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nigellicus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
5.0
Good job. Really reining in the out-of-control reading there, Nige. Are audio books crack? I think they may be crack. Anyway, the lads finally meet an Elf and go to Albion which is obviously some version of England, drenched in rain and fog, and the source of terrible threats to the entire world. Don't want to give too much away, but there might even be a giant. Gotrek may run his thumb along the edge of his axe until a drop of blood shows a few times. Felix may ponder the many strange turns his life has taken since he met the dwarf. There may even be some slaying. *Wink.*
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
Felix and Gotrek, along with the elven wizard Teclis, find themselves in Albion. Can they close the Twisted Paths and save Ulthaun, the island home of the elves?
Giantslayer is the last of William King's Felix and Gotrek books and likely the last of the saga I'll be reading. I've come far with F&G but it's probably best to say goodbye. Not only because I'm not very eager to see how another author handles them, but also because I'm not as enamored with them as I once was.
Giantslayer is yet another gore-splattered tale of Felix and Gotrek. While that's the attraction, it's also the curse. After six other books, I have no doubt that Gotrek will end up slaying the giant of the title.
Not that Giantslayer isn't enjoyable. Teclis was like Elric-lite, Albion and the Twisted Paths were both great settings. Gotrek was as bad ass as ever. The insight into the elves of the Warhammer world was really cool. Felix, on the other hand, was quite the smarmy whiny bastard in this one. It felt like King was even more weary of the duo than I was by the end.
Giantslayer is worth the few hours it took to read and quite amusing. Just don't expect it to stack up to earlier entries in the series. Although it did have Gotrek ripping the eye out of a giant's head and hang from it like a pendulum as it dangled from the empty socket by its optic nerve...
Giantslayer is the last of William King's Felix and Gotrek books and likely the last of the saga I'll be reading. I've come far with F&G but it's probably best to say goodbye. Not only because I'm not very eager to see how another author handles them, but also because I'm not as enamored with them as I once was.
Giantslayer is yet another gore-splattered tale of Felix and Gotrek. While that's the attraction, it's also the curse. After six other books, I have no doubt that Gotrek will end up slaying the giant of the title.
Not that Giantslayer isn't enjoyable. Teclis was like Elric-lite, Albion and the Twisted Paths were both great settings. Gotrek was as bad ass as ever. The insight into the elves of the Warhammer world was really cool. Felix, on the other hand, was quite the smarmy whiny bastard in this one. It felt like King was even more weary of the duo than I was by the end.
Giantslayer is worth the few hours it took to read and quite amusing. Just don't expect it to stack up to earlier entries in the series. Although it did have Gotrek ripping the eye out of a giant's head and hang from it like a pendulum as it dangled from the empty socket by its optic nerve...
delton215's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jonathanrobert's review
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mayastone's review
3.0
Gotrek and Felix are separated from Max and Snorri and meet an Elven Prince and together they work to close ancient paths “The Paths of the Old Ones” that have been opened and are causing chaos and threaten to sink the Elven Princes homeland. The story, as usual, was very interesting from a RPG point of view, a lot of fights, interesting places and people and Gotrek, Felix and Teclis face off against the Chaos wizards Kelmain and Lhoigor as well as a giant.
This is the last of the series written by William King so I am curious to see how the rest of the series will be continued with Nathan Long.
This is the last of the series written by William King so I am curious to see how the rest of the series will be continued with Nathan Long.
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