Vampireslayer [Mass Market Paperback]

 

 

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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.

King does it again! I have throughly enjoyed every book in this series and was again throughly pleased. He provides all you need from the gore, to the mystery, to the darkness that is warhammer. I have been reading fantasy for twenty years and the warhammer series is some of the best i've come across. No romance, boring dialogue, or feelings here--just blood and guts action--the way it should be.

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.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Slow going. Not enough Gotrek.
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... Read more

Published on Jun 24 2004 by Vorthog

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I picked up this book expecting Gotrek and Felix to hack and slash their way to hordes and hordes of ghouls and the undead. Read more

Published on Dec 24 2002 by Hizon

5.0 out of 5 stars VampireSlayer
I think this book is really good. It is full of action and it kept me reading. It is very discriptive and not predictable. Read more

Published on Dec 11 2001 by Paul Bohannon

5.0 out of 5 stars William King at his best
The sixth installment in King's Slayer series picks up almost immediately where the last Beastslayer left off. Read more

Published on Oct 16 2001 by yahwehadonai

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