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January 2013·p. 151

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Josh Reynolds describes Neferata through what she wants: dominion justified by absolute belief in her own right to rule. Mike Lee’s earlier novels supply relationships and consequences for Blood of Nagash, with the Great Necromancer remaining a presence across centuries. Reynolds contrasts her subtlety with the blunt brutality of Vorag Bloodytooth and discusses favourite violent scenes, showing how individual desires keep the ancient Vampires distinct within a shared history.

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Black Library: Neferata

Andrew’s initial indifference to Neferata changes when Josh Reynolds frames her history through a confrontation with Arkhan at the Silver Pinnacle. Ambition drives the queen and the surrounding Vampires more powerfully than simple bloodlust, while appearances by ancient progenitors reveal the scale of their abilities. The review finds this combination of political desire, intertwined histories and spectacular violence makes a supposedly faded ruler newly compelling.

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Black Library: The Rise of Nagash

Dan surveys Mike Lee’s collected trilogy as the rise of a villain who was never a fallen innocent. Its shifting chronology moves from a desert war back through Nagash’s earlier ambitions, with Arkhan’s newly developed history a particular strength of the first book. Increasing power and declining sanity make the later story disturbing, while its depth inspires Dan to consider a Tomb Kings project led by Arkhan.

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The revised Imperial Armour Volume One gathers Guard vehicles into a larger illustrated reference with technical profiles, history and an armoured battle-group list. New Death Guard and World Eater Contemptors display Legion-specific damage and heraldry, while command upgrades add crested helmets, communications equipment and squad vexillae to early armour marks. A final Mourngul model turns endless hunger into a disturbing floating creature clutching an Outrider’s horse, providing a very different Fantasy subject.

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