-Remate, pero al larguero.-

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Lo que nos cuenta. En el libro Nagash, el inmortal (publicación original: Nagash Inmortal, 2011), y después de 200 años de trabajo, el Monte de los Pesares se ha convertido en Nagashizzar, “la gloria de Nagash”, un laberinto de pasillos, salas, corredores, pozos, almacenes y, en lo más profundo, el gran salón del Usurpador, que sentado sobre un inagotable filón de piedra bruja prepara su asalto a Nehekhara. Pero un enorme ejército skaven, el mayor reunido en toda su historia, tiene sus propios planes acerca de la piedra de disformidad y acecha debajo de Nagashizzar. En Lahmia, el príncipe Alcadizzar es formado como guerrero en preparación de ese día en el que subirá al trono de Khemri. Tercer y último volumen de la Trilogía de Nagash, también conocida como El ascenso de Nagash.

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Where to start with this? I suppose I'll state what I wanted from this book and this trilogy.

Firstly I wanted the story of Nagash. (Seems obvious beyond belief, but clearly it's not that obvious)

Secondly I wanted the story to tell of the key people and creatures involved in the story of Nagash in how they relate to the rise and fall of Nagash. (Again seems "welcome to class 101 on how to write a character novel" but again this wasn't obvious to the writer)

Lastly I wanted to see what Nagash is most famous for in the "contemporary" Warhammer world, namely how he created the Land of the Dead.

Personally I feel these are obvious things to want from a book and trilogy called Nagash, if you wanted something different, then maybe this review won't be of much interest to you.

Firstly I'll correct something some of these other are saying. They're saying that Nagash makes more of an appearance in this book than previously. That's completely misleading; though I think I can see how Mike Lee's writing style might have tricked their brains into thinking so. Broadly the story can be split into two parts, the first 2/3rd's and the last third. The first two thirds operate on a rotating chapter basis one in Nagashizzar the other in Lahmia. So you think, okay about half of the first 2/3rd's of the book are centered on Nagash, you might think that, but you'd be wrong. Most of the chapters at Nagashizzar focus on the Skaven not Nagash, so in the first 2/3rd's of the book half are at Nagashizzar with most of them focused on the Skaven with Nagash showing up EVEN LESS in the final third, overall I think Nagash is actually in this book for less than 1/5th maybe only 1/6th of the actual story, this is even worse than the previous book.

To talk more generally about the pacing in this book, think about one of those old comedies where everything starts off slow, people move slowly the music is slow. Then suddenly, everything goes really fast, fast music and everyone is "flying" all over the place doing everything really quickly. That's the pacing structure of this book, the only difference being I didn't laugh with this book (maybe at it but certainly not with it).

In my view Mike Lee gives a lot of time to stuff that I wouldn't have even put in the story and very little time to what I would think of as the major events of the story. I'll give one example, we have 1 whole chapter dedicated to Alcadizzar going through some pseudo religious ritual given to him by Neferata (why is this angsty one sided love story "sub-plot" (really main story line) in a story about Nagash?). Contrasted with this, when Nagash's forces finally invade, the siege AND destruction of the Ancient and Holy city of Lybaras, home of the temples of the Ancient Gods and Goddesses of the first great human civilisation, Nehekhara, is covered in 2 pages.

To talk about how Nagash is depicted in this book, well firstly Nagash is hardly depicted in this book but when he is he is often depicted as being weak, hot tempered and rather dim witted. There's a scene where Arkhan notes that W'soran doesn't know how to command undead forces and just throws them at the enemy, this could be used for almost every scene with Nagash, he rarely displays any creative thought in dealing with his enemies, though on a few occasions he does display a bit of intellect. Plus again to highlight how incredibly marginalised Nagash is in a story that's meant to be about him, in the Skaven/Nagash wars, those rare scenes that actually include Nagash make the oh so memorable character of Akatha as central a character as Nagash.

There's a part in the original story of Nagash (which you can find in White Dwarf 173, Google to see it) where it says how even the Gods turned their eyes from the world due to the horrors Nagash inflicted upon it. Judging by this story the only reason the Gods would have turned their eyes from the world is because their eyes rolled so hard in their sockets that their necks snapped round.

What blows my mind the most however is none of this, this is the third book in the series so all the things I've mentioned didn't really come as a surprise to me in this 3 course pig's breakfast, no, none of this really surprised me. One thing did however blow my mind, I somewhat thought I understood how Mike Lee could justify having so much of the story focused on the Lahmian Vampires rather than Nagash. In the original story of Nagash after the fall of Lahmia the Vampires come to Nagash and he makes them the leaders of his army so I thought, okay, he is showing us who these Vampires are as they will play an important role leading his armies during Nagash's invasion of his old homeland. I thought Mike Lee was wildly overstating their importance but I could see the rational for including them in the story in addition to their role in bringing about the rise of Alcadizzar. However, Mike Lee decided to change that part of the original story, now only one of the Vampires from Lahmia goes to Nagash and the rest have NO interaction with Nagash whatsoever. All's I can say about this is ...

Clearly what Mike Lee wanted a Ghoul salivating over its first glimpse of fresh meat in many a moon, was an opportunity to write an origin story about the origin of the Vampire lines or maybe just the Lahmian line of vampiresses as his desire to write about them here even when they're totally irrelevant, to the story he's meant to be writing, is utterly overwhelming. If I wanted a story about Vampires and love and angst I would have read Twilight, I wanted a story about a man who sought to become the master of his own destiny and the world around him. I wanted a story of a man whose ambition made him rival the Gods, but whose hubris ultimately caused him great pain and destruction. Then when all seems lost, he has the last laugh, as he cheats death after the world has done its best to destroy him and he plots his return. This book and this trilogy simply did not deliver. 3 s David187 5

First Reading: This is where things get literally darker in the tale of Nagash. From the glaring sun and hot sands of Khemri to the dark dank crypts of the young Empire. Very good.

Second Reading: After reading this series a second time, certain details have become clearer and parts I missed gave more life to the story. During my first read through of the series I somewhat cheered for Nagash, this time I cheered for the Skaven and the Nehekharans. I especially loved the chapters involving Eekrit and Eshreegar, the Skaven lord and his 'friend' the master of shadows. Those guys were very interesting and often comical in a way only ratmen can be.
I highly recommend this book.warhammer3 s T R Alexander168 1 follower

This third and final book in the Time of Legend’s Rise of Nagash trilogy is easily the best of the three and is probably my favourite of the Time of Legends books that I have read so far. While it has been a while since I read the old lore on the events covered in this book, I think there are some retcons in the narrative, but this is par for the course for the Time of Legends books. The book follows Nagash in his war with the Skaven, Neferata and the other immortals in Lahmia, and Alcadizzar as he tries to defend himself and Nehekhara from its undead enemies. Of these three plotlines I was most interested in the Nagash’s part, but I did grow to the other two just as much and I feel that there was just the right amount of focus on all three.

The writing in the book is great, with the action and battle scenes being particularly good. The characters are also good, with Alcadizzar being a likable antagonist, while Ushoran On the other hand, I did find the characterisation of the Skaven in this book a little off. While some of this could be due to the action taking place in the early bronze age or early iron age, they still seem a little too courageous and loyal in places. They are still as entertaining as always though.fantasy games-workshop lich ...more2 s Stuart122 55

500 years on, Nagash is still pissed off. This man takes grudges to heart!

Nagash the Usurper, some five hundred years after the Battle of Mahrak, the first necromancer is still hell-bent (literally) on getting his revenge against all of Nehekara. Luckily for those cities Nagash is rather busy having to deal with a huge army of Skaven on his doorstep at Nagashizzar - actually at the back door and underneath in the tunnels would be apt. Both want the coveted Warpstone, one for his unholy reign to begin and the other, well that part was never covered - perhaps they use Warpstone sprinkles for their cornflakes instead of sugar!?

While this merry-go-round is afoot, the other usurper, Alcadizzar (who I shamefully forgot to mention in my other review) is busy planning his own future, and that of the realm. What happens from then is a series of events that ultimately leads to - well, I won't spoilt that.

There is also a large amount of focus on the city of Lahmia, the city of indulgence. Things have really changed here since book two, the only indulgence here, is that of blood. The city has become deserted in comparison to earlier years. Neferata is pining after her Alcadizzar. Ushoran playing at being a Nagash wannabe. W'soran sneaking around luring in unwitting souls for his fangs to indulge in. Not much has change from Nagash The Unbroken, other than the city itself.

Two characters who really come into their own are Eekrit a Skaven Warlord and Eshreegar the Master of Treacheries (essentially master of the scouts). Both have found themselves in a bit of jam in the past. That hasn't changed, but what has is their character and demeanour. They've changed from their previous outing in Nagash the Unbroken. Now they have both a cowardly appeal and one of bravery (forced upon them by situations that develop throughout the story), they actually. There is almost a mad camaraderie to them, it is rather amusing to read.

In previous I've mentioned characterisation, world development by Mike Lee and the expanding lore, such as the gods and the variation of the cities of Nehekara. Nasgash Immortal slightly improves on this, but only slightly. The novel is massive, it's six hundred plus pages. Still there is the confusion of a timeline and from that stems both the difficulty of keeping track of characters and continuation. Characters are killed, brought back to life, changing allegiances, new characters pop up. Who are they? Where did they come from? Alcadizzar wife for example, no clue about her other than she had dark eyes and olive skin. It just appeared to me as rushed. That is only my opinion.

Overall the trilogy of Nagash is entertaining for the reasons I've mentioned. If you are looking for a story that focuses purely on Nagash (a rise and fall if you will) in detail, then this isn't going to work to well for you. If you are looking for some lore before Sigmar and the Empire, then this certainly will suit you.
warhammer2 s Emil Söderman70 8

Okay, let me first state to my (somewhat shame) that I am a Warhammer fan. I love the unierse, I lovethe ridicilous over-the-top epicness of it. I the cheese and the weirdness and the unabashed focus on dismemberment of various bad things.

The Nagash books have delivered all of those, the characters are, at best, broad strokes types, only Arkhan the Black in the second book comes even close to being not-completely flat. That is completely immaerial to the charms of this books.

Which mainly involves rat-men fighting undead, with a b-plot about egyptian vampires.

A minor disappointment is that one of the cooler scenes in the lore (Nagash raising the Tomb Kings of Nehekhara only to have them reject him as an usurper) isn't actually in the novel, as events unfold slightly different.

So yeah, rat men with flamthrowers vs. skeletons. If you don't find that appealing this book isn't for you.

On the other hand, if you don't find that appealing you probably have no sense of joy left in the withered husk that is your soul, so that's OK. fantasy licensced male-author ...more2 s Aleksei29

Completely unbelievable timing "after 25 years of war" with the same characters is a problem of the whole series, but in this book it strikes really hard. Anyway, I was glad to finish the trilogy. And quite d the vampiric line even with "bla-bla 80 years after, bla-bla 100 years after" :)1 Asimov_Fan18

I Skeletons, what i dont is Lore inconsistencies and continuety errors Michael Haase356 8

This is the Nagash book I've been waiting for. All the other books in the trilogy are appetizers and this is the main course. With the first two books, the stage is set and the pieces in place; with this book, we finally see all the major plot threads come to a head. Nagash's lair, Nagashizzar grows to the full height of its power, the Lahmian vampire court begins to wreak its devastation, Alcadizzar rises to become king of Khemri and wages war against the forces of the undead, the war with the skaven that's been germinating for decades finally happens, the tomb kings finally make their appearance, and Nagash fulfills his dream of smiting Nehekara with his unholy wrath. In truth, there's so much happening the book feels multiple books in one.

The book is not slowed down by politicizing and drawn-out battle sequences. The battles feel more exciting and better paced. While the other books suffered from having too many forgettable characters, characterization in this is much improved. Though it was kind of a bummer to see much of the splotlight stolen from Nagash (again), I enjoyed witnessing Alcadizzar's growth in the steadfast king of Khemri, watching the machinations of Neferata's immortals W'soran and Ushoran as they try to make contact with Nagash, reading about the efforts of the skaven to seize the mines under Nagashizzar, and so on. The skaven don't speak skaven normally do, but that's forgivable since they still play an interesting part in the story.

Everything good the previous books had to offer, this book has and more. Tensions are heightened as characters that have been developing throughout the saga finally come toe-to-toe. The plot carries much more momentum as the stakes are raised and struggles become more dire than before. I also found myself feeling more emotion during certain scenes, enjoying the witty banter slightly more and even feeling sympathetic during tragic moments (I won't spoil anything).

Ultimately this is a very satisfying conclusion to the series and props to the author for managing to tell such a damn captivating story.1 Nicholas101 4

The third installment in the story of Nagash, one of the legendary figures of the Warhammer Fantasy world. Un the first installment, Lee tells a single unified story rather than two related but definitely separate ones. However as was the case in Nagash the Sorcerer the story-lines are treated separately, with each chapter being devoted to advancing one of the story threads. most, if not all, works from the Black Library, this is hardly ground-breaking literature, nor is it especially thought provoking since by this point in the story Nagash is pretty irredeemably evil, and the other characters are, by and large, defined primarily by their relationships to the protagonist with minimal development. The setting is also well-established, and Lee wastes little time going back over it, so overall there is little scope for anything truly inspired or awe-inducing.

Nevertheless the story remains entertaining, Lee's style is engaging, there is action aplenty, as one would expect from the Warhammer world, and the pace is such that you are unly to find yourself bored (although if you are widely read then the story will seem formulaic and predictable, but not boring, if that makes sense). This is the kind of book you read to kill a few hours, not the kind you read to provoke deep thoughts or to analyse in any meaningful kind of way. fantasy reviewed1 Dylan Murphy592 31

By the fallen Nehekaran gods Mike Lee really outdid himself with this one!
Every aspect of the story was phenomenal. The war against the Skaven in Nagashizzar, Neferata and the cursed city of Lahmia, Alcadizzar(?) and the desert tribes, etc. they were all amazing.
Nagash continues to be an awe inspiring figure who dominates the page, really the whole thing was great. The action was intense, the intreuge was heart pounding. Mike Lee finishes off the trilogy with a fuckin huge bang!favourites reading-challenge-2015 warhammer-fantasy1 Luke CourtneyAuthor 6 books36

The final chapter in the dark legend of Nagash is its most brutal, tragic and greatest...

"Prince Alcadizaar has, all his life, been raised to be a puppet king under the thumb of the rule of Neferata, Queen of Lahmia. But when he discovers the city is a nest of vampires, he flees and rallies the kings of Nehekhara to eradicate this evil from their lands. But Neferata and her fellow blood drinkers are merely the spawn of a greater evil...

In the far north, Nagash, the Great Necromancer, the Undying King, the greatest evil to blight Nehekhara in all its history, has finally emerged triumphant in his long war against the verminous skaven and is at last ready to unleash his armies against the kingdom that drove him into exile. If Alcadizaar and his allies fail, the world will die with them, for Nehekhara is only the beginning: Nagash seeks to rule an empire of the dead, where all things are under his control...

I knew the details of this part of the story well thanks to Warhammer Fantasy, but knowing what is to come doesn't make it any less tragic as Alcadizaar sacrifices everything to save his people, his nation, and finally the world from an implacable, relentless evil... This is dark fantasy done to perfection... Eric Smith317 27

Well I come out of this trilogy with the opinion that Nagash really, really holds a grudge and is by far the craziest god-lich-thing I've ever seen. Vecna eat your heart out. I think all told the story spanned over 700 years and more deaths and atrocities than I can really wrap my head around and by the time we get to the end Nagash has pretty much just said screw the living lets try the world of the dead for awhile.
This almost could have been two separate novels with everything going on that was split between Nagash's mountain fortress and his war with the Skaven there and Neferata and her rule of and then loss of Lahmia and then the final battle and vengeance between Nagash and his home land of Nehekharan.
The main thing I really d about this series is how human the motivations and mistakes of all parties were even the ones Nagash that had been technically "dead" for quite awhile. So far these are my favorite books from the old world but I have just stuck my toes in that particular pool so its probably a bit early for those kind of judgements.warhammer-wtw-aos Brent Skinner25

This penultimate chapter of the Nagash series took a while to get going, but when it did, it built quickly to a suitably epic end.

Through this book, you see the lengths Nagash takes as he slowly becomes a creature truly in control of death.
There is a protracted war against ratmen in the tunnels, which almost feels the necromancer is playing an RTS. I never expected to enjoy a Skaven pov character as much as I did here.

Neferata decides that being a vampire isn't enough and focuses half the book on a strange grooming plot, which at the time felt it was dragging out, but it helped to really add a turning point for the narrative when the real hero of the story takes the stage.

All in all, this trilogy was a fun read, and it really ties into the launch of the Old World in a big way. Darkcharade85

While not all that I wanted it to be the final installment of the series still had an amazing conclusion. The first half of the novel simply drags on and is almost entirely pointless. With the haunting finish however the novel helps overcorrect many of those issues. Chris38

It was a great culmination of all the tales that stretched throughout the trilogy. While I didnt love the first book, I did enjoy how they tied up most loose ends. Well done sir! Laurents VC.57 3

A surprisingly great ending to a pretty okay serieswarhammer-fantasy Jay Doctor54

Sad that 2 of the biggest baddies, Neferata and Nagash, come off as super weak. Doesn't come close to matching the epic-ness of Graham McNeill's Sigmar trilogy Kenneth484 1 follower

Nagash is banished at great cost.warhammer Damaride7

The Iliad, but make it necromantic. Amazing! Thom373

I found this one to be quite a lot weaker than the previous books. It wasn’t terrible by any stretch, but completely failed to grab me.fantasy warhammer Jim Pickone114

Rest in Peace Alcadizzar. An absolute hero.6-out-of-10 warhammer-fantasy Jim122 3

Meh, Nagash remains as one note as ever and the scenes in Nehekhara jump around too much for my liking (IMHO the whole bit between Arkhan/Neferata/Alcadizzar should have been a novel/series unto itself). The Skaven where interesting but they drop off the map 2/3 of the way through and pop up again at the very end to give the hero the tool he needs to defeat Nagash. Also its been bothering me throughout the trilogy but the magic in this series finally crosses over into bullshit territory during the siege of Lahmia when Neferata enters the battle. Her appearance/gaze/prescience is apparently so seductive that the warriors opposing her turn on each other and gladly offer up there lives for her. Yet not once in the series did I ever feel seduced by this character (she's kind of a cold arrogant bitch). "Seductive" is not something that one can gloss over by simply saying "magic", I the reader, have to feel it. Yet not once during this entire trilogy have I been made to feel that Neferata comes anywhere near to being seductive enough, that in the midst of a life or death struggle one would be convinced by her to turn on ones comrades. Sad to say this killed the whole novel for me...oh yeah Arkhan the Black is back from the dead sans anything that made him interesting in the last novel.This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full reviewfantasy fiction MegaSolipsist124

Definitely better than the previous two books in the trilogy. I think that a decent part of the skaven wars at Nagashizzar could have been put in Nagash the Unbroken, as that was too short, but other than that, I really d the bits with Nagash, who is basically a cross between Imhotep and Sauron.
I didn't the Lahmia plotline that much, which spent too long not doing anything much and deviated from canon too strongly, which is very irritating, as I would to write for the Black Library, especially regarding their vampires. I never really d Neferata, who reminded too much of Cersei from the later Game of Thrones books. She was too selfish and irritting. Nagash, however, was much more compelling, even though he was in the book for a lot less time.
The ending of the book did feel a bit rushed, especially when he invades Nehekhara again, but although this book had many flaws, the sheer, brutal inevitability of the attrition war of the Cursed Pit was enough to earn four stars from me. Marc310 3

Overall, I enjoyed the final book in this Nagash trilogy. It delved into greater detail about the Skaven wars, how Nagash forged his armor and cast his most infamous spell. Lee even expanded on the history of Alcadizzar with an interesting twist to his back story. And my favorite vampire, Abhorash, made a cameo worthy of his name.

That being said, the book also fell into a typical BL trap: too much time spent up front and a rushed ending. Most of the book (3/4) is spent on the Skaven war. While important, the war with Alcadizzar gets short-changed. And the near-"comical" team of Skaven that are the instruments of Nagash's defeat seems droll and derivative. I would have much preferred more detail on Nagash's final spell and the near doom it spelled for the world than a back-and-forth with the ratmen. But at least all the conversations in "Skavenese" didn't devolved into "repeat-repeat" and "squeaks." Derek114 7

Un some of the other here, I found it a very satisfying conclusion to the series. Part of that may be not being fully versed in the lore before reading it, but certainly not the entirety of it.

On the down side, it is LONG - 606 pages, bigger than either of the previous two books. And the beginning is a bit slow, taking a while to really get the story up to speed. However, by the time the story gets up to speed, it keeps moving along at a great pace. There wasn't a ton of time spent on things Nagash's final curse, but how long can you describe everyone dying (and nothing else happening) before it starts to drag? I think that parts of the battle for Nagashizzar could have been truncated, but I appreciated them nonetheless.

I think the book ended well, with just enough tension that those who know nothing of the setting will be intrigued, and those who know the history of the WH world already will be satisfied. Well played, Mr. Lee. Darren2



A great story but too concerned with the war under Nagashizzar, while this was an important plot point it would have been five stars if more of it concentrated on the war against Khemri. Nagash was sidelined in favour of Neferata and Alcadizzar much to my disappointment; hopefully this will be rectified in the story about the clash between Nagash and Sigmar! Christian682

The epic Rise of Nagash trilogy ends. The second book and most of this book led to a very fast and brutal finish. Mike Lee did an excellent job of working with a huge cast of characters over a long period of time. The reader is privy to royal plots and backstabbing as well as the clash of armies. It passed the time on the bus. Chris Mulkey3 3

The final book in the series. Not so great, I won't spoil it, but it goes on and on about a climax, that is very....very....short lived. The ending is about as disappointing and un-creative as it gets.

I enjoyed the first book entirely, about it. Christoph Weber1,036 8

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