Product Description

Gotrek and Felix take on the might of an entire orc horde in this flagship fantasy series. Heroic duo Gotrek and Felix arrive back on the southern coast of the Old World to discover that the orcs are running rampant. With the Empire's armies desperately fighting off a major Chaos invasion further inland the lands are laid bare. To honor an ancient pledge, Gotrek agrees to help a dwarf prince reclaim his hold from the savage greenskin invaders who have overrun it, but our intrepid heroes find more than they bargain for in the cold depths of the mountains. Supported by a major advertising campaign, associated merchandise and author appearances, this latest book coincides with the release of the second omnibus edition of the series.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #219420 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
Nathan Long does a wonderful job of capturing the gritty elements of the dark world of Warhammer fantasy - JT McMahon, Amazon.com

About the Author
Nathan Long has worked as a screen-writer for fifteen years, during which time he has had three movies made and a handful of live-action and animated TV episodes produced. He has also written three novels, and several award winning short stories. He lives in Hollywood.

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars
Gotrek and Felix arrive back to the southern coast of the Old World to discover that the orcs are running rampant. The Empire's armies, including their dwarf allies, are far north fighting off a major Chaos invasion. Gotrek wants nothing more than to quickly journey to the north and find a worthy doom. However, his one-time friend, Prince Hamnir, insists Gotrek help him reclaim his hold from the greenskins who have overrun it. Gotrek refuses to help the hateful dwarf prince until Hamnir blackmails him into it by calling upon an ancient pledge.

Gotrek and Felix travel to the Diamondsmith Clan's hold expecting the task to be simple. After all, it is only orcs. But these orcs are different. These orcs are organized, well disciplined, and clever. Magic must be involved somehow, because the rune upon Gotrek's axe glows faintly. Finding a way into the hold is all but impossible, but once accomplished, our heroic duo find a more horrific situation before them.

***** Author Nathan Long has done a very good job keeping the characters by fellow-author William King towing their normal line. Other than a slight difference in writing style, and you have to be looking for it or you may miss it, the characters seem the same as always. (Outstanding job there, Mr. Long!) By the end of this adventure, Gotrek's soul carries an even greater weight. So does Felix's, for that matter. It actually makes Gotrek seem more mortal. I have an even deeper respect for both our heroes since I have finished the novel too. This mean the author made the two main characters even more believable to me; that takes a lot of talent for an author to accomplish. Superb! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

orcslayer
I was a little sceptical at first as to whether nathan long could keep up in the tradition of william king but i was happy to discover that it is as good as all the other slayer books. I relly enjoyed reading this, although i have to say that it didn't carry on where the last story left off like the other books have. We appear to have leapt forward 15 yrs or so. What happened to Teclis of Ulthuan, is Max ok and was snorri nosebiter still alive after being thrown back through the portal (i suspect by Gotrek) or did Max make him better. A lot of questions remain unanswered after Giantslayer, are the paths to the old ones still closed after all this time. All in all i really enjoyed this book but would have liked to have known what happened to the other characters that we have come to know. Cant wait for the next book to come out and soon i hope as nathan long did an excellent job

Just doesn't get it
Gotrek doesn't get tired. He doesn't slow down. He doesn't get hurt. He doesn't suffer from a hangover. He doesn't limp, or moan, or yell or yipe. The most you'll get out of Gotrek is a grunt and a growl. The rule is: if Gotrek's body is still physically capable of moving, then no pain or exhaustion will halt or even slow that process down. Pain and exhaustion are human concerns; and Gotrek isn't human, he's not even really a dwarf anymore. Pain, doubt, weakness and exhaustion are all things Felix is allowed to feel. Indeed, it is the very contrast of characters that makes Gotrek all the more unbelievable and Felix all the more realistic. Nathan Long just doesn't get this, he tries to turn him into a wounded soldier who grits his teeth and keeps on moving when in reality Gotrek wouldn't even have to grit.

But it's not just Gotrek's physical attributes Nathan Long doesn't get, more importantly, he misses Gotrek's character completely as well. Gotrek doesn't give compliments, even back handed ones. He doesn't offer comfort. He's not a nice guy, by any account. He's as immovable and unflinching in character as he is in form. Again, this was always Felix's area; he was the one who changed, matured, and developed as the series progressed. Ironically (despite being set some 15 years after Giantslayer) no character development seems to have taken place in Felix, only Gotrek radically alters.

What Games Workshop have done is taken a first rate novelist from Scotland (Bill King) and replaced him with a second rate screenwriter from Hollywood and, not surprisingly, it just doesn't work. Even as a stand alone book about George and Frank this book wouldn't have hit the mark: often during the reading I found myself rearranging clumsily written sentences in my head just so they wouldn't be such an eyesore.

Lets hope Bill King takes up the mantle again and put things right.