the one disappointment of this book As i had expected somethinginteresting on that end.A craftworld is in trouble and Asur...Being brand new to Warhammer lore and this being my first step into Warhammer, I obviously didn t understand some things that were said and things that were going on But I did thoroughly enjoy the book and have been reading it at every available opportunity.The story follows along a few different storylines and characters which I did prefer some of the perspectivesthan others At first I was confused by everything but settled in quite fast The names are challenging to pronounce and I had Being brand new to Warhammer lore and this being my first step into Warhammer, I obviously didn t understand some things that were said and things that were going on But I did thoroughly enjoy the book and have been reading it at every available opportunity.The story follows along a few different storylines ...I am a sucker for anything related to the Eldar, and so I loved Asurmen for the masses of Eldar culture, language, and history that it contains Gav Thorpe is the master when it comes to these The flashbacks to the fall of the Eldar were especially fascinating, it is a period that has never really been touched in Games Workshop fiction before.I was a little less grabbed by the actual plot of the book Asurmen intervenes in a local struggle, helping an Eldar pilot release her inner fears and en I am a sucker for anything related to the Eldar, and so I loved Asurmen for the masses of Eldar culture, language, and history that it contains Gav Thorpe is the master when it comes to these The flashbacks to the fall of the Eldar were especially fascinating, it is a period that has never really been touched in Games Workshop fiction before.I was a little le...Pretty good insight into the fall of the eldar and there customs pre fall It can be a little dry sometimes but the action and drama make up for itPotentially the first novel in a wider series, Asurmen Hand of Asuryan sees Gav Thorpe delve into the mythology of the eldar to tell the tale of the titular Asurmen, first and greatest of the fabled Phoenix Lords Set in the midst of a conflict against the chaos forces of the Flesh Thieves, instigated by a Farseer of Anuiven craftworld in order to reclaim an artefact of great power, it sees Asurmen co opting a peaceful eldar pilot to help him as he steps in to try and avert a disaster unforese Potentially the first novel in a wider series, Asurmen Hand of Asuryan sees Gav Thorpe delve into the mythology of the eldar to tell the tale of the ...An excellent tale about the greatest of Eldar warriors, with insights about his life before and during the Fall The other part of the story, a run of the mill fight between Chaos and Eldar, was interesting on its own, but would have merited a four star liked it , but for me, the main selling point was how the first two Phoenix Lords came to recognize their fates in life.Hoping that the other stories will be as interesting as this one, I really really look forward to further installments in the An excellent tale about the greatest of Eldar warriors, with insights about his life before and during the Fall The...

Asurmen
  • English
  • 03 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • Gav Thorpe
  • Asurmen