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Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it 8 years ago
Gotrek and Felix return from their battles in the Chaos Wastes in book 3 to find more trouble. A dragon has awoken from a thousand year old slumber to terrorize settlements near where they return to, as well as armies of chaos are on the march to their location. Gotrek continues on his quest for a g...
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 9 years ago
Warhammer 40K novel, one of the first that showed the selection and training that goes into the making of a Space Marine (outside of the fluff in Codex Astartes).King picks an interesting Chapter and the people who make it what it is, with plenty of action from the start.It follows Ragnar, starting ...
Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it 9 years ago
Easily the best of the three Gotrek & Felix novels I've read thus far, this tale is written slightly different in that it is a single, moving story that flows from chapter to chapter. The previous G&F novels are more of a bunch of loosely linked short stories that still read really well, but this on...
Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it 9 years ago
I've been wanting to jump into the world of Warhammer after exploring the 40K world for a year and a half now. I heard from someone at the local bookstore that Gotrek & Felix was a good place to start in this Warhammer infancy world. I am glad that I did. The first novel in this genre consisted of s...
Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it 9 years ago
Straightforward and in-your-face Warhammer fantasy action dominates this tale as Gotrek and Felix find themselves down on their luck as sewer guards and uncover a plot by the rat like skaven to take over the city of Nuln, a major hub in the Empire. Battle after battle ensues as the dwarf Gotrek cont...
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 9 years ago
Second book in the Terrarch Chronicles series.A smaller group of main characters than book 1, it still reads like a cross between a Warhammer Fantasy novel (where William King got started) and Glen Cook's "Black Company" series.The story moves along at a good pace and the characters are well written...
lindbergseth
lindbergseth rated it 9 years ago
Stealer of Flesh by William KingThis short set of tales introduces us to Kormak, a Guardian who is essentially an assassin of dark creatures. He is hunting a Ghul across four tales. This begins a series which extends to at least seven entries. This is Sword & Sorcery with a Warhammer feel. It has a ...
XLeptodactylous
XLeptodactylous rated it 10 years ago
Yes, but Kindle.
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
Following the exploits and adventures of Ragnar of the Space Wolves chapter of Space marines.As with other books in this series, it starts in the middle of a battle, and then Ragnar reminisces about his early days during a lull in the fighting.In this case, it involves leaving his home planet for th...
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
William King, probably best known for his Warhammer novels (fantasy and sci-fi), has created a novel that could best be described as the love-child of Glen Cook's "Black Company" series and Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe".This is a fantasy set in a world with magic, demons, elves but the technology has ...
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