Vampireslayer (A Gotrek & Felix novel) [Mass Market Paperback]

William King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warhammer Novels | Publication Date: March 1, 2004

Gotrek Gurnisson, the doom-seeking dwarf, and his human companion, Felix Jaeger, confront a dark and terrible new foe in their continuing struggle against the dark forces of Chaos. Reprint.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Games Workshop (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184416053X
• ISBN-13: 978-1844160532
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,692,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so good, March 13, 2002

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"morglum" (Odenton, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampireslayer (Warhammer Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

King needs to slow down. This book is not nearly as good as the others in the series. Fans of the series should find it tolerable, but disapointing. I think King is cranking out too many books, and has definitely entered hack territory.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotrek and Felix, Book Six. The best yet!, April 16, 2008

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampireslayer (Gotrek & Felix) (Paperback)

Slayer Gotrek Gurnisson is a dwarf on a death quest. He roams the land searching for the mightiest of evils to fight and slay until he is finally rewarded with a glorious death that will long be remembered and talked about for generations to come. Felix Jaegor is sworn to accompany the Slayer, however long it takes, even though it could end in his own death. Should he survive, it will be Felix's job to record and report the heroic dwarf's many battles, as well as how Gotrek fell in combat.

Nearly a quarter of Praag's population is dead after their recent battle with the minions of Darkness. The same numbers again are expected to perish of hunger, disease and exposure to the northern winter chill. Times are hard and a few suspicious deaths foreshadow of worse to come. A few recent corpses have been drained of blood and have strange marks upon them. Though Felix is not sure why, these particular bodies give him very bad feelings. It is during these odd times that a rich antique collector approaches them for help and protection.

To make a long story short, Adolphus Krieger (a vampire) and Roche (his hulking henchman) have been trying to convince the collector to hand over a certain talisman, the Eye of Khemri. Adolphus is holding off a blood-feeding madness lately and must continue to do so until he fulfills Nospheratus's ancient prophesy. Battle Mage Max is studying the talisman, accidentally springs an ancient trap, and rendered unconscious. Therefore, when Adolphus steals the Eye from a vault, Max is unable to keep the blood sucker from kidnapping Ulrika (the lovely warrior).

Once Max is again conscious, the group must move quickly. Max's magic allows him and the group to follow the Eye, out and away from Praag, until Max's magical tracking spell is broken. If Ulrika still lives, she is more than likely being used as the vampire's portable blood supply, or worse, turned into a vampire herself. Time is of the essence not only to rescue Ulrika, but to keep Adolphus from becoming Lord of the Night and beginning the Age of Blood.

***** The Skavens Thanquol and Lurk take a back seat in this episode of the Gotrek & Felix adventures. This time the author, William King, gives the main bad guy, Adolphus Krieger, a decent amount of scene time. For the first time in several Gotrek & Felix titles, the creature within the book's title is neither seen only in small, brief scenes, nor just a group name for an army or horde. Readers get to see an equal amount of the good guys and the bad guys.

The author puts the female warrior, Ulrika, in the spotlight for a change as well. The love triangle between Ulrika, Felix, and Max broadens, expands, and some new information is given to the readers. In my opinion, there is a lot more action in this story than in the previous two. (On a side note, three titles - Dragonslayer, Beastslayer, and Vampireslayer - may be purchased and read under one cover titled GOTREK & FELIX: THE SECOND OMNIBUS!) With each story William King's writing gets better and better. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slow going. Not enough Gotrek., June 24, 2004

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Vorthog (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampireslayer (A Gotrek & Felix novel) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the 6th book in the Felix & Gotrek series and the 6th one that I've read, but unfortunately it is also the first one I am giving less than a perfect 5-star rating to.

Briefly put, the story this time out seems very drawn out and not that interesting. Unlike the previous books in the series which I could not keep myself from reading page after page, at some points in this book I found it an effort to keep going.

Over half the book seems devoted to an overly lengthy account of the pursuit of the villain. Also, I am not sure exactly what the problem is, but King does not seem that comfortable writing the character of the Vampire, and the genres of Horror and Fantasy do not achieve a very satisfying blend in this book. The overall result ends up coming off as rather bland.

Gotrek doesn't get much action in this one, and there seems to be too much weight given to introspection, as the narrative moves from one character's inner thoughts to the next to the next without sufficient events or action in between to add a bit of colour and interest.

As a huge fan myself, I can only recommend this one to the really die-hard fans of this series who just can't get enough of Gotrek & Felix.