'''Blood and Thunder''' is graphic novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Ian Edginton]] and illustrated by [[Daniel Lapham]], [[Tony Parker]] and [[Rahsan Ekedal]].
The plot involves an == Synopsis ===== Chapter One ===A regiment of the [[OrkTallarn Desert Raiders]] invasion of is sent to a [[Forge World]] to reinforce the Imperials defending from a massive [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]]. The story From the side of the Orks, a talkative [[Gretchin]] explains the "tactical situation" to the [[Ork Boy]] whose shoulders he is mainly told by riding on: the [[Izraell Honor CastillianWarboss]], [[Gorgutz]], has ordered his three [[Nobz]] to storm the Imperials' Hive City, promising execution to the last of them through the breach. From a high balcony, [[TallarnColonel]] [[ColonelIzraell Honor Castillian]]is watching the battle, remaining calm despite the worsening odds. Looking over the ridge line, he is horrified to see more Orks coming, carrying the severed heads of their anticipated reinforcements, who and driving their looted armoured vehicles. The vehicles loose a massive artillery barrage, and Castillian's aide pushes him down a sewage pipe just before the tower is captured by obliterated. Skyva, one of the orksNobz, as is upset to see that the other two made it through the breach before him. As he has been mistakenly taken as looks around desperately for something to placate Gorgutz, Castillian tumbles out of a drain, covered with effluent from head to foot. Skyva mistakes the green-encrusted [[Snotlinghuman]]. Izraell witnesses the evolution for some exotic variety of [[SkyvaSnotling]], an and decides to present it to Gorgutz, who collects [[Ork BoySquigs]], and other animals as pets. As he becomes is dragged in a cage out of the new city, Castillian grabs a dropped [[Warbossplasma pistol]] of and fires it, killing the other two Nobz, but the Ork Invasionweapon shorts out before he can shoot Skyva. This is possible also because Izraell tries Gorgutz appears and, believing that Skyva "topped" his two competitors, laughs and promotes the Nob to stop leadership of all three warbands. Gorgutz doesn't like the Orks stink of the "Snotling" in any way possiblethe cage, but in an Ork way-of-lifeso tells Skva to keep it with him as a good luck charm. === Chapter Two ===Months into his captivity with the Orks, this attempts have pushed Castillian watches as Gorgutz assigns Skyva up a mission: to the Orks hierarchytake out a former Nob who broke away from Gorgutz' band and "nicked" Gorgutz' prize [[Gargant]].
[[ISBN]]: 978-84-674-7788-7
