Darksiders: The Abomination Vault: A Novel

Ari Marmell

Jul 2012 · Sold by Random House Worlds

About this ebook

Ride with the Horsemen of the Apocalypse as they seek to unearth a plot that could plunge all of Creation into chaos!
 
Ages before the events of Darksiders and Darksiders II, two of the feared Horsemen—Death and War—are tasked with stopping a group of renegades from locating the Abomination Vault: a hoard containing weapons of ultimate power and malice, capable of bringing an end to the uneasy truce between Heaven and Hell . . . but only by unleashing total destruction.
 
Created in close collaboration with the Darksiders II teams at Vigil and THQ, Darksiders: The Abomination Vault gives an exciting look at the history and world of the Horsemen, shining a new light on the unbreakable bond between War and Death.

Ratings and reviews

The authors power of description is amazing. However it is sometimes at the expense of the story. It seemed as if the last third of the book is when things started to gel. I almost gave up on it as it was a strain to read at first. Definitely not my kind of book even though I did finish it. I won't read another from this author even though he is a great wordsmith.

I'm a huge fan of the Darksiders games, and when I found out there was a book written based on it? I was ecstatic! I was glad for being familiar with Death and War from the games because it made this book so much more interesting and enjoyable for me. Ari Marnell definitely does them justice! However, this book is so well-written that I would recommend it as a stand-alone read without knowing about the games!

Im not that much of a reader but this book is awesome! I recommend to those who have played darksiders one or two to read this book. and wveryone else who hasnt played darksiders still read this book. You wont regret it

About the author

Ari Marmell is the author of The Conqueror’s Shadow and The Warlord’s Legacy. He has published a fair amount of shared-world fiction, including several short stories and Agents of Artifice, a Magic: The Gathering novel. Marmell lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, George, and two cats.