On the Flamescar Plateau a time of peace & prosperity is threatened by a distant sorcerous power Can Athol Khul bring the tribes together to keep the peace or will war claim them all & destroy their future? The coming of the God-King Sigmar has brought relative peace & prosperity to the Great Parch Yet across the sun-drenched plains of the Flamescar Plateau the passions of the tribes are intemperate & generations of loyalty to the Hammergod cannot wholly erase their warlike past & bloodthirsty traditions Among them live the Khul outsiders allied to the mighty Aridians through shared blades Athol Khul is the spear-carrier the bridge between these peoples & to him falls a near-impossible task when a distant sorcerous power threatens the alliance With the lives of his family & people hanging in the balance Athol must secure whatever companions & powers he can to aid in the coming war In doing so he starts upon a path that will lead to glory & ruin in equal measure It's the start of a saga by Gav Thorpe that explores the Khul the influential & powerful tribe of Aqshy that is the origin of one of the Age of Sigmar's greatest villains A new fantasy novel from Gemmel Award Winning author Gav Thorpe Charts the beginnings of the fall from grace of Khorgos Khul Gav Thorpe is one of Black Library's most well known authors having racked up a number of fan favourite novels for Warhammer Fantasy Age of Sigmar & Warhammer 40000