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boneless1540's review
4.0
Pending to read more books that are set in The End Times but as a whole the world is dark and dangerous, no hope remains yet still with a profecy in the middle I had the feeling that this was a brighter book than its predecessors. Also as this prophecy just kept coming up, you knew that the story just would be on rails until the end unless Felix messed up.
The story follows mostly Felix, which looking the last few books is not a bad approach, Gotrek got only more angry and aggravated making it possibly hard to keep the focus on him more time as we never knew his internal conflict and thoughts. As the book progress their relationship improves and also Gotrek humor. I liked the camaraderie of this pair.
The fights were very engaging and a little bit stressful to read at times. For the Main Characters as you just know that is was not the end of the book so they'll manage somehow. For the Secondary ones I got quite attached even when they were in the story for such short span of time.
As for the end, I guess that a worthy end for a Slayer as per dwarf standards, and a chaotic world all around for more and different books to cover.
The story follows mostly Felix, which looking the last few books is not a bad approach, Gotrek got only more angry and aggravated making it possibly hard to keep the focus on him more time as we never knew his internal conflict and thoughts. As the book progress their relationship improves and also Gotrek humor. I liked the camaraderie of this pair.
The fights were very engaging and a little bit stressful to read at times. For the Main Characters as you just know that is was not the end of the book so they'll manage somehow. For the Secondary ones I got quite attached even when they were in the story for such short span of time.
As for the end, I guess that a worthy end for a Slayer as per dwarf standards, and a chaotic world all around for more and different books to cover.
trackofwords's review
3.0
The seventeenth Gotrek & Felix novel, this completes the two-part Doom of Gotrek Gurnisson arc within the wider Warhammer End Times series. Following on from the events of Kinslayer it sees Gotrek and Felix heading south with a ragtag force of men to try and reach Altdorf and Felix’s young family. In the way are whole armies of marauding northmen, while the shadowy presence of Be’lakor works to fulfil a prophecy and at last bring Gotrek’s doom down upon him. Despite their badly damaged friendship, the two adventurers fight side by side for what might be the last time.
For the most part Guymer’s writing does a good job of fitting in with the Gotrek & Felix style, although sometimes it can prove a little tricky to follow just what’s going on. Thankfully, when the real essence of Gotrek & Felix does come to the fore, it’s everything you want to see and a powerful reminder of why these characters are so popular. Without spoiling anything, it all wraps up with a suitably heroic send off for Gotrek, even if some fans might have wished for something a bit more epic, and if the ending is a little nebulous in terms of some of the other characters, well…sometimes it’s best to leave a little up to the imagination.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/10/29/gotrek-felix-slayer-david-guymer/
For the most part Guymer’s writing does a good job of fitting in with the Gotrek & Felix style, although sometimes it can prove a little tricky to follow just what’s going on. Thankfully, when the real essence of Gotrek & Felix does come to the fore, it’s everything you want to see and a powerful reminder of why these characters are so popular. Without spoiling anything, it all wraps up with a suitably heroic send off for Gotrek, even if some fans might have wished for something a bit more epic, and if the ending is a little nebulous in terms of some of the other characters, well…sometimes it’s best to leave a little up to the imagination.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/10/29/gotrek-felix-slayer-david-guymer/
tomislav_d's review
3.0
‘If this journal is found, if the day was won, then remember this - here a Slayer lies’
civreader's review
5.0
Not 100% sure if 5* is due, but it's a damn fine send-off for two of my favourite fantasy heroes. Maybe a 4.5*, getting the extra because I thought it was sufficiently bittersweet, final and doom-filled. Even though I hated Malakai's "Scottish" accent (when 90% of the words are spelled as if accented, it's highly irritating, not to mention unnecessary, inconsistent and frankly wrong).
mayastone's review
3.0
Book 1 of my “Seven books in seven days” challenge:
And so it ends.
This book barely had any Slayer in it, there were so many other characters and events that it focused on that Gotrek felt like a secondary idea, even Felix got more air time which was unfortunate.
I did like what they decided to do with Gotreks doom, and that is pretty much the only thing I truly enjoyed. Everything else felt like treading water, just mindless battles and information. If this wasn’t a book about Gotrek and Felix it’d be interesting, but given that it is and the final book no less it ended up being annoying.
Also, so many people died, many of them old members of the series. It’s a wonder that there’s anybody left. I get it, it’s the end of times, I just didn’t expect practically everyone to die. Perhaps it gives way for new characters to come forward.
3/5 - the story picked up near the end but most of the early parts were boring and disappointing.
And so it ends.
This book barely had any Slayer in it, there were so many other characters and events that it focused on that Gotrek felt like a secondary idea, even Felix got more air time which was unfortunate.
I did like what they decided to do with Gotreks doom, and that is pretty much the only thing I truly enjoyed. Everything else felt like treading water, just mindless battles and information. If this wasn’t a book about Gotrek and Felix it’d be interesting, but given that it is and the final book no less it ended up being annoying.
Also, so many people died, many of them old members of the series. It’s a wonder that there’s anybody left. I get it, it’s the end of times, I just didn’t expect practically everyone to die. Perhaps it gives way for new characters to come forward.
3/5 - the story picked up near the end but most of the early parts were boring and disappointing.
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