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Death Match: A Blood Bowl Novel

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The book is well written and quite funny. Though it is a bit particular to people with at least some knowledge in the Warhammer universe it is easy to pick up in a book store and read through. A delightful mix of satire and action with lovable characters and memorable scenes. But why are you reading this. Buy a copy somewhere and make your own decision.

I've enjoyed the whole series. The humor is spot on and clever without being heavy handed. The violence is a little timid in this outing, but it's still a blast to read.

Great for fans of the game or Pratchett fans with a bit of a Warhammer bend.

The evil sorcerer, Schlechter Zauberer, has managed to steal the Chaos Cup from the current winning team. Unfortunately for the team members, they noticed the sorcerer and tried to stop him; thus the team exists no more. The huge Chaos Cup may be a trophy made from what appears to be skulls, but it is also so much more. By possessing it, Zauberer has unlimited dark magic. And Zauberer has plans of vengeance on Blood Bowl player Dunk Hoffnung (with the Bad Bay Hackers). To ensure no one kills Dunk before he does, Zauberer lets everyone knows that anyone that harms even a hair on Dunk's head will be immediately executed by black lightning. It does not take long to make everyone believe it either!

Captain Pegleg is thrilled by the easy touchdowns. The fans and advertisers are not. Since Pegleg will not allow Dunk to sit out of the games, Dunk does everything he can to make sure no one is stupid enough to get near him. (Because we all know that Pegleg makes sure Dunk has the ball constantly.) But it is all about to come to a head when Zauberer zaps the entire stadium of the final Blood Bowl game to the demonic realm. Dunk and the rest of the Bad Bay Hackers must play not only to win the championship, but also to keep the entire kingdom from the Blood God's grasp.

***** Author Matt Forbeck does an outstanding job bringing all his characters to vivid, breathing, heart beating life. This includes the undead characters! Listening to Bob Bifford (vampire) and Jim Johnson (ogre) narrating all the Blood Bowl games are some of the best sections of the entire trilogy. The sport of Blood Bowl has often been described as "nearly-organized chaos" by its many critics; they are right on target too. Here, in book three, readers learn all about the backgrounds of Dunk and Pegleg. The author throws in some surprising characters as well. Very highly recommended. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

A sports book for the fantasy genre is a novelty and a treat! A real fun read, lots of clever witticisms and great use of tie-ins with modern day professional sports and advertising.

These books are awful. Seriously. Do not read them. And don t be swayed by the obvious plant reviews. Notice the glowing 5 star review by the same user which includes a perfect jacket cover synopsis and ends with an almost copy and pasted 'I m not a sports fan but I m hooked on BloodBowl' paragraph of nonsense. They re present on each book in the series.

I m just not sure if it s the author himself posting the review or just his spouse/editor. If there were more spelling/grammatical errors I d be more inclined to believe it was Forbeck himself.