A Last Sniff of Glory
My first ever Blood Bowl story, and my first skaven tale in too too long is out today and is called, of course (see blog header), A Last Sniff of Glory.
When I was asked to write this I was just closing down Eye of Medusa, running a little over deadline, but I said 'yes please!' before I'd even thought about it.
It's Blood Bowl.
I've often said that writing Gotrek & Felix: Kinslayer felt to me like a farewell tour of the Old World. Writing this felt like coming home again. Visiting Skavenblight, Sylvania, seeing all my stuff still there, it was a blast, and that's without even getting started on the rare chance to be a little bit more tounge-in-cheek than the average Warhammer story will let you get away with.
I haven't enjoyed writing a story this much since my debut novel, Headtaker. And it didn't even make me miss my deadline (Total War: Warhammer did that, but that's another story...). I think I wrote the whole thing in about a day and a half, and I can't remember any other time I've been able to convince words to come out without so little fight.
READ IT BECAUSE
"David Guymer returns to the skaven (his first Warhammer love) – but in Blood Bowl! Just how is an ageing Star Player going to keep himself at his peak with all the newcomers snapping at his heels?"
Damn it. Even blacklibrary.com know I love my skaven. Their spies are everywhere...
And if you enjoy this, then why not check out another story of fantastical sporting mayhem that I wrote for Mantic Games' Dreadball Xtreme last year. The anthology, Drainpipes for Strike Posts, also features Guy Haley and Greg Smith and a host of other great stories by top authors. You can get it here https://www.manticdigital.com/product.... I don't get any royalties for that one, so go buy it happy in the knowledge that I'm pushing it on the pure altruism of wanting people to enjoy good stories.
When I was asked to write this I was just closing down Eye of Medusa, running a little over deadline, but I said 'yes please!' before I'd even thought about it.
It's Blood Bowl.
I've often said that writing Gotrek & Felix: Kinslayer felt to me like a farewell tour of the Old World. Writing this felt like coming home again. Visiting Skavenblight, Sylvania, seeing all my stuff still there, it was a blast, and that's without even getting started on the rare chance to be a little bit more tounge-in-cheek than the average Warhammer story will let you get away with.
I haven't enjoyed writing a story this much since my debut novel, Headtaker. And it didn't even make me miss my deadline (Total War: Warhammer did that, but that's another story...). I think I wrote the whole thing in about a day and a half, and I can't remember any other time I've been able to convince words to come out without so little fight.
READ IT BECAUSE
"David Guymer returns to the skaven (his first Warhammer love) – but in Blood Bowl! Just how is an ageing Star Player going to keep himself at his peak with all the newcomers snapping at his heels?"
Damn it. Even blacklibrary.com know I love my skaven. Their spies are everywhere...
And if you enjoy this, then why not check out another story of fantastical sporting mayhem that I wrote for Mantic Games' Dreadball Xtreme last year. The anthology, Drainpipes for Strike Posts, also features Guy Haley and Greg Smith and a host of other great stories by top authors. You can get it here https://www.manticdigital.com/product.... I don't get any royalties for that one, so go buy it happy in the knowledge that I'm pushing it on the pure altruism of wanting people to enjoy good stories.
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