Gotrek & Felix Join The End Times Story Of Warhammer
August 29, 2014 by brennon
Black Library have listed up the newest Gotrek & Felix novel, Kinslayer, which sees the main story picked up once again and the stalwart slayer heading North to help fight off an invasion from the wastes...
"Once companions on the greatest of adventures, Gotrek and Felix have long since gone their separate ways. Felix, married and settled, secretly craves the excitement of his youth. And when the opportunity arises, Felix embarks upon what might be his final journey. As the chaos of the End Times engulfs Kislev, Gotrek and Felix are reunited, battling the hordes of the Troll King alongside Ulrika, Snorri and Max. But when long-hidden secrets are revealed, these old friends will be torn apart, and not all of them will leave Kislev alive..."
So begins the final journey for Gotrek & Felix and if the future title 'Slayer' is anything to be believed Gotrek will be heading off into the very depths of the wastes to fight Belakor inevitably. Before then he has an army of trolls to fight. I am rather excited for 'The Doom of Gotrek Gurnisson'.
Taking a step back in time however we also have another novel penned by Gav Thorpe who does love his Dwarfs. See what you think of The Doom of Dragonback...
"With the War of Vengeance over, the dwarfs of the Old World have begun to rebuild their empire. But they have been drastically weakened by their conflict with the elves, and as great earthquakes tear the mountains asunder, enemies old and new descend upon the dwarf holds. To the west, in the Dragonback Mountains, the dwarfs of Ekrund think themselves safe from the threats faced by their eastern cousins. They are wrong. As greenskins march into their realm in terrifying numbers and war beckons, the Angbok clan and their fellows must fight to save everything they hold dear."
Some great books on the horizon for both fans of The End Times and those wanting to take a look back in time to the founding of The Old World as we know it now. Can't wait to get stuck in.
Will you read of Gotrek's doom?
Gotrek can’t die nothing can kill him the bigger the enemy the stronger his axe makes him.
Well it is the only logical ending for the whole Gotrek & Felix series isn’t it? Gotrek HAS to die, it is very much a “how it was meant to be from the start” story. Although, I think whatever kills him is going to die in the process. Anything else would be surprising, almost disappointing really.
It has been suggested that the dwarven gods are ‘saving’ Gotrek for a particularly spectacular doom, and the End Times seem like the most likely point for us to witness that fate. That said, the Gotrek and Felix series is one of the more popular and successful franchises operated by Black Library (no where near Horus Heresy big, but still), so I suppose it is entirely possible that they will be loathe to bring it to a permanent end. I just hope they don’t go down the all too often travelled comic book route of ‘He’s dead! Not really, gotcha’… Read more »
true true.
I wonder if Gotrek will be appearing in the last end of times book,maybe you can re-act his doom scenerio or something?
Gotrek died in its very first appearance, in the Realm of Chaos books. Bill king, author of the story i’m talking about, and the principal novels of the serie talked about it in the foreword of the reprint of the first Gotrek and Felix novel. I have nothing against new stories by new author, but i can’t consider another death for Gotrek than the one chosen by his very creator…
Gotrek Verses Nagash would be a good end of days story.