March to Other Worlds Day 1: Gotrek and Felix by William King and Nathan Long

Day 1 Gotrek and Felix by William King and Nathan Long

Welcome to the March to Other Worlds 2021. To start us off I’ve chosen a fantasy series from the Black Library—which chronicles stories based in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 gaming universe. I’ve been rereading these books while housebound during the COVID-19 pandemic and think they’re worth bringing to people’s attention.

 

So for the first day of the March, I’ve chosen a pair of heroes who walk back and forth across their world seeking adventure…

 

Gotrek and Felix are a legendary fantasy duo who could take their place beside Conan the Barbarian as they tackle the greatest monsters of the Warhammer universe. Gotrek is a dwarf who committed a crime so grievous that he was driven to swear an oath to seek his doom by seeking out the most horrible monsters and (hopefully) dying in battle against it. Felix is the poor human poet who made the mistake of swearing a drunken oath to follow Gotrek and chronicle his doom. There are no shortage of horrific monsters to fight in the Warhammer universe and each book’s title foreshadows the major trial of the novel—Trollslayer, Dragonslayer, Daemonslayer, and so forth.

 

These are modern day sword and sorcery novels that would have fit well in the pulp era. You can read my reviews of the series here: https://www.gilbertstack.com/warhammer