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Runefang (Warhammer)

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The land of Wissenla is beset by inhuman abominations. Zahaak, one of the Dark Lords of Nagash, is causing havoc. His deathless legion is laying waste to Wissenland, ending all life upon it. Soon it is determined that they only hope of salvation is in locating the legendary weapon of Count Eldred. It is a sword known by many names, the most famous being the Grudge Settler and Runefang. The dwarf Skanir Durgrund says it is possibly locked away in a dwarfish war-tomb somewhere in the Black Mountains.

Count Eberfeld sends Baron Ernst von Rabwald and the baron's champion, Max Kessler, to gather an assorted group and begin the expedition that will decide the fate of Wissenla. A halfling cook, an ogre, a dwarf, a road warden, and a Crone of Morr are but a few of the odd people chosen. The task of finding Runefang is made even more impossible due to a traitor within their midst and a greenskin warlord.

As for Count Eberfeld, help just may come from an unexpected source - maybe.

*** One of my pet peeves is a story that gives a character's full background only to kill the character off early on. This story is guilty of that, more than once. There are some characters that I could find no reason to even be mentioned in the story. The plot line is pretty good, but such an ancient and powerful weapon should not have been this easy to locate. All-in-all, this is not a bad book, but do not expect anything worth telling friends about. ***

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

This book starts out pretty slow and actually boring but picks up pace after the second chapter. A champion killer named Kessler is hunting for the Runefang, a sword that will somehow by itself drive off hordes of undead from his lands.

This book has some interesting twists in it, and a few of them I didn't see coming, which is rare for me in books these days.

There are plenty of fights too, and plenty of C.L. Werner's excellent descriptive writing.

Not his best book, but not his worst either. It's worth a look.

C. L. Werner is one of the stronger writers in the 'Warhammer Fantasy' stable. For his best work go and read the 'Matthias Thulmann: Witch Hunter' trilogy. Runefang is not as well developed, but still a reasonable read. If you are new to Warhammer, pick up Matthias Thulmann instead. If you are already a fan of C. L. Werner, then this is okay, but not outstanding. 3.5 Stars.

CL Werner is my favorite Warhammer author, but I don't think Runefang is up to his normal standards. Unlike the Witch Hunter or Bounty Hunter series, the flow seems stilted and forced. It jumps from action sequence to action sequence without the character depth or development I've come to expect. Still worth reading, but if you're familiar with his work, don't get your hopes too high.

I enjoyed this book. I am an Empire player of the tabletop Fantasy game, so one might say I would enjoy it no matter what... but it is well written, has some nicely developed characters, and is a fun story where you are kept guessing up until the end.

If you are looking for a fun Fantasy book set in the world of Warhammer Fantasy, then this is one you may want to pick up.