Kal Jerico has been in the Underhive for nearly his whole life. With his partners in crime, the cunning mutant Scabbs and the insane woman-warrior Yolanda, he carves out a living as a bounty hunter, mostly to pay off his ludicrous gambling debts...But all that changes when he recieves a communique on behalf of Lord Helmawr, high ruler of Necromunda. A rogue noble has stolen a priceless artifact and it's down to Kal to hunt him down and retrieve it. Why should Kal accept such a risky job? What is his connection to Lord Helmawr? Does this charming rogue have royal blood? Blood may be thicker than water but for Kal it's only as thick as his paycheck!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Tale, Though Slightly Shallow,
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This review is from: Kal Jerico: Blood Royal (Necromunda) (Mass Market Paperback)
This tale follows the trail of the infamous bounty hunter Kal Jerico, his comrades Yolanda Cattalus and Scabbs, as well as many members of House Helmawr, ruling house of Necromunda. The setting is Games Workshop's Necromunda, an offshoot game in their popular Warhammer 40K universe.
The book is an action-comedy, similar in feel to the Ciaphas Cain novels by Sandy Mitchell. The plot, while not terribly engrossing, is enough to keep the reader's interest from cover to cover. The characters are somewhat two-dimensional, even Jerico, and serve the purpose to fill in the standard roles of "rakish, unprincipled hero" (Jerico), "passion-ruled pugilist" (Yolanda), and "jester" (Scabbs), far more than they are designed to have deeper motivations or grossly intriguing traits. The supporting antagonists supply even less depth of character, more often than not possessing singular motivations, such as "kill mine enemy" or "weasel out of everything." Now, all this said, the book still has worth. The plot and characters, while not given to complexity, do roll along smoothly and have fun bits of levity thrown in for a chuckle or two. The background info on Necromunda's Hive Primus, its underhive sections, and its powerful houses is worth the price of admission for "fluff-ologists" of Games Workshop's 40K setting. Overall, the book is fun and worth reading for 40K or Necromunda fans, but those unfamiliar with the setting may want find greener pastures in their sci-fi selections.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not just for Warhammer 40k fans...,
By Ironwolfe (edge of the universe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kal Jerico: Blood Royal (Necromunda) (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm not a Warhammer 40k player. I do however like dark gritty, bloody action-filled cyberpunk and sci-fi. Blood Royal follows the infamous bounty hunter Kal Jerico through the Underhive. The Underhive is an undeground, lawless world inhabited by criminals and those who nowhere else to go in the "normal society" of Hive city which is controlled by the ever scheming noble houses of the Spire which looks down on the rest of society.
With over 5 billion souls crammed tight in a hive city where no one can be trusted unless their in your line of fire, is it any wonder Jerico's mission to retireve a missing artifiact that belongs to the ruling house would be fraught with problems? Jerico is darkly humorous, the story is a pretty decent ride. Ignore the cheesy cover art and enjoy this page turner.. made me pick up the other Necromunda novels. And NO I do not work work any publishers or book companies! Just try it out. If your looking for hard sf or gone with the wind, keep looking. If you want a vicious slam, fast forward adventure, read this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Kal Jerico at your service,
By Travieso "Collector" (Republic of Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kal Jerico: Blood Royal (Necromunda) (Mass Market Paperback)
The authors did a great job of translating the characters from the comic book page into prose form. Everything that is in the comic book adventures of Jerico is all here in great detail; even his CyberMastiff, Wotan. Excellent mix of just enough politcal manovering and gunslinging action that keeps the story rolling along without any dead spots or forced occurences. If I had to say something bad about it, there would only be one thing that you could force out of me and that would be the cliche name of one of the characters; you'll know who as soon as you read it.
If you are even remotely interested...pick this book up. You won't regret it.
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