Warrior Priests are the holy crusaders of the Empire, crushing daemons, witches and heretics alike with righteous fury. These bold men wield death and damnation, with warhammers held high and the word of Sigmar on their lips. They provide the final bastion against the forces of darkness that would run rampant and forever turn the hearts of men. Jakob Wolff is one such warrior, and sets out to track down his brother, whose soul has been tainted by the Ruinous Powers. Family must be put to one side as he battles to prevent the Empire from sinking into Chaos, with only his strength of arms and the purity of his beliefs to call upon.
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After a music career so disastrous it landed him in court, Darius Hinks decided a job in publishing might be safer. His writing credits for the Black Library include The Witch Hunter's Handbook, Warrior Priest and several short stories. Rumours that he still has a banjo hidden in his loft are fiercely refuted by his lawyers.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Detra Fitch
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Warrior Priests are the crusaders that travel the Empire destroying unholy entities with a mighty warhammer in their hands and the righteous words of Sigmar on their lips. Brother Jakob Wolff and his protégé, called Ratboy, are seeking von Raukov's army, the Ostland Black Guard, to inform them of the traitor within their ranks. That traitor also happens to be Jakob's brother, Fabian. The duo enter a town to find its people burning a Sister of Shallya, claiming her to be a witch. They are being goaded by Otto Sürman, an insane man who considers himself to be a High Priest of Sigmar. Jakob has met the vile man once before. Sürman manages to escape while Jakob and Ratboy are rescuing Anna Fleck from the flames.
Erasmus is tending the garden at a temple of Morr when a corpse seemingly comes to life. Once well enough, Sürman learns that Anna has survived and becomes fixated on her destruction. That means he must follow Jakob and wait for his chance to nab Anna.
Meanwhile, Jakob's group has run into an army from Averhiem, led by General Obermarshall Hugo von Gryphius. The general has come to the province of Ostland for the thrill of unknown dangers and the glory of chaotic battle. Though the general obviously enjoys his comforts, he is no meek dandy when the time for battle comes. With von Gryphius's army by their side, Jakob's group will have to delay the hunt for the Ostland Black Guard in favor of dealing with Mormius and his unholy minions. Every village and temple Mormius crosses is being annihilated, it population massacred. No matter how much the warrior priest wishes otherwise, killing Fabian must wait.
**** FOUR STARS! The author has done a wonderful job on the character of Jakob Wolff. I could almost feel the warrior priest's confusion, guilt, and righteous fury as they were clashing within him. However, the character of the general came across to me as hollow and flat. Even after learning of his past, von Gryphius simply did not come to life for me.
As you can probably tell, several subplots run continuously, keeping the story moving along at a good pace. The background of each primary character is vividly painted and well developed. I found myself intrigued with, not only Brother Wolff, but also with Anna and Ratboy. This author is one to watch! ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
Erasmus is tending the garden at a temple of Morr when a corpse seemingly comes to life. Once well enough, Sürman learns that Anna has survived and becomes fixated on her destruction. That means he must follow Jakob and wait for his chance to nab Anna.
Meanwhile, Jakob's group has run into an army from Averhiem, led by General Obermarshall Hugo von Gryphius. The general has come to the province of Ostland for the thrill of unknown dangers and the glory of chaotic battle. Though the general obviously enjoys his comforts, he is no meek dandy when the time for battle comes. With von Gryphius's army by their side, Jakob's group will have to delay the hunt for the Ostland Black Guard in favor of dealing with Mormius and his unholy minions. Every village and temple Mormius crosses is being annihilated, it population massacred. No matter how much the warrior priest wishes otherwise, killing Fabian must wait.
**** FOUR STARS! The author has done a wonderful job on the character of Jakob Wolff. I could almost feel the warrior priest's confusion, guilt, and righteous fury as they were clashing within him. However, the character of the general came across to me as hollow and flat. Even after learning of his past, von Gryphius simply did not come to life for me.
As you can probably tell, several subplots run continuously, keeping the story moving along at a good pace. The background of each primary character is vividly painted and well developed. I found myself intrigued with, not only Brother Wolff, but also with Anna and Ratboy. This author is one to watch! ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Darius Hinks' Warrior Priest (Black Library 2010) is a well-written, well-paced novel set in the northern reaches of the Empire of the Old World. The Empire is once again under attack. This time a Chaos champion named Mormius leads a horde of chaos warriors south against the Imperial army generalled by the Iron Duke, Fabian Wolff. Fabian is the brother of Jakob, the eponymous Warrior priest, and their story and conflict provides the internal struggle and conflict of the novel, while the war supports the external conflict. This neat geometric pairing (brother against brother, chaos against order, North verses South, sanity verses insanity) is repeated throughout the novel, creating a well-balanced narrative, dependent on several point-of-view characters, juxtaposed against their polar opposites.
The narrative begins with Mormius, a beautiful and cruel Chaos champion gathering his troops for another attack. Mormius is on a collision course with the Iron Duke. The story then shifts to a small village where a fanatic witch hunter is about to burn a sister of Shallya at the stake. Enter the Warrior Priest, Jakob Wolff, not to save the sister but to avenge himself on the witch hunter, Otto Sürman. Sürman and his conflict with the Wolff brothers acts as the exciting force that propels the narrative.
Hinks competently uses multiple points of view and flashbacks to tell an intimate tale of the Old World that touches on most of the emblematic themes and symbols (fluff)of the Gothic series. He expertly handles both battles and intimate encounters, while creating well-rounded, full bodied characters. Although Jakob Wolff represents order, Hinks seems to have a real understanding (or sympathy) of Chaos. His descriptions of daemons, demons, and marauders are vibrant and memorable; whereas his descriptions of some of the more egregious fanatics of the Empire border on either contempt or ridicule. As an aside, it is this balance between chaos and order and the richness of the intellectual property that makes the Black Library novels so satisfying.
Warrior Priest is a worthy entry in the Empire Army series; an outstanding first outing from Darius Hinks.
The narrative begins with Mormius, a beautiful and cruel Chaos champion gathering his troops for another attack. Mormius is on a collision course with the Iron Duke. The story then shifts to a small village where a fanatic witch hunter is about to burn a sister of Shallya at the stake. Enter the Warrior Priest, Jakob Wolff, not to save the sister but to avenge himself on the witch hunter, Otto Sürman. Sürman and his conflict with the Wolff brothers acts as the exciting force that propels the narrative.
Hinks competently uses multiple points of view and flashbacks to tell an intimate tale of the Old World that touches on most of the emblematic themes and symbols (fluff)of the Gothic series. He expertly handles both battles and intimate encounters, while creating well-rounded, full bodied characters. Although Jakob Wolff represents order, Hinks seems to have a real understanding (or sympathy) of Chaos. His descriptions of daemons, demons, and marauders are vibrant and memorable; whereas his descriptions of some of the more egregious fanatics of the Empire border on either contempt or ridicule. As an aside, it is this balance between chaos and order and the richness of the intellectual property that makes the Black Library novels so satisfying.
Warrior Priest is a worthy entry in the Empire Army series; an outstanding first outing from Darius Hinks.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Jacob
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In the next installment of the Empire series entitled "Warrior Priest". We are shown those that have faith and strength in the man god known as Sigmar. Those holy men who have devoted there lives not only to Sigmar himself and his return but to the very empire he forged. Many take the calling and become priests and follow the ways of Sigmar. Some even take the mantle of warrior priest, shinning beacons of hope in the din of war and battle. Preaching the teachings of Sigmar and giving courage to those to defeat the many enemies of the empire while weilding warhammers and crushing foes alike. Were intorduced to one such warrior priest by the name of Jakob Wolff devote follower of Sigmar and seeking penance for a deed he did not commit. Aided by his acyolote Ratboy and the recently freed Shallyian sister Anna from the clutches of a witch hunter by the name of Otto Surman. Wolff is on a mission to find his brother Fabian Wolff. Jakob discovers through Surman that it was his brother who set the events in motion that has lead him to this point. The lands of Ostland are in ruins by the invasion of so many chaos armies. One such is making its way to the very heart and kill the elctor count of Ostland once and for all. Jakob seeing no way then to track his brother and make him answer for his terrible crimes must travel through the war torn land to find him. Along the way Jakob discovers that the only one keeping the lands together is a man dubbed the "Iron Duke". He gathers the largest army the lands have ever seen and ready to destroy the chaos army making its way to them. What Jakob doesn't know is that the Iron Duke is none other then his own brother. Jakob has to stop one army from destroying what Holy Sigmar made and stop his brothers plans from destroying the empire as well. Is this Jakob's true test of faith in Sigmar or is his challege yet to come? You have to find out in this the empire novel "Warrior Priest".
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