Product Description

The fall from grace of a physician who becomes a necromancer in an effort to raise the dead in order to fulfil his own megalomania and finds the true nature of terror.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #207084 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"'Highly recommended.' RPG United"

About the Author
Jonathan Green works as a full-time teacher in West London, England. By night he pens dark tales set in the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. He began writing in 1994 and has penned a number of short stories and articles. He has written Magestorm, Crusade for Armageddon and The Dead and The Damned for the Black Library.

Customer Reviews

A decent read
There really isn't much to say about this novel.
It was a good read but there wasn't much exceptionally
bad or good about it.

Necromancer chronicles the fall from grace of an apprentice
physician who seems to want nothing more than to help
people. It is written from the main characters perspective
as he confesses to a priest of the evil in his past.

This novel is a short easy read. Easily concluded in one
reading session. The main characters are drawn out very well
and it is easy for the reader to understand the emotions,
motives, and actions of the antagonists and protagonists.
The story would be considered slow by most readers of
warhammer fantasy. The action is scarce and doesn't
even come close to what most readers of such novels as "Felix
and Gotrek" would expect.

I prefer a bit more action myself. At least when
it comes to warhammer fantasy.
Thus the 3 star rating.

The Title proved more interesting than the Book
I must say, being an avid WARHAMMER fan, of the games and the novels, this book disappointed me.

It displayed perfectly how one might find oneself treading the dark path towards Necromancy, but then - that's it. It was a rather dull read, and I only made it all the way through because I was wondering when the pace would pick up, and that army of shambling undead would arrive. They never did. The story made for a quick read (2 sittings), but lacked the adventure, and oft times doom & gloom endings that I have come to enjoy from WARHAMMER novels.

If a sequel is in the pipe, I hope it delivers a bit more punch.

Weak at best
This is my first Warhammer book, so I am not famaliar with the world or the agenda followed. However with a title of Necromancer and what was said on the rear cover I expected a little more. This is the sort of book you put out after you have introduced a successful character and people want to know more about the past of said character.

I do not like the novels that good always wins and heroes constantly overcome massive odds. I was hoping for something dark and 'realistic' in a fantasy work. Maybe the character should of died before the end of the book, or maybe we could of had a legion of undead at his command.

I hope the next book I read by Mr Green is much better.