Fixed

Black Library Advent Calendar 2016 #6

by Robbie MacNiven

Nordland Rangers star player Greig Garr is in trouble, and living a lifestyle he can no longer afford now his glory days are over. As the team slips down the league, and his debts mount, it becomes harder and harder for him to keep his coveted position as team captain. Badly injured after a nasty run-in with a lizardman, Garr must find a way to play in the next match or he won’t be able to pay back his debts. A mysterious stranger offers to cure his leg, but what will the true cost of his amazing help be?

Read it because
It's a classic sporting dilemma taken to the extremes that only Blood Bowl can provide – in a world of daemons and monsters, the cost of mysterious magical help is always going to be higher than you'd like…

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2016

About the author

Robbie MacNiven is a Scottish author and historian. His published fiction includes over twenty novels in genres ranging from sci-fi and fantasy to historical fiction, written for publishers such as Black Library, Titan, Rebellion and Aconyte Books. He has also written novellas, short stories, audio dramas, comic scripts and graphic novels, has worked on narrative and character dialogue for multiple digital games (SMITE: Blitz, Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground, Raid: Shadow Legends), and has written colour text and branching narratives for multiple RPG and game rulebooks, including the award-winning Undaunted series by Osprey Games. In 2022 his X-Men novel "First Team" won a Scribe Award for tie-in fiction.

On the non-fiction front, Robbie specialises in Early Modern military history, particularly focusing on the 18th century. He has a PhD in American Revolutionary War massacres from the University of Edinburgh - where he won the Compton Prize for American History - and an MLitt in War Studies from the University of Glasgow. Along with numerous articles for military history magazines, he has written eight books on 18th century conflicts including the American Revolution and the Seven Years War, seven for Osprey Publishing and one for Helion Books. He has also written the scripts for over a dozen episodes of the hit YouTube educational channel Extra History.

Outside of work and writing, his passions include re-enacting, gaming, and football.

Reviews

[Dylan Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Day 6 in the Black Library Advent Calendar brings us 'Fixed' by Robbie MacNiven. While it is my first foray into reading Blood Bowl fiction, I found it immensely enjoyable. The elation and violence of the game were extremely well done, and coupled with the shit-talking and off-the-field backstabbing, and I think we have a winner folks!
This release definitely has me excited to try out the recently released Blood Bowl Box Set, and Mr. Reynolds recently released Blood Bowl story 'The Manglers'.

[Michael Dodd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fixed by Robbie MacNiven is the sixth story in Black Library’s 2016 Advent Calendar, and the first of three Blood Bowl escapades. When Nordland Raiders star blitzer Greig Garr undergoes unorthodox surgery after suffering a potentially career-ending injury, he’s approached by a decidedly shady character who offers to have him back on his feet in no time…for a price. With the Raiders’ promotion to play for in a crucial match against arch rivals the East End Boyz, and his own career at stake, Garr is faced with a tricky decision to make.

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[Christoph Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

What better way to finish your year (and better up your reading challenge stats) than with a Blood Bowl short story or two?

Garr is the star player for his Nordenland Blood Bowl team - and in serious debt. He's missing a lot of gold to pay and he's missing his leg. Not good odds, facing the East End Boyz for the title and the return to the majors...

[Andrew Alvis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty decent BB addition, proving even players who feel past their best or even feel whole (you'll understand) can still come up aces.