Giantslayer (Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix)
by William King
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Author: William KingEditor: Marc Gascoigne
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-20
ISBN: 1844162613
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Games Workshop
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Book Review: Gotrek at his best as he slays Giants and slaughters Orcs, Goblins, Beastmen and Wizards
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been reading the Felix and Gotrek series as I come across them, and not in any particular order, enjoying them as I get the chance. I actually came across them purely by chance and offhand, I think the Warhammer series by William King are a superb collection of game-based literature, bringing the game's atmosphere to life quite credibly.
The series is written in chronological order, following the adventures of Felix Jaeger and the Dwarven Slayer Gotrek Gurnisson, ostensibly told in a series of volumes by Felix Jaeger entitled "My Travels with Gotrek." It's definitely not a series for the faint at heart who dislike blood, gore and mindless violence. On the other hand, if you enjoy a well-written tale involving the afore-mentioned subjects, this series is for you.....
This particular book, #7 in the series and currently the last, takes up where Vampireslayer leaves off, with Felix, Gotrek Gurnnison, Snorri Nosebiter (another Dwarven Slayer and compatriot of Gotrek's) and Max the wizard in Sylvania where they have just finished off a rather nasty vampire. There's a bit of a continuity issue between Vampireslayer and this book if you're picky - in Vampireslayer all the Kislevian spearchuckers were slaughtered and all that were left were our trusty heroes, Gotrek and Felix, along with Snorri, Max, the Countess and Ulrika (now, sadly, a vampire). But at the start of Giantslayer, all of a sudden there are surviving Kislevian spearchuckers. A bit disconcerting to those of us to whom continuity is not just a pretty word. But a mere minor flaw in the greater scheme of things.
A new character, the High-Elf mage Teclis, is introduced near the start, along with portents of doom which set him off on a mission to bring an end to a Chaos attack on the magic that holds the World together. The book the notches up the action as our 4 heroes are (in the best of traditions) attacked by hordes of beastmen lead by a fearsome chaos warrior (slaughtered by Gotrek of course). Felix and Gotrek stray into magical pathways in the course of the fight and encounter Teclis, with whom they team up. At this stage, Snorrri and MAx exit, stage right, never to reappear in this novel.
There are some unforgettable and hilarious exchanges between Gotrek and the High-Elf Teclis (no love lost between elves and dwarves here) as they are thrown together thru force of circumstances. They emerge in the land of Albion and, with new companions, who of course, are all sluaghtered in battles against the hordes of evil, battle their way through the massed forces of evil and chaos to a climatic final battle where Gotrek slays a Giant (surprise, that....) and assists Teclis in slaying the evil mage twins, Kelmain and Lhoigor. The final battle is Felix and Gotrek at their best, Gotrek slaying hordes with abandon. The High-Elf Mage, Teclis, has a few tricks of his own and a particularly nasty laugh that's beautifully described. Felix, of course, survives.
All in all, one of the better books on the series, with a lot more hack and slash gore and violence and a bit less in the way of scene setting and character development than Vampireslayer. For readers that have enjoyed the previous books in the series and want action, action and more action, this will definitely not be a disappointment. Unfortunately, as of January 2007, this is the last in the series.
Summary of Giantslayer (Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix)
A darkness is gathering over the storm-wracked isle of Albion. Foul creatures stalk the lands once more and the omens foretell the coming of a great evil. Gotrek and Felix are compelled to fight the malignant evil that terrorises the populace before it can grow to threaten the whole world. With the aid of the mighty high elf mage, Teclis, they must decipher and utilise the secrets of the Old Ones. Only then can they hope to save the innocent and vanquish the dark master.Literature & Fiction Books
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