The Ambassador Chronicles (Warhammer)

by Graham McNeill

Ex-general-turned-ambassador Kaspar von Velten confronts new perils, power struggles, and intrigues at the court of Tsarina Katarin of Kislev as war threatens in The Ambassador, and becomes caught up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844161994
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Games Workshop
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

The Book to buy

It is fantastic reading. Hard to put it down. And again, not a happy ending but that's the Warhammer World and our's - it is not meant to be happy.

Quick review with no spoilers

I see this book seems to have some negative reviews, so I felt compelled to write a quick review to say that I actually really enjoyed this book. The style of this book is more of a mystery book (murder mystery that is) then a hack and slash fantasy adventure. And I think that might throw some people off that are used to some of the more action orientated Warhammer books. But what I thought was interesting about this book was the fact that the main character was an old guy. And it made for some interesting situations when he was faced with bigger, stronger, faster foes that there was no way that he could possibly defeat. I kept thinking, how is he going to survive this encounter? The main hero nice change of pace from all those young whippersnappers that are usually running around and fantasy books. I know that they probably never will, but this is a book that I think would make an interesting movie. The one negative thing that I can think of is that sometimes a little bit too much time was spent explaining (in detail) what the characters were wearing. Such as something similar to the following (with a slightly exaggerated tone added by me), .....he was wearing knee-high black boots, with gold trim around the heels and the emblem of a Griffin emblazoned on the toes. And a pair of blue pants and a red cape and some leather gloves that looked to be the consistency of some sort of leather and had the appearance.........

Good Solid Writing

The two books republished in this Warhammer omnibus volume by Graham McNeill are solidly written. I enjoyed following the main character, the plot was good, with some nice character development. Having just completed 14 Straight Warhammer novels by different authors, I can tell you this is a quality entry in the series. I won't hesitate to read more books by Graham McNeill (and he does have more in the same setting). If you're a Warhammer fan, obviously this is a no brainer. If you aren't this is not a bad place to ease yourself into the setting.

Excellent background materail on Kislev and a cult of Tzeentch

This is another excellent WFRP novel that is a must read for GM's wanting ideas to create more depth and flavor in their game. The author did an excellent job showing how followers of Tzeentch can use their Dark Lore (Tzeentch) spells with horrific effects. I like how the author used 'careers' from the game and fleshed them out in his novel. My current charater in an WFRP game is both an Ambassador and an Acolyte of Tzeentch. This book helped me to come up with many dark and twisted ideas so that I can better role-play my character.

THE AMBASSADOR READS LIKE CLASSIC CONAN!

WOW! What a pleasant surprise of a read. The title sounded dull, but the cover's artwork and synopsis drew me in.Graham McNeill is an awesome writer, who fills this fantasy novel full of action, adventure, and horror. Complete with rich characterizations of both good and evil, The Ambassador storyline drives relentlessly forward with verve and wit. The mixing of genres works beautifully here, and with the choicest words, McNeill takes me on a journey I hated to stop reading.I have already purchased another of this author's work, and can't wait for the continuation sequel to this one. Ursun's Teeth promises to be an awesome thrill ride. And I for one will be there.