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mwplante's review
4.0
Sarrin is such a unique and yet uniquely Warhammer character and this story is the quintessence of what makes her compelling.
academianut's review
4.0
I love anthologies in all genres, but it's rare that I find one without even one story that I dislike. This, pleasantly, has been one of those anthologies. Each of the six stories was well-crafted and engaging, with interesting characters and a variety of fascinating settings. My thoughts on each story :
A Rose Watered With Blood - this was a very suspenseful double-agent kind of tale, ruthless but clever.
Man of Iron - fascinating intelligent robot that has acquired sentience but has to hide it for self-protection - short, but intriguing.
Mercy - a good Sisters story with an ultimately sympathetic "villain."
One, Untended - my favorite story of the bunch, a Frye-master dwardin and (former?) dark elf go in search of a missing child with mixed motives - but a happy ending, woohoo!
Blood Gold - reveals the intriguing history of the fyre-slayer dwardin which I'd been wondering about since the last story!
The Marauder Lives - oof. Hard subject matter to deal with in this one, with a former dark-elf captive recovering while attempting to give vital intelligence to her inquisitor mentor, even as her fragmented mind sparks constant paranoia - but the fragmented style and unreliable - narrator-ish concept is dealt with very well.
A Rose Watered With Blood - this was a very suspenseful double-agent kind of tale, ruthless but clever.
Man of Iron - fascinating intelligent robot that has acquired sentience but has to hide it for self-protection - short, but intriguing.
Mercy - a good Sisters story with an ultimately sympathetic "villain."
One, Untended - my favorite story of the bunch, a Frye-master dwardin and (former?) dark elf go in search of a missing child with mixed motives - but a happy ending, woohoo!
Blood Gold - reveals the intriguing history of the fyre-slayer dwardin which I'd been wondering about since the last story!
The Marauder Lives - oof. Hard subject matter to deal with in this one, with a former dark-elf captive recovering while attempting to give vital intelligence to her inquisitor mentor, even as her fragmented mind sparks constant paranoia - but the fragmented style and unreliable - narrator-ish concept is dealt with very well.
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