The Contest

Black Library Advent Calendar 2012 #17

by Jordan Ellinger

The Old World's greatest adventuring duo return! When a night in a tavern turns nasty, Gotrek is forced to take part in a competition of skill, daring and determination. Can he survive... the contest?

Read it because
It's a short tale from a Black Library Advent Calendar of years past that pits the Slayer against a whole host of foes in the most dangerous contest in which he has ever partaken. What is the competition? You'll just have to read it to find out!

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

7 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2012

About the author

Jordan Ellinger is a recent first place winner in the Writers of the Future Contest and is a Clarion West graduate. His work can be seen in “AE – The Canadian Speculative Fiction Review”, and the anthologies “Time in a Bottle” and ”Sha’Daa: Last Call”. He has two graphic novels in various stages of development: The Seven with Luke Eidenschink and Causality with illustrator Joey Jordan. In his spare time, he helms Every Day Publishing, publisher of Every Day Fiction, Every Day Poets, Flash Fiction Chronicles, and Raygun Revival.

Reviews

[L J Field · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very short story of Gotrek and Felix that is pure fluff. Pass on this one unless you wish to read all of the G & F tales.

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty short but still good fun.

[Kenneth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story about the duo drinking and finally fighting at a bar.

[Adrian Dumitru · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short!

[Reader73 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too short...

[Maximilian Surjadi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Surprisingly, there's blood but no actual bloosdhed in this short story.

[Declan Waters · Rating 2 out of 5]

Flash Fiction ... but a bit too short... just a repeat of what Gotrek has done in every old world novel... drink and fight!