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William King

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Born

in Stranraer, The United Kingdom

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http://www.williamking.me/

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Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Member Since

July 2011

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A little while back I spent an enjoyable hour chatting with Ben Sherman of the Magic Rings & Laser Beams’s podcast. We covered a number of subjects including Gotrek’s conversational skills, Illidan’s motivations and my long term alternative career as a gamer. If you’re interested in hearing my dulcet Scottish tones you can catch the conversation here. I make my entrance about the 19 minute mark.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 57,670 ratings · 2,745 reviews · 349 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trollslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 6,191 ratings — published 1999 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illidan (World of Warcraft, #14) 4.02 avg rating — 5,481 ratings — published 2016 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skavenslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 4,677 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daemonslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 3,984 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 3,203 ratings — published 2000 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beastslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 2,889 ratings — published 2001 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus 4.30 avg rating — 2,730 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampireslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 2,730 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Wolf (Space Wolf #1) 4.09 avg rating — 2,622 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Wolf: The First Omnibus (Space Wolf #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 2,477 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by William King

Warhammer (71 books)
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William King (Goodreads Author)

4.05 avg rating — 47,336 ratings

Gotrek & Felix (17 books)
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William King (Goodreads Author)

4.06 avg rating — 43,609 ratings

Space Wolf (6 books)
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William King (Goodreads Author)

4.09 avg rating — 12,128 ratings

Gotrek & Felix Omnibus (6 books)
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Nathan Long (Goodreads Author)

4.32 avg rating — 5,901 ratings

Terrach Chronicles (4 books)
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4.08 avg rating — 2,006 ratings

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Quotes by William King (?)

“Long are the lives of elves' he said.

Short are the tempers of dwarfs,'Gotrek muttered, just loud enough to be heard.”
― William King, Giantslayer

tags: fantasy

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“Betrayer. That was what they called him. That was how they would remember him. If they were lucky enough to survive and remember anything, it would be because he had saved them, and they would never know.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

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“You have won…Maiev. But the huntress…is nothing without the hunt. You…are nothing…without me.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

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Polls

Vote for Jan-Feb Theme. Recall, this period we always have an Anthology focus for one theme. This vote would be for a possible second discussion.

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of Húrin

8 votes, 23.5%

Brian Staveley's The Emperor's Blades

The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1) by Brian Staveley

8 votes, 23.5%

Brian Lumley's Hero of Dreams

6 votes, 17.6%

Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss

6 votes, 17.6%

David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus

2 votes, 5.9%

Scott Oden's A Gathering of Ravens

1 vote, 2.9%

Scott Oden's A Gathering of Ravens. However, that book will not be released until May 2017! (write-in)

1 vote, 2.9%

The Name of the Wind (write-in)

1 vote, 2.9%

Brian Staveley's The Empreror's Blades (write-in)

1 vote, 2.9%

William King's Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

Gotrek & Felix The First Omnibus by William King

0 votes, 0.0%

34 total votes

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