Ragnars Claw :WARHAMMER (Warhammer 40000 Space Wolf 2) [Paperback]

William King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warhammer 40000 Space Wolf 2 | Publication Date: May 8, 2000

Science fiction novel set in Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

William King was born in Stranraer, Scotland, in 1959. His short stories have appeared in 'The Year's Best SF', 'Zenth', 'White Dwarf' and 'Interzone'. He is also the author of the two volumes chronicling the adventures of a Space Marine warrior, Ragnar: 'Space Wolf' and 'Ragnar's Claw' and four Gotrek & Felix novels: ‘Trollslayer’, 'Skavenslayer', 'Daemonslayer' and 'Dragonslayer', all available on Amazon. He has travelled extensively throughout Europe and Asia, but he currently lives in Prague, where he is hard at work finishing the fifth Gotrek & Felix adventure, 'Beastslayer'! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Games Workshop (May 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841541184
• ISBN-13: 978-1841541181
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,794,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Ragnar's first off-world mission. Fun and exciting., May 20, 2007

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C. T. Hunter "chips_books" (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ragnar's Claw (Space Wolf Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book tells of Ragnar Blackmane's first adventure off-world of Fenris. He and his claw are sent to assist an inquisitor on a mission to collect an ancient artifact and save a hive city from a deadly plague. Their mission takes them through vast distances to fight orks, genestealers, and daemons in a multitude of different environments. The character of Ragnar is further developed, with him again being critically wounded only to be revived with a new fear of mortality. There is an undercurrent of uneasiness throughout the book that is only explained in the last couple of chapters as the heroes discover the true puppeteer of their mission.

The fighting scenes and descriptions of the Space Wolf Space Marines are excellent, and as Ragnar discovers the vastness of the Imperium the reader develops a better understanding too. Perhaps the best aspect of this book is the sheer epic feel. The multitude of enemies Ragnar encounters and the vast spaces he travels make this stand out as an excellent resource for those wishing to learn more about the WH40K world. The only complaints I have with the story arise from the writing of King. He tends to over-use descriptive words and phrases, creating a very repetitive feel to some of the scenes.

Overall, this is a fun and interesting read that you'll enjoy if you're ok with some cases of poor writing style.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reveiw on Ragnar's Claw., March 14, 2002

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Ben.P.McCarthy (Bramcote Gamston Retford Notts England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ragnar's Claw: A Space Wolf Novel (Warhammer 40,000) (Mass Market Paperback)

Although i am a Tyranid collector (Giant bugs) i found this tale of the young blood claw , Ragnar Blackmane , extremly exciting and quite easy to read.
One of the extremely few negative aspects about it is that if you don't know a lot about Warhammer or Games Workshop products then you cannot understand the book.
It is very good fun to see the plot unravel as they release the Demon and one of the inquisitors reveals his Chaos tendencies and is promoted to the status of Demon Prince in honor of Nurgle (The Chaos god of disease and pestilance).
In conclusion i think that this book is very , very good book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Plot, but Too Much Foreshadowing, August 18, 2010

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E. L. Sapp "vtcheme" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ragnar's Claw (Space Wolf Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

As a book, this is very well written. Ragnar continues to develop as a character, and the reader can progress with him as he learns more about the universe around him. The secondary characters are well written and you really start to care about them by the end.

However, the foreshadowing was too much. By the time the Wolves and Inquisitors find out what is really going on, the reader has known for quite a while. It really takes away a lot of the drama when you know what is going to happen.