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Trollslayer
- Gotrek and Felix: Warhammer Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
A Gotrek Gurnisson novel.
When Felix Jaeger, a student, poet and minor political agitator, swears a drunken oath to a half-mad dwarf, it changes his life. Adventure awaits, as Felix records the mighty deeds of Gotrek Gurnisson, Trollslayer.
Listen to It Because: This collection of stories is where the saga of Gotrek began. Mutants in the forest, goblins in the mountains, a troll beneath the world - from these small beginnings came the greatest partnership in the Old World and a hero who has crossed realities and become a legend.
The Story: Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between and depends entirely upon whom you ask....
After fleeing the authorities in the Imperial city of Altdorf, Felix Jaeger swears a drunken oath to dour dwarf Gotrek Gurnisson to record his death saga. In the cold light of day, Felix's worst fears are confirmed as he learns that Gotrek is a Trollslayer - a dwarf doomed to seek out a heroic death in battle to atone for an unknown personal disgrace. Their travels throw them into a string of extraordinary adventures as Felix tries to survive his companion's destiny.
Written by William King. Narrated by Jonathan Keeble.
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- Ian Howarth
- 02-12-19
Great listen
Yet another great book from black library keep it up more aos stories. Good set of stories and well read.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-23
Brilliant!
I am a 40k listener mostly, and had no real expectations of the fantasy lore.
But oh so wrong I was, this is just as exciting as starting out on the first books of the horus heresy!
Very much recommend this book!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-20
Brilliant
The Narrator done very well with this title, portraying drama and occasional comedy very well, fairly enjoyed this one and listened to about 75% in one sitting!
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- Thomas
- 19-10-20
well read, a classic
If you're unfamiliar with the size of a ham please visit a butcher prior to getting into this series. You'll get more from the hand metaphors.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-05-20
Amazing.
Every chapter is a fantastic adventure. A great audio book to get lost in.
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- Yarrow
- 01-03-22
Fantastic
The narrator does an amazing job, couldn't ask for a better one. Each chapter is its own story, some longer than others. The stories are fun, epic and often horrifying!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-24
Best Warhammer serie to date!
Simply put the best visitation to the old world following two odd companions on their many journeys.
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- Connor Burton
- 05-06-24
incredible narator
the overall story was thrilling and enjoyable but the narrator takes it to the next level. the voice acting was out of this world
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- Mikael
- 26-10-24
An incredible story that respects your time.
Not only is Trollslayer an awesome warhammer fantasy novel, but it's just an amazing fantasy novel in it's own right. Each chapter tells it's own story, and they're all very enjoyable.
Within less than 10 hours of runtime, it has offered me seven evocative and incredibly well written adventures about Gotrek and Felix, who were both characters I only loosely knew from the lore, since I've only been a fan of the IP for about 5 years, and never read or listened to any of the Warhammer Fantasy books. However within the very first chapter, the book does a great job at characterising both of them, and now they're some of my favourite fantasy characters of all time.
When a lot of modern authors spend 15 hours just meandering about, wondering where the story might be going and whether or not anyone will care about any of the characters they've written, William King onboards you within the first 30 minutes of the first book in a long series. The more I think about it, the more I realise that writing that's this effective is sort of a lost art these days. And this isn't Nostalgia either, as this book is only three years younger than I am, and this is my first experience with it.
Also, William King is incredible at writing fight scenes. This is something almost every single fantasy author struggles with, but not this man. His fight scenes are evocative, complex enough to feel real, but written simply enough to be easy to follow, and they move the story forward by containing introspective moments into the headspace of the characters as they fight on without writing entire essays about the horrors of violence in middle of the fight.
Jonathan Keeble also does a fantastic job as a narrator, and I have absolutely nothing to complain about. 5/5, one of the best audiobooks I've ever experienced.
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- Ben
- 13-09-20
William King knows his business!
A truly cracking book. I can't wait for the other books to be brought out. When that happens it will definitely be a case of take my credits!
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