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Gotrek & Felix #11
Shamanslayer
Gotrek & Felix Book 11
When they seek out the knightly order who previously owned Felix's magical sword, the duo are thrown into battle against an immense horde of beastmen that threatens to tear the heart out of the Empire.
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a story packed with connections to the earliest Gotrek & Felix adventures, and even more packed with outrageous action that pits the pair against an entire army (and not a small one at that!).
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…
When Gotrek and Felix travel north to seek the remaining members of the Order of the Fiery Heart, they find themselves with new companions and allegiances. Of course they have heard the rumours of beastmen lurking in the Drakwald, but there is far more to the story than they could have imagined. The malignant forces of Chaos are at work, and Gotrek and Felix find themselves battling not only for their honour, but for the very future of the Empire itself.
When they seek out the knightly order who previously owned Felix's magical sword, the duo are thrown into battle against an immense horde of beastmen that threatens to tear the heart out of the Empire.
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a story packed with connections to the earliest Gotrek & Felix adventures, and even more packed with outrageous action that pits the pair against an entire army (and not a small one at that!).
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…
When Gotrek and Felix travel north to seek the remaining members of the Order of the Fiery Heart, they find themselves with new companions and allegiances. Of course they have heard the rumours of beastmen lurking in the Drakwald, but there is far more to the story than they could have imagined. The malignant forces of Chaos are at work, and Gotrek and Felix find themselves battling not only for their honour, but for the very future of the Empire itself.
416 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 29, 2009
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About the author
Nathan Long
81 books164 followersNathan Long is a screen and prose writer, with two movies, one Saturday-morning adventure series, and a handful of live-action and animated TV episodes to his name, as well as eleven fantasy novels and several award-winning short stories.
He hails from Pennsylvania, where he grew up, went to school, and played in various punk and rock-a-billy bands, before following his writing dreams to Hollywood - where he now writes novels full time - and still occasionally plays in bands.
His latest novel is Jane Carver of Waar, available March 6th from Night Shade Books. Visit his blog at www.sabrepunk.com.
He hails from Pennsylvania, where he grew up, went to school, and played in various punk and rock-a-billy bands, before following his writing dreams to Hollywood - where he now writes novels full time - and still occasionally plays in bands.
His latest novel is Jane Carver of Waar, available March 6th from Night Shade Books. Visit his blog at www.sabrepunk.com.
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June 19, 2019
I'm noticing a trend with Nathan Long's works. He seems to really like the idea of betrayal, be it from some character's own schemes, as in Manslayer, or due to some external influence, as in Orcslayer and Shamanslayer (and undoubtedly with the next book Zombieslayer). I wouldn't have an issue with this in theory, as it opens up interesting ideas to the setting, like Orcs that can coordinate effectively like a trained army, Beastmen that can use technology, etc, but Long doesn't seem to commit fully to the idea of having a puppetmaster pulling strings, and inevitably everything becomes zombies. This leads to his Gotrek and Felix books (aside from Elfslayer) feeling very samey, the pair start out for someplace in the Empire, get waylaid by old acquaintance with a problem, something isn't quite right or straightforward about said problem, problem gets solved, then zombies. That said, I do feel that he has improved with the character reunions since he took over the series from King. The unexpected bringing back of Kat was welcome, and giving Snorri Nosebiter a bigger problem than just being too good at fighting to die was a good call. Overall, I liked Shamanslayer for the character development, but felt the plot fell short.
March 27, 2020
Warhammer s cliffhangerem na konci? What a time to be alive
May 24, 2010
Nathan Long is getting a little better writing for Gotrek. You can tell he likes writing better for Felix though. No worries because I like Felix too. =) This story is a good one filled with lots of battle and blood. A very worthy fantasy tale. =)
January 29, 2024
Had fun with this one. Sort of felt like a bit of a side quest but we got a lot of cool Beastmen lore and even some character development! Woah! As always has some amusing dialogue and Keeble is the goat narrator so the audiobook is an absolute treat.
August 18, 2023
Probably the worst of all the series. Long shows us that he either doesn't like, know or care about the two main characters as in this neither feel or act anything like how they have been before. Felix was once a fearsome and dangerous warrior who had grown into the legend that he is, in this he is a sobbing mess at multiple occasions. He once gets lost in the woods and literally sits down and starts to bawl his eyes out. He is afraid of battle and shows it time and again against enemies that he has faced before and in greater numbers and with far more chance of death.
Gotrek too does not fare well. He goes against what we know he would do in previous books. Insulting humans for not wanting to desecrate human tombs, yet previously he would have commended them for this as it is exactly what a drawf would do.
The story is overly long. Long has changed the standard length of the books. Kings books were all 280-310 pages, Longs are all 410+. Adding 100-130 pages to this type of book does nothing but remove any pacing or structure. This book is by far the biggest slog. 412 pages is not much but when half of it is the band of characters moving from place to place and doing nothing but following the enemy and having days at a time either on the road or sitting at camps, it does not make for fun reading. As always his action sequences are poorly done and far, far too long. King managed more excitement in 30 pages than Long can in over 100.
And the "twist" at the end was so telegraphed that I saw it coming from a mile away.
I am sad to say that I doubt I will ever finished the series now. Long has ruined the characters, made overly long stories that drag on and has left me with no interest in finishing.
These characters might be named Felix and Gotrek but they are not them.
Gotrek too does not fare well. He goes against what we know he would do in previous books. Insulting humans for not wanting to desecrate human tombs, yet previously he would have commended them for this as it is exactly what a drawf would do.
The story is overly long. Long has changed the standard length of the books. Kings books were all 280-310 pages, Longs are all 410+. Adding 100-130 pages to this type of book does nothing but remove any pacing or structure. This book is by far the biggest slog. 412 pages is not much but when half of it is the band of characters moving from place to place and doing nothing but following the enemy and having days at a time either on the road or sitting at camps, it does not make for fun reading. As always his action sequences are poorly done and far, far too long. King managed more excitement in 30 pages than Long can in over 100.
And the "twist" at the end was so telegraphed that I saw it coming from a mile away.
I am sad to say that I doubt I will ever finished the series now. Long has ruined the characters, made overly long stories that drag on and has left me with no interest in finishing.
These characters might be named Felix and Gotrek but they are not them.
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December 27, 2022
My overall impression of the book is that the book isn't very special, it's a very default story.
Felix is the type of badass protagonist to have killed thousands of evil beasts (allegedly💅) but turns into a distressed and clumsy damsel in every dangerous situation in this book. One time as this goofy goober🤓 was being chased by a horde of monsters he accidentally bumped his head, tripped, rolled down a hill into a freezing puddle and then proceeded to nearly die.
He has to go on a journey with Gotrek a typical tough dwarf, who only likes beer and destroying monsters. On the road, they encounter some villagers and monsters (typical fantasy story stuff) but luckily they also encounter another character (Kat) that made the story slightly interesting.
Felix's hesitance to do something about his feelings for Kat creates the suspense this story needed for me to continue reading.
As a guy, I usually instantly wave off any book containing romance, because it is "super cringe", but I actually quite enjoyed it in this book (I am embarrassed rn😅😳). When Felix finally kissed Kat, I remember saying "holy crap dude, finally" and then I lost interest in the novel.
Also, 30 page fight scenes get boring very quickly, but still less boring than lord of the rings frfr. 5/10
Felix is the type of badass protagonist to have killed thousands of evil beasts (allegedly💅) but turns into a distressed and clumsy damsel in every dangerous situation in this book. One time as this goofy goober🤓 was being chased by a horde of monsters he accidentally bumped his head, tripped, rolled down a hill into a freezing puddle and then proceeded to nearly die.
He has to go on a journey with Gotrek a typical tough dwarf, who only likes beer and destroying monsters. On the road, they encounter some villagers and monsters (typical fantasy story stuff) but luckily they also encounter another character (Kat) that made the story slightly interesting.
Felix's hesitance to do something about his feelings for Kat creates the suspense this story needed for me to continue reading.
As a guy, I usually instantly wave off any book containing romance, because it is "super cringe", but I actually quite enjoyed it in this book (I am embarrassed rn😅😳). When Felix finally kissed Kat, I remember saying "holy crap dude, finally" and then I lost interest in the novel.
Also, 30 page fight scenes get boring very quickly, but still less boring than lord of the rings frfr. 5/10
March 18, 2010
Always a guilty pleasure, with a few surprising twists this time around as well as old friends.
June 28, 2012
One of my favorite characters is back, but kind of sad too. :(
March 12, 2023
Matachamanes, de Nathan Long, es un libro de fantasía de 352 páginas, el undécimo de la serie Las aventuras de Gotrek y Félix.
Gotrek y Félix se ven envueltos en una nueva aventura debido a que Félix debe ganarse el honor de llevar la legendaria espada que lleva.
La historia tiene lugar por el continente, donde los hombres-bestia están ganando poder. El relato está narrado en tercera persona y las escenas se centran en todo aquello que ocurre alrededor de nuestros dos protagonistas. La narración es lineal, ya que todas las escenas se suceden y es fácil seguir el hilo conductor de la trama.
A lo largo de la historia aparecen dos personajes del pasado de Gotrek y Félix, cada uno relacionado de manera más estrecha con cada uno de ellos. Por una parte, Gotrek se reencuentra con un viejo amigo que ha perdido la memoria y necesita ayuda para cumplir con su cometido de matador. Por otra, Félix se ve arrastrado emocionalmente por el reencuentro con Cat, una mujer a la que salvó la vida siendo ella una niña. Los personajes no hacen sino ganar profundidad con cada libro que pasa, ya que cada situación a la que se enfrentan nos muestra una nueva faceta de su personalidad y nos hace sentirnos más cerca de ellos como personas.
En cuanto a la trama en sí, la historia transcurre de forma lineal en la lucha de nuestros protagonistas contra el mal, en este caso van a salvar la zona del Drakwald de la invasión de los hombres-bestia. Sin embargo, al comienzo de la historia, Félix devuelve la espada legendaria que porta, ya que pertenece a la orden del Corazón Ardiente, y esto le lleva a embarcarse en esta lucha, ya que le proponen conservar la espada si demuestra que es un hombre de honor. Además, se trata el tema de la sinceridad por encima de todo, aún cuando eso puede suponer un mal para el que la dice, y cómo a veces no aceptamos una realidad, simplemente porque se opone a nuestras creencias.
La lectura de este libro me ha acompañado durante 25 días, lo he ido leyendo poco a poco, intercalado con otras lecturas. Es un libro que me ha entretenido de principio a fin y cuya historia me ha hecho reflexionar en ciertos momentos, sobre todo cuando los personajes anteponen el deber a sus deseos. Finalmente y como es costumbre con esta serie, lo recomiendo a los seguidores de Warhammer y a todos lo lectores que disfruten de los libros de fantasía y acción.
Gotrek y Félix se ven envueltos en una nueva aventura debido a que Félix debe ganarse el honor de llevar la legendaria espada que lleva.
La historia tiene lugar por el continente, donde los hombres-bestia están ganando poder. El relato está narrado en tercera persona y las escenas se centran en todo aquello que ocurre alrededor de nuestros dos protagonistas. La narración es lineal, ya que todas las escenas se suceden y es fácil seguir el hilo conductor de la trama.
A lo largo de la historia aparecen dos personajes del pasado de Gotrek y Félix, cada uno relacionado de manera más estrecha con cada uno de ellos. Por una parte, Gotrek se reencuentra con un viejo amigo que ha perdido la memoria y necesita ayuda para cumplir con su cometido de matador. Por otra, Félix se ve arrastrado emocionalmente por el reencuentro con Cat, una mujer a la que salvó la vida siendo ella una niña. Los personajes no hacen sino ganar profundidad con cada libro que pasa, ya que cada situación a la que se enfrentan nos muestra una nueva faceta de su personalidad y nos hace sentirnos más cerca de ellos como personas.
En cuanto a la trama en sí, la historia transcurre de forma lineal en la lucha de nuestros protagonistas contra el mal, en este caso van a salvar la zona del Drakwald de la invasión de los hombres-bestia. Sin embargo, al comienzo de la historia, Félix devuelve la espada legendaria que porta, ya que pertenece a la orden del Corazón Ardiente, y esto le lleva a embarcarse en esta lucha, ya que le proponen conservar la espada si demuestra que es un hombre de honor. Además, se trata el tema de la sinceridad por encima de todo, aún cuando eso puede suponer un mal para el que la dice, y cómo a veces no aceptamos una realidad, simplemente porque se opone a nuestras creencias.
La lectura de este libro me ha acompañado durante 25 días, lo he ido leyendo poco a poco, intercalado con otras lecturas. Es un libro que me ha entretenido de principio a fin y cuya historia me ha hecho reflexionar en ciertos momentos, sobre todo cuando los personajes anteponen el deber a sus deseos. Finalmente y como es costumbre con esta serie, lo recomiendo a los seguidores de Warhammer y a todos lo lectores que disfruten de los libros de fantasía y acción.
December 5, 2022
I'll sort of give my opinions on the series as a whole, as I haven't done anything but give star reviews for the first 9 books...and a 1-5 star rating, especially one without even the ability to do half stars, is woefully inadequate in articulating something as nebulous, complex and subjective as "what did you think of this book/film/game/show/etc" by itself. I just don't wanna write 9 book reviews because I'll get carried away on #1 and be sick of doing so by the time I start #2.
For me, Shamanslayer was the best book in the series post-Daemonslayer. While the first three are pretty obviously the best in the series (in my opinion, at least), there is a bit of a dip afterwards. Books #4-#9 range from decent but flawed to good (but still flawed).
I would only seriously recommend them to fans of the source material, at least for the most part. Perhaps some people that are really into the genre could do the reverse; read the series and become a fan of this universe. The series really does do a lot quite well and has plenty of originality, despite how it may seem at a surface level. A true fan of the fantasy genre who has gone through most of the truly excellent series' with their own original IPs could certainly find a lot to love here.
I wouldn't go into it expecting the writing of the Kingkiller Chronicles or the complexity and nuance of ASOIAF. It isn't a series that sets a new standard in some element of the genre. While the world DOES certainly do so; the credit for such goes to the Warhammer IP itself.
The truly original portrayal of the dwarves, maybe THE fantasy trope race, is central to what makes the series so enjoyable. Gotrek as a character is incredible. The Skaven are a real standout as well, being simultaneously disturbing, hilarious, hateable and oddly endearing (if only a tiny bit so).
To keep it shorter than it's shaping up to be, Shamanslayer is a high point in the series for me. The first three books are excellent independent of the source material. There is a bit of a dip and the next books, while enioyable, aren't quite as great. This felt like a return to that sort of quality, on some level at least.
For me, Shamanslayer was the best book in the series post-Daemonslayer. While the first three are pretty obviously the best in the series (in my opinion, at least), there is a bit of a dip afterwards. Books #4-#9 range from decent but flawed to good (but still flawed).
I would only seriously recommend them to fans of the source material, at least for the most part. Perhaps some people that are really into the genre could do the reverse; read the series and become a fan of this universe. The series really does do a lot quite well and has plenty of originality, despite how it may seem at a surface level. A true fan of the fantasy genre who has gone through most of the truly excellent series' with their own original IPs could certainly find a lot to love here.
I wouldn't go into it expecting the writing of the Kingkiller Chronicles or the complexity and nuance of ASOIAF. It isn't a series that sets a new standard in some element of the genre. While the world DOES certainly do so; the credit for such goes to the Warhammer IP itself.
The truly original portrayal of the dwarves, maybe THE fantasy trope race, is central to what makes the series so enjoyable. Gotrek as a character is incredible. The Skaven are a real standout as well, being simultaneously disturbing, hilarious, hateable and oddly endearing (if only a tiny bit so).
To keep it shorter than it's shaping up to be, Shamanslayer is a high point in the series for me. The first three books are excellent independent of the source material. There is a bit of a dip and the next books, while enioyable, aren't quite as great. This felt like a return to that sort of quality, on some level at least.
May 9, 2017
Another great novel by Nathan Long.
When William King left Gotrek and Felix many people that this couldn't be it to this duo. A lot of years had passed and Black Library made them start again. This time by the hands of Nathan Long. Unfortunately or he got sick of writing about Gotrek and Felix OR BL and GW said that he should stop. What happened I do not know. He started writing the Ulrika Trilogy.
Meanwhile, some other writers wrote Gotrek novels but they are not a continuation of the story made by William King & Nathan Long. Supposedly these tales are set inbetween other novels and mainly on that 20 years hiatus that Gotrek and Felix went missing...
I haven't read it, will read it in a couple of months...
Nathan Long is not William King. I loved William King Gotrek novels and way of writing but I also like Nathan Long. In my opinion William King is better. Daemonslayer and Beastlsayer are two of my favorite novels of all time. Well and they have Thanquol which helps a lot.
In this novel they've come back to the Old Worlde after dealing with the Dark Elves just to be sent to the woods fighting a massive horde of Gor and Ungors and the like. Supposedly a Shaman had the power to turn humans into beasts.
There are some subplots like Felix and Kat relation (a girl he had save 20 years previously) and we also learn more about the Slayers world. Snorri appears as well and it seems the 20 years he had spending afterward killing that Vampire he is now crazy as a bat and have forgotten the first reason to become a slayer. That shame and that's a crime to the slayers... If he is killed before finding it out he will not go to Grimgir halls...
Well, there is massive battles (mainly the last 50 pages).
This ends in a cliffhanger so beware reading..
This tale also ends with Snorri losing his foot and a new threat appears just before the novel ending... And we are dealing with Zombies (after all the next book is Zombieslayer).
When William King left Gotrek and Felix many people that this couldn't be it to this duo. A lot of years had passed and Black Library made them start again. This time by the hands of Nathan Long. Unfortunately or he got sick of writing about Gotrek and Felix OR BL and GW said that he should stop. What happened I do not know. He started writing the Ulrika Trilogy.
Meanwhile, some other writers wrote Gotrek novels but they are not a continuation of the story made by William King & Nathan Long. Supposedly these tales are set inbetween other novels and mainly on that 20 years hiatus that Gotrek and Felix went missing...
I haven't read it, will read it in a couple of months...
Nathan Long is not William King. I loved William King Gotrek novels and way of writing but I also like Nathan Long. In my opinion William King is better. Daemonslayer and Beastlsayer are two of my favorite novels of all time. Well and they have Thanquol which helps a lot.
In this novel they've come back to the Old Worlde after dealing with the Dark Elves just to be sent to the woods fighting a massive horde of Gor and Ungors and the like. Supposedly a Shaman had the power to turn humans into beasts.
There are some subplots like Felix and Kat relation (a girl he had save 20 years previously) and we also learn more about the Slayers world. Snorri appears as well and it seems the 20 years he had spending afterward killing that Vampire he is now crazy as a bat and have forgotten the first reason to become a slayer. That shame and that's a crime to the slayers... If he is killed before finding it out he will not go to Grimgir halls...
Well, there is massive battles (mainly the last 50 pages).
This ends in a cliffhanger so beware reading..
This tale also ends with Snorri losing his foot and a new threat appears just before the novel ending... And we are dealing with Zombies (after all the next book is Zombieslayer).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2019
This one was but the most WTF Gotrek and Felix novel to date. I mean the Beastman shaman literary turns people into Beastmen! That's some scary freaky magic right there.
The good stuff
The story was good, the whole idea of dying is one thing but the idea of being changed into a beastman and loosing your humanity is an entirely different scary matter.
Also the ending was great with how they turn that shady character from a useless plot point to the next villain, and they just literally helped him. Just brilliant.
The bad stuff
First of all the whole idea that Felix yet again falls in love with yet again another woman is just getting old now, I'm getting real tired of the inevitability of Felix falling in love then saying that he's going to settle down with them and stop following the Slayer around, only for the exact opposite to happen.
Also and I will say this for every book until it happens, but when will Nathan Long explain to us why Felix hasn't aged? And I mean a real explanation not just someone like Max saying it could be because of the portal they went through or the sword of whatever, I want a got damn explanation!
And again when will we find out why Gotrek took the Slayer Oath? There is only 3 more books and I'm starting to think that we will never fine out? I sure hope we do 😪🙌🏻🙏🏻
The good stuff
The story was good, the whole idea of dying is one thing but the idea of being changed into a beastman and loosing your humanity is an entirely different scary matter.
Also the ending was great with how they turn that shady character from a useless plot point to the next villain, and they just literally helped him. Just brilliant.
The bad stuff
First of all the whole idea that Felix yet again falls in love with yet again another woman is just getting old now, I'm getting real tired of the inevitability of Felix falling in love then saying that he's going to settle down with them and stop following the Slayer around, only for the exact opposite to happen.
Also and I will say this for every book until it happens, but when will Nathan Long explain to us why Felix hasn't aged? And I mean a real explanation not just someone like Max saying it could be because of the portal they went through or the sword of whatever, I want a got damn explanation!
And again when will we find out why Gotrek took the Slayer Oath? There is only 3 more books and I'm starting to think that we will never fine out? I sure hope we do 😪🙌🏻🙏🏻
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 17, 2021
Nathan Long finds the magic for Gotrek and Felix with his novel Shamanslayer. The book opens with Felix losing his last connection to his old life when his brother basically disowns him because Felix’s enemies killed their (rather corrupt) father. At the same time, a knight of the Fiery Heart demands Felix turn over his magic sword which technically belongs to the order, but because the knight needs the help of Felix and Gotrek, he gives our heroes a chance to honorably win back the weapon which Felix has used so heroically over the decades. Together the knight, his squire, and Felix and Gotrek set off to find out what happened to the last of the Fiery Heart brothers when they went off to war. The answer was one of the best threats that Felix and Gotrek have yet faced in this series. The apocalypse is coming and quite frankly, only Gotrek and Felix have a chance to divert it.
We get armies, corrupt humans, bestial monsters, and a fantastic overwhelming danger in this novel, but we also get a touching (if slightly disturbing) piece of nostalgia where Felix gets reminded that his actions over the years have positively impacted a great many lives. This is one of—if not the best—of the books in this series.
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We get armies, corrupt humans, bestial monsters, and a fantastic overwhelming danger in this novel, but we also get a touching (if slightly disturbing) piece of nostalgia where Felix gets reminded that his actions over the years have positively impacted a great many lives. This is one of—if not the best—of the books in this series.
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January 19, 2021
The quest for right Doom
Grim times are coming. As Felix himself, after the events narrated in Elfslayer , pronounces an Oath against his father’s Skaven assassins, the duo is swept into the wilderness battling beastmen in a quest for honour and glory. The known dynamics between Gotrek and his Human companion give the tempo to a quest chronicle that quickly deviates from the initial physical goal (some templar order paraphernalia) to a mystical quest of the “best Doom” or, translating from the Slayers lingo, the best, most honourable death. A book whose ending jumpstarts the next one in the series ( Zombieslayer ), but is nevertheless a fun and engrossing standalone novel.
Grim times are coming. As Felix himself, after the events narrated in Elfslayer , pronounces an Oath against his father’s Skaven assassins, the duo is swept into the wilderness battling beastmen in a quest for honour and glory. The known dynamics between Gotrek and his Human companion give the tempo to a quest chronicle that quickly deviates from the initial physical goal (some templar order paraphernalia) to a mystical quest of the “best Doom” or, translating from the Slayers lingo, the best, most honourable death. A book whose ending jumpstarts the next one in the series ( Zombieslayer ), but is nevertheless a fun and engrossing standalone novel.
March 28, 2024
Although beastmen are old hat for this series and our heroes, Long manages to drop some surprisingly effective emotional axe blows into the mix with this one that just eke it out ahead of many of the other entries.
It's a little disappointing at times how Felix continues to be so clueless, and often inept, when the plot contrivance or big reveal - that's obvious to literally anyone reading or listening along - require him to be so.
Still, not bad for the 11th book in a series of pseudo-pulp fantasy novels based on a tabletop war game and mini plastic figures to still be so entertaining, the characters so engaging. Keeble's stellar performances definitely pulling more than their weight throughout of course.
It's a little disappointing at times how Felix continues to be so clueless, and often inept, when the plot contrivance or big reveal - that's obvious to literally anyone reading or listening along - require him to be so.
Still, not bad for the 11th book in a series of pseudo-pulp fantasy novels based on a tabletop war game and mini plastic figures to still be so entertaining, the characters so engaging. Keeble's stellar performances definitely pulling more than their weight throughout of course.
January 24, 2025
2.5 stars for me and easily one of the weaker entries.
The story starts strong with G&F going on an interesting quest. At first I was happy to see Kat return to the series but soon got the serious ick when, after trying super hard for about 2 pages, Felix cannot wait to get into the pants of a character we literally last saw as a crying little girl. Yuck! Dude is at least twice her age but he has a magic sword that somehow makes it not gross?! Yeah…not for me!
The rest of the story is fine but very plodding (literally all they do for half the book is follow a trail of beastmen and have near identical skirmishes). The supposed big bad shaman was barely worth mentioning, although I thought his main bodyguard was pretty good and had a cool weapon.
The story starts strong with G&F going on an interesting quest. At first I was happy to see Kat return to the series but soon got the serious ick when, after trying super hard for about 2 pages, Felix cannot wait to get into the pants of a character we literally last saw as a crying little girl. Yuck! Dude is at least twice her age but he has a magic sword that somehow makes it not gross?! Yeah…not for me!
The rest of the story is fine but very plodding (literally all they do for half the book is follow a trail of beastmen and have near identical skirmishes). The supposed big bad shaman was barely worth mentioning, although I thought his main bodyguard was pretty good and had a cool weapon.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 3, 2020
I enjoyed this and I have enjoyed all the previous Gotrek and Felix novels by Nathan Long. This one had a romance sub-plot that was surprising and unexpexted but it worked. One quibble I have is how this one ended: on a cliffhanger, the beginning of another bloody battle. We are left frustrated and in the dark about the outcome. So far, these Gotrek and Felix novels have all been cohesive, the conflicts mostly resolved at the end. One can catch breath in-between the intense episodes of the unfolding saga. Not so this one. One of the strengths of this series is how the narratives are fully contained; alas, this one didn't satisfy in that regard.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 9, 2017
Well that was a ripper! Always love getting back to Gotrek & Felix, and the 11th book didn't fail to live up to everything before. This time the duo are up against the beastmen while being caught up with the past (all the way back from the first novel!), it was full of laughs, tension, and ended with a very big cliffhanger.
October 16, 2018
Gotrek and Felix continue the quest for Gotrek's doom, and Felix must prove himself worthy to carry his relic blade. Bring on the Beastmen with a new horrible weapon and some allies old and new, and the Boys are once again trying to keep the End Times at bay. Check it out.
April 22, 2020
While a standalone book, this and book 12 of the series are pretty much one book artificially separated.
Overall a solid addition to the series, with the addition of some decent new characters and some sign (finally) of the meta plot advancing a bit.
Overall a solid addition to the series, with the addition of some decent new characters and some sign (finally) of the meta plot advancing a bit.
May 21, 2021
War with a massive tribe of especially dark beastmen, which works very well, the beastmen are a solid antagonistic force, and I really enjoyed the reintroduction of Snorri Nosebiter. But, I will say, the very final twist was incredibly predictable.
October 3, 2023
Más de lo mismo en un Gotrek y Félix que parece que quieren alargarlo hasta el confín. No niego la buena idea para presentar nuevas razas pero ya no tiene ese toque mágico que tenían los anteriores, quizás es que William King ha dejado el liston muy alto.
November 24, 2024
Shamanslayer sees the return of some beloved characters from previous entries in the series, but also seems to be setting up the next phase. The antagonist is a little underwhelming, with the titular Shaman feeling pretty unimpressive. The evil maguffin is pretty cool, though.
May 3, 2018
The series rolls on. Breezy read like the others.
October 19, 2019
Felix finds love from his past.
March 19, 2020
Excellent. One of the best Felix and Gotrek titles to date. Long is really hitting his stride here.
April 8, 2020
Nathan Long has hit his stride with this one. Shamanslayer throws Gotrek & Felix into the path of an oncoming Beastman horde with a foul purpose and its great.
January 8, 2021
Taking the fight to the Beasts of the Drakwald, Gotrek and Felix join allies old and new and have a great old time about it in this brutal story.
March 13, 2022
A shaman was slain.
July 15, 2023
Another great entry to the series. I always enjoy that these books explore the weirder parts of the world. Looking forward to the next...when I can find a copy.
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