The practice of magic is strictly controlled in the Empire, and rogue mages are ruthlessly hunted down by the witch hunters. An Imperial wizard is blackmailed into infiltrating a vile Chaos cult - if doesn't, he will be denounced as a heretic. Can he complete his assignment without being corrupted, and can he trust his tormentor to honour his part of the bargain?
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"Richard Lee Byers has written over twenty novels, and countless short stories. A lifelong fantasy, science fiction and horror fan, he began his full time writing career in 1987 after working in the mental health field (he holds an M.A. in psychology) for many years. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, Richard spends much of his leisure time fencing foil, epee and sabre."
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Richard Lee Byers is the author of over thirty fantasy and horror novels, including a number set in the Forgotten Realms universe. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, the setting for many of his horror stories, he spends much of his free time fencing and playing poker. Friend him on Facebook, Follow him on Twitter, and read his blog on Livejournal.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid Warhammer novel,
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This review is from: The Enemy Within (Warhammer Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
Despite being Richard L. Byers 1st Warhammer novel he does capture the genre well, and the witting is solid. (He has written a number of books in the World of Darkness setting, and I think he has done some work on RPG books.) Overall it's a cut above most Warhammer books, but the lack of non stop action will disappoint many warhammer fanboys. There is no connection between that I can remember between this novel and the famed campaign of the same name. (Honestly it's been a decade so I may have forgotten.) But enough of why you might not like this book.
The book is very well written for a warhammer book, and the main character is well fleshed out. You actually grow to care for a couple of characters even knowing it can only end poorly for them. The basis of the story is about Dieter Schumann a Celestial wizard blackmailed into joining a Chaos cult to ferret out the mysterious leader of the cult. His struggles to resist the lure of Chaos, while moving up the ranks of the cult. Initially I felt cheapened by a few plot holes, and the main character's cluelessness, but the author nicely wraps up everything in the end to a tidy whole.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, short read in the Warhammer 'verse,
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I've read some of Richard Lee Byers' World of Darkness stuff, and I know he's written some good stuff there. This book is no different. Byers does a good job delving into the realm of the Chaos cultists. In this case we're talking Tzeentch here. I greatly enjoyed the protagonists slow descent into Chaos. It's done in a real, almost believable way, with seemingly regular folk dotting the landscape on the way there. Byers provides alot in the way of entertainment here by showing this. This is also one of the shorter Warhammer novels I've read, and I wanted the book to keep going for awhile when it abruptly ended. But it was a fun ride up to that point! The sign of a good book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chaos is the Order of the Day,
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This review is from: The Enemy Within (Warhammer Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)
Richard L. Byers has been a literary gun for hire for several years, having written roleplaying tie in novels for both the 'Dungeons and Dragons' Forgotten Realms setting, and the 'World of Darkness' by White Wolf. This is his first Warhammer Fantasy novel. It is a reasonably strong entry in the series, although narrow in focus. The focus is the hidden corrupting form of chaos. Lots of fun cultists here. It's one of the more slimline books in the series, but it feels like alot of information was packed in to the pages. The writing is better than average, although I didn't really click with the main character. There is some good background here if you are a gamesmaster planning a city based chaos campaign. Dark Fantasy.
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