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Warhammer 40,000
Wolves of Fenris
The legacy of the Wolves of Fenris is long and storied, from the days ten millennia past when their primarch Leman Russ led them in reclaiming the galaxy for mankind, to now, as they strive to hold the Allfather’s realm together in the face of traitors, daemons and aliens. Noble and honourable warriors, the Space Wolves constantly struggle with the savage spirit that lurks within, the threat of the barbaric Wulfen that haunts their souls.
Wolves of Fenris is a collection of Space Wolves short stories by Chris Wraight spans the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 and includes the tales:
Bjorn: Lone Wolf
Kraken
Iron Priest
Wolf’s Claw
Wulfen
Failure’s Reward
Bjorn: The Fell-Handed
Wolves of Fenris is a collection of Space Wolves short stories by Chris Wraight spans the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 and includes the tales:
Bjorn: Lone Wolf
Kraken
Iron Priest
Wolf’s Claw
Wulfen
Failure’s Reward
Bjorn: The Fell-Handed
- Genres40kAnthologies
128 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2014
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About the author
Chris Wraight
218 books381 followersChris Wraight is a British author of fantasy and science fiction.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
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May 18, 2022
Now this is better, it had action and flashbacks to explain the backstory, I have to rank this one above Sons of Corax.
April 22, 2014
I was surprised to find out that not a single new, original story was included in this anthology.
While it is nice to see all of Chris Wraight's Space Wolves eShorts in print, repackaged with fairly neat title formatting, I feel that the lack of new content is frustrating.
I have read each and every story included, ranging from one of the first Space Marine Battles short stories that went up as an e-exclusive with "Kraken", over two years worth of Wraight's Advent shorts with "Failure's Reward" and two "Bjorn" tales, to the recently released audio drama "Wolf's Claw".
Overall, I would say that it is a good bunch of stories. Kraken and Wulfen , which make up the bulk of the content, are my favorites in this collection.
I found the action in Bjorn: Lone Wolf solid, but the overall story a bit lacking. Bjorn: The Fell-Handed , its mirror-tale, set in the present day rather than the Horus Heresy/Scouring era, however, made up for it with ease, bringing a chilling retelling of a recent, devastating battle, to the fireside.
Similarly, I didn't much care for Iron Priest , yet Failure's Reward was intriguing.
The latest story, Wolf's Claw , which is part of the recent Echoes of Ruin Horus Heresy audio drama collection, I did not quite like as much as I hoped I would. It tells the story of how Bjorn received his Wolf's Claw, yet does very little with it in the end. This, like Bjorn: Lone Wolf and Iron Priest, is a story that suffers from the format it is presented in.
What I definitely am not a fan of, though, is the hardback format Wolves of Fenris comes in, with the usual pricetag you'd come to expect from Black Library on top. When it comes to individual eShorts, a buck here, two were, surely rack up in the long run, but you won't be too disappointed if a story you paid a relatively low amount of money for isn't to your taste. They're bitesized pieces of fiction that don't take much effort to read.
When it comes to a novella-length hardback anthology with a £12 / 17,50€ / $20 pricetag, though, I'd at least ask for something new to make the purchase of the collection worthwhile, even if I already know a few of the stories.
However, the lack of such seems to follow BL's recent trends - recent anthologies were full of disappointment for fans expecting new material, and the tight-lipped nature of BL made for a bitter awakening.
Be that as it may, Wolves of Fenris is a fair collection of Space Wolves short stories. If you don't feel like picking up the whole anthology, I'd at least recommend getting Kraken and Wulfen as ebooks.
While it is nice to see all of Chris Wraight's Space Wolves eShorts in print, repackaged with fairly neat title formatting, I feel that the lack of new content is frustrating.
I have read each and every story included, ranging from one of the first Space Marine Battles short stories that went up as an e-exclusive with "Kraken", over two years worth of Wraight's Advent shorts with "Failure's Reward" and two "Bjorn" tales, to the recently released audio drama "Wolf's Claw".
Overall, I would say that it is a good bunch of stories. Kraken and Wulfen , which make up the bulk of the content, are my favorites in this collection.
I found the action in Bjorn: Lone Wolf solid, but the overall story a bit lacking. Bjorn: The Fell-Handed , its mirror-tale, set in the present day rather than the Horus Heresy/Scouring era, however, made up for it with ease, bringing a chilling retelling of a recent, devastating battle, to the fireside.
Similarly, I didn't much care for Iron Priest , yet Failure's Reward was intriguing.
The latest story, Wolf's Claw , which is part of the recent Echoes of Ruin Horus Heresy audio drama collection, I did not quite like as much as I hoped I would. It tells the story of how Bjorn received his Wolf's Claw, yet does very little with it in the end. This, like Bjorn: Lone Wolf and Iron Priest, is a story that suffers from the format it is presented in.
What I definitely am not a fan of, though, is the hardback format Wolves of Fenris comes in, with the usual pricetag you'd come to expect from Black Library on top. When it comes to individual eShorts, a buck here, two were, surely rack up in the long run, but you won't be too disappointed if a story you paid a relatively low amount of money for isn't to your taste. They're bitesized pieces of fiction that don't take much effort to read.
When it comes to a novella-length hardback anthology with a £12 / 17,50€ / $20 pricetag, though, I'd at least ask for something new to make the purchase of the collection worthwhile, even if I already know a few of the stories.
However, the lack of such seems to follow BL's recent trends - recent anthologies were full of disappointment for fans expecting new material, and the tight-lipped nature of BL made for a bitter awakening.
Be that as it may, Wolves of Fenris is a fair collection of Space Wolves short stories. If you don't feel like picking up the whole anthology, I'd at least recommend getting Kraken and Wulfen as ebooks.
October 11, 2014
While I can't say that, for a 40K fan, reading this book is a necessity I still can say that the stories, short as they really are, are Fenris'Cooool.
More accurately I'd say this is a 3,8 stars worth novel, in which case I'll give it a 4.
More accurately I'd say this is a 3,8 stars worth novel, in which case I'll give it a 4.
September 7, 2014
The stories were decent, the final three being the strongest but it really didn't do much for the Space Wolf Mythos as a whole.
January 2, 2015
Space Marines - with character! Too often they are drawn dull as mud. Good stuff.
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