The Wine of Dreams (Warhammer) [Mass Market Paperback]

Brian Craig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 2000

Deep within the shadowy foothills of the Grey Mountains, a dark and deadly plot is uncovered by an innocent young merchant. A mysterious stranger leads young Reinmar Weiland to stumble upon the secrets of a sinister underworld hidden beneath the very feet of the unsuspecting Empire – and learn of a legendary elixir, the mysterious and forbidden Wine of Dreams.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A ripping yarn" -- SFX Magazine, February, 2001

About the Author

When asked why he dresses entirely in black, Brian Craig claims to be in mourning for H.P. Lovecraft, but the real reason is too dreadful to reveal. The rumour that he joined the British Antartic Survey in 1993 'to get away from it all' is false; he failed the medical and had to join the French Foreign Legion instead. He is not allowed to discuss the reasons for his dishonourable discharge therefrom in 1999, but he is glad that he will now have more time to writer and play cricket. He has just finished writing his latest Warhammer novel 'Pawns of Chaos,' due for release in April 2001.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Games Workshop (November 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743411587
• ISBN-13: 978-0743411585
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great WHF novel, April 24, 2001

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Kevin Curow (Dartmouth, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wine of Dreams (Warhammer) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved Craig's (Brian Craig is a pen name, btw) Orfeo trilogy, which he wrote for Games Workshop around 10 years ago. Set in the Warhammer Fantasy world, which is the basis for Games Workshop's popular Warhammer miniatures game, those books brought the world of Warhammer alive.

The Wine of Dreams carries on Craig's tradition of excellence. The main character is a young wine merchant, named Reinmar, who is bored with life in his sleepy river town and craves adventure. Adventure arrives on his doorstep in the form of a relative he didn't know he had, a relative who is being chased by an influential witch hunter. It turns out that his family had once been the main distributor of a banned wine, known as dark wine, or wine of dreams. The witch hunter is trying to stamp out the trade in this illicit substance once and for all, while some of Reinmar's relatives and other shadowy figures are trying to revive it.

Craig plays up the usual Warhammer themes of intrigue, conspiracy and horror. Reinmar never knows for certain who is on his side -- he isn't even sure whose side he himself is on! As he learns the secrets behind the wine of dreams, he is faced with having to make hard choices, while being tempted by the power promised by the dark gods of Chaos. In the Warhammer world, the good guys aren't always nice people, and the witch hunter is no exception to this rule. If Reinmar saves his soul by turning his back on Chaos, he may lose his life as a pawn of the witch hunter.

If you like the Warhammer setting, or you are looking for a novel which blends fantasy with horror, and adds a touch of conspiracy and intrigue, then I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

(I also reviewed this book for rpg.net, and a longer review can be found there.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Librarys high water mark, December 19, 2001

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"yahwehadonai" (Olathe, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wine of Dreams (Warhammer) (Mass Market Paperback)

Brian Craig distinguishes himself by exploring the deeper aspects of the Warhammer worlds. While there is battle and bloodshed the theme and overall significance of the story does not revolve and get overwhelmed by it. This is not like the other Black Library tales: here are your characters and traits-this is their goal-they fight while trying to reach goal-final battle-end. The Wine of Dreams is all about character development and what happens to these characters n throughout a series of trials and tribulations. The nature of evil and corruption are explored in great detail and provide a great amount of contrast to the typical Warhammer sense of good and evil. I also could'nt help but compare the Wine of Dreams to the soul liquer in The Eye of Terror novel. And I see this book as a Warhammer fantasy version of the Eye of Terror.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good novel for Warhammer, May 21, 2011

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desertrider (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Wine of Dreams (Warhammer) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the better novels set in the Warhammer fantasy universe. It involves a young man who is a heir to a wine shop and the past history of his family business having to do with a tainted dark magic wine, which comes back to haunt them as soldiers of the empire begin to search for traces of this forbidden wine. It had good pacing and remained interesting to read, no slow parts. Nice battle scenes too. I wish there had been a sequel or more books about this character.