Gotrek Gurnisson and Felix Jaeger are two unlikely heroes of the Warhammer world. Gotrek is a slayer, a dwarf sworn to seek death in unequal combat against the mightiest of monsters. Felix is a poet who while drunk swore an oath to accompany Gotrek on his quest and record his doom in an epic poem. The only problem is that Gotrek is simply too tough to die and to make matters worse it seems to be his fate to be drawn into terrifying adventures in the furthest and least hospitable parts of the Old World.
I don’t know how to express my deep admiration for these books without sounding like a blithering school girl. I didn’t even know I could enjoy reading until I stumbled across Trollslayer about 10 years ago. I have had to re-buy that book for myself at least three times and I buy it or highly recommend it to everyone I know. Your series opened up the literary world to me as well as the Warhammer universe. I am now an avid player of the tabletop game and read almost solely Warhammer books because of what I started with Gotrek and Felix. I have gone out of my way to find any and all merchandise Trollslayer related and the miniatures for my two favorite adventurers are one my prized possessions. I cannot thank you enough to these books, you are truly a brilliant author and should be knighted for your fantastic works. Thank you.
Thank you, Fred. Reading that has brightened up my day no end!
Being an avid fantasy reader, I have read the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony, Anne Macaffery, David Gemmell, just to name a few. I can say with the utmost confidance that your Slayer books were some of the best fantasy stories I have ever had the pleasure and joy to read. I have read up to Giantslayer 3 times now and every time I finish it I want to start the series over again. I have to say that I was a bit heartbroken when you stopped writing them years back, but now that you are back with Warhammer, I wont lie to you, there is a seed of hope within me, that one day you will take up the storyline of Gotrek and Felix once again. Barring that, I am looking foward to Blood of Aenarion. Welcome back!
Thanks Jeff. Both your comments are greatly appreciated. Here seems to be the appropriate place to respond to them so I shall do so. I am really glad you enjoyed the G&F books so much. Comments like this make my day! Right now and for the foreseeable future, my hands are full with Tyrion and Teclis and the Macharian Crusade books. This takes me right through 2012. I don’t really have any idea what Black Library’s long term plans are after that so I can’t say any more. I think you should keep your eyes open for the Tyrion and Teclis books. They deal with many of the same themes and issues– the opening of the Northern Chaos gates, the return of some spectacularly powerful daemons and the potential end of the world!
All the best,
Bill
Oh believe me, I am eagerly awaiting “Blood of Aenarion”. What I liked most about Teclis, in Giantslayer, aside from the fact that he is an awesomly powerful wizard who is nearly immortal, was that he seemed to be at long last a font of answers to the many questions I had regarding the “Old ones”, the Chaos wastes, the 4 gods of chaos and the northern portal to the realm of chaos. I found that, as I read Giantslayer, I began to become increasingly drawn into these mysteries, hungry for more information. Now whether or not you intended it, I am officially hooked and look foward to more! And so I am happy to hear that you will be continuing to elaborate on these topics in BOA. Keep up the great work!
A little of this appears in Sword of Caledor, Jeff. The book opens with our heroes in Lustria investigating a lost Slann city. You’re probably not going to be thrilled to learn I wrote a 20 thousand word section dealing with Caledor and the Old Ones but then I took it out because it was not relevant to the story. Bits of the lore are still visible in a tip of the iceberg sort of way. If you’re looking for answers to those questions Caledor has some of them. Morathi as well!
Noooooo! LOL ahh well, Ill just have to keep on reading your works and take what I can get.
I cant wait, Im getting my copy of BOE on the 29th and will probably be done with it on the 30th. I have little doubt this book will be as action packed and enthralling as all of your other books!
Thanks Jeff,
I think Blood of Aenarion is in a slightly more epic style than my normal Warhammer fantasy novels. Gotrek and Felix are classic somewhat seedy sword and sorcery heroes. Tyrion and Teclis are a bit more upmarket. That said, the books are pretty action-packed!
Hi William, first of all sorry for my bad english (i’m from Spain). I want to say that I love your books, especially Gotrek and Felix because they have epic battles against epic “monsters” and have some hilarious moments. In my opinion you are the best writter in Black Library close to Graham McNeill. Also i am waiting your new trilogy, i love elfs and i love daemons then… but please, please, return to write Gotrek and Felix books; Nathan Long G&F books are good but they are less epic and less comical. Anyhow, welcome back to the Warhammer worlds.
Thank you, Pedro! Your English is much better than my Spanish!
Mister King Ulyssees from Greece here.i ll skip the pleasantries and say that please please please we would like to see a gotrek and felix book by you.i think i speak for a lot of people when i say that.like my predecessors said your G&F books were both comical and epic.
to be honest when they brought me your book as a gift i tossed it aside.had other things at the time.that was 5 years ago.one afternoon i started reading your book.after 5 6 hours i had finished it.next morning went to store and bought the other omnibuses.havent read any of your other books yet.but i will at some point definetly.
to keep it spartan thank you for the adventures you have given us,and i think Snorri would also like you to write something about him
Hi Ulysseees! Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I am no longer the writer on Gotrek and Felix, and there are no plans for me to write any more books about them at the moment. Sorry about that.
Mr. King, a friend of mine lent me the first g&f book about half a year ago, and from then on I kept reading! Now I am saving to buy Beastslayer (yep, I am a poor man…), but I look forward to keep reading them!
The funny thing is that I stopped reading fantasy books after high school, and somehow I though I was too old for them; thank you for showing me I was wrong!
Thank you, Tito! That was nice to hear!
I have read thousands of fantasy books and enjoy the Felix and Gotrek novels most of all. You are an excellent writer and I look forward to your next work.
Thank you, Doug! That’s very nice to hear.
The only thing I found disappointing in your G&F works is that you no longer work on them. I wonder why it it so? I couldn’t find any information about the reason…
The G&F novels by Nathan Long are good, but the real awesomeness of the series ended with the very last page of Giantslayer.
It’s a long story and not one I particularly want to go into details on, Roback. Sorry
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