Giantslayer: Gotrek and Felix: Warhammer Chronicles, Book 7

GOTREK AND FELIX ARE THE GUYS!

Haven't read it yet, but I own both of the omnibus's so six of the books and absolutely love them. But don't touch the Nathan Long ones!!

This is William Kings last contribution to the long running 'Gotrek & Felix' series. 'Giantslayer' which is the seventh book in the series, focuses on the High Elf Mage 'Teclis'. Teclis is in and out of a number of Warhammer stories as a plot element, but here you really get a good exploration of his character. 'Giantslayer' also explores the rather different land of 'Albion', and the interaction between Dwarf and Elf within the Warhammer world. Oh, and the usual amount of extreme mayhem.An enjoyable entry in this long running series. Later installments of Gotrek and Felix are written by 'Nathan Long', who wrote the highly entertaining 'Blackhearts' Warhammer trilogy for 'Black Library'.

everything came as promised, ty

5/5 for both book & narration!One of my absolute favorite things about William King's writing style is how he gets the inner dialogue of the various point-of-view characters out into the story's world.So often in books the author will have their character hold back their opinions, questions, or just general thoughts. To allow for some "nothing" drama to fester or only to later find out that "if only" the character would have spoken up sooner a whole bunch of problems could have been avoided. I really appreciate that William King often has Felix voice his legitimately interesting perspectives or questions after briefly thinking them over in his head. It makes the characters feel much more believable and self aware in their world.For example the characters don't suddenly become stupid for some plot point to occur. They believably arrive to that spot via the actions and circumstances presented. Likewise, Felix is vividly aware of how bizarre and freakish Gotrek (& his Axe) really is. I'm so conditioned by other authors that when some interesting perspective gets introduced in a character's mind it will just stay forgotten in their head. Or how characters will end up in truly crazy events and win but don't have the selflessness to remark on how insane it was they survived. William King does a fantastic job in that regard, legitimately one of the best to do it.Narrator Jonathan Keeble did a fantastic job as always! I've only listened to the audiobooks for the Gotrek & Felix series and wouldn't change a thing about it.

After a rather dull and disappointing showing in the previous book "Vampireslayer", in this, the 7th book in the Felix & Gotrek series (--after "Trollslayer", "Skavenslayer", "Daemonslayer", "Dragonslayer", "Beastslayer" and "Vampireslayer"--) William King bounces back and gives us one of the strongest entries in the series so far.The book introduces an interesting new character, ages-old High Elf mage Teclis. In the midst of the ongoing Chaos onslaught on the Old World, Teclis becomes aware of a plot to harness powers which could hold dire consequences for the entire Warhammer world. Can he stop it in time?Naturally along the way he runs into our intrepid twosome, and they proceed to have an unforgettable adventure which takes them from the very edges of reality (eat your heart out, Dr.Strange!) to the midst of an epic battle between massed rival forces of evil.As much of the book's action takes place on the isle of Albion, the counterpart in the Warhammer world to William King's native Scotland, King must have especially enjoyed writing this part. He also makes very effective use of playing off the tensions between Elves and Dwarves in the often strained relationship between Gotrek and Teclis.I was happy to see my favourite Felix & Gotrek villains of all, evil twin albino mages Kelmain & Lhoigor back again. But I was a bit disappointed that we did not spend much time with them this time out compared to their previous appearance in "Beastslayer". I think they are truly worthy and most importantly INTERESTING adversaries and I hope William King will bring them back again sometime in the future (--hey, any writer truly worth his salt can always figure out a cool way to bring back a beloved villain everyone thought defeated for good ;) ). I LOVED their backstory in "Beastslayer" and want to hear MORE! (--Or how about giving them their own book?!)Overall, I think I would rate this installment as my #2 favourite in the series after "Daemonslayer". While I did love the siege of Praag seen in "Beastslayer", I think this book was even more enjoyable because our heroes were on the move again, taking them through some very interesting and mysterious places. And the build-up of tension in the book kept me eagerly turning the pages as they continued on their quest. It's a wild ride that takes us to some fantastic places we've never seen before, and my only minor criticism is that the ending could have been a bit stronger.For those new to the series, I'd probably recommend "Daemonslayer" first. But for those who have already read that great work and are hungry for more of the same calibre, this book is just what the manling ordered!But now that I've read this, the most recent installment, I find myself with no more fresh Felix & Gotrek left. :( It's been a year and a half already. Where is the next book??? Come on William King, don't keep the fans waiting! We need MORE. I can't get enough of these guys!Oh well, guess I'll go sharpen my battle-axe or something... You never know when the forces of Chaos will strike again next!

Great story. Fun read. But Gotrek has been trying to get himself killed through 6 books now, and still hasnt managed to do it. Now he travels with a powerful elf mage to kill more bad guys.There is more foreshadowing of Gotreks' eventual fate, but he still manages to survive the novel. So, lets bring this series to an end before we rename it 'Wheel of Time 2'

Came exactly as described, and I’m extremely excited to jump into this one!

Another Great Warhammer novel from King, filled with great characters and a great story. Action packed from start to finish, what's not to like!

An epic quest , reminded me of the quests of elf queen of shannara and first king of shannara

Bought as a xmas gift. My grandson loved it.

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