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Kal Jerico
Kal Jerico: The Omnibus
In the underhives of Necromunda, many bounty hunters ply their trade – but none are as successful or infamous as Kal Jerico. Rogue, swashbuckler and illegitimate son of the world's ruler, he is expert at getting himself (and his long-suffering companion Scabbs) into danger – and fighting his way out. This omnibus edition collects together three novels in one action-packed omnibus taking you into the darkest depths of the Underhive.
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There are no greater heroes (well, for a given value of hero) in the Underhive than Kal Jerico, and this omnibus is the perfect way to get your hands on all three of the classic novels starring him!
- GenresScience Fiction
584 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 11, 2017
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September 6, 2019
Fun 40k pulp with all the expected swashbuckling, groin kicks and buxom ladies.
January 23, 2022
Kal Jerico is Necromunda's most infamous bounty hunter. The book version of Malus Darkblade was so much better than the comic, but the general gist of the novels more or less tracked with the comics. I was really hoping the Kal Jerico novels would be superior retellings of the comics. To my surprise, that was not the case, these were brand new stories!
Blood Royal - Kal is the illegitimate son of Necromunda's Imperial governor, Helmawr. (The same Helmawr of the epithet "Helmawr's Rump") Kal's father has many, many children, and one of them has revealed himself to be a bloodthirsty maniac. Governor Helmawr puts a bounty on him, and who better to track him down than his half-brother, Kal? Kal won't go it alone though, he's got his fellow bounty hunter Yolanda with him.
Cardinal Crimson - Once upon a time Kal dropped an opponent into a vat of acid. You'd think that'd be the end of it, but no: Cardinal Crimson is back! Kal isn't dumb enough to go up against someone so heavily armed, but unfortunately he doesn't have a choice: He's so deep in debt, claiming the bounty on the Cardinal is Kal's only option.
Lasgun Wedding - Governor Helmawr is dead, so Kal Jerico has to take over as lord of Hive Primus. The other spire nobles force him into getting married. Kal Jerico obviously doesn't want to get married, but once upon a time Yolanda was herself a spire noble...
I felt it was unnecessary to repeatedly describe the shapes of the female characters' breasts. I also didn't think it was necessary to repeatedly remind the reader that the women had breasts. Other than those annoyingly outdated tropes, this book was good fun. The game of Necromunda is set within the Warhammer 40k universe, yet each hive on each planet is different. None are as unique and diverse as Necromunda. The whole thing is easy to get into if you're into chases & escapes, even if you don't know anything about WH40k.
Blood Royal - Kal is the illegitimate son of Necromunda's Imperial governor, Helmawr. (The same Helmawr of the epithet "Helmawr's Rump") Kal's father has many, many children, and one of them has revealed himself to be a bloodthirsty maniac. Governor Helmawr puts a bounty on him, and who better to track him down than his half-brother, Kal? Kal won't go it alone though, he's got his fellow bounty hunter Yolanda with him.
Cardinal Crimson - Once upon a time Kal dropped an opponent into a vat of acid. You'd think that'd be the end of it, but no: Cardinal Crimson is back! Kal isn't dumb enough to go up against someone so heavily armed, but unfortunately he doesn't have a choice: He's so deep in debt, claiming the bounty on the Cardinal is Kal's only option.
Lasgun Wedding - Governor Helmawr is dead, so Kal Jerico has to take over as lord of Hive Primus. The other spire nobles force him into getting married. Kal Jerico obviously doesn't want to get married, but once upon a time Yolanda was herself a spire noble...
I felt it was unnecessary to repeatedly describe the shapes of the female characters' breasts. I also didn't think it was necessary to repeatedly remind the reader that the women had breasts. Other than those annoyingly outdated tropes, this book was good fun. The game of Necromunda is set within the Warhammer 40k universe, yet each hive on each planet is different. None are as unique and diverse as Necromunda. The whole thing is easy to get into if you're into chases & escapes, even if you don't know anything about WH40k.
October 13, 2021
The world of Necromunda has not aged well. Some of the jokes and tropes are not as good as they used to be, but taking it in context this is still a fun read and despite being three books in one I ran through it fairly quickly.
February 24, 2018
While it is still Necromunda, I don't like Kal Jericho that much!
November 24, 2019
omnibus with the 3 Kal Jerico stories
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