A review by mayastone
Silver Nails by Kim Newman, Jack Yeovil

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This collection feels the most like a Warhammer book. 

Red Thirst:
Genevieve is quite heavily featured. A morality crusade with a sinister reality behind it. It was painful to read about the burning of works of art and artists. I think the young Detlef seen here is the same Detlef of later years, his mother must be proud. Genevieve almost gets married. 3/5 

No Gold in the Grey Mountains:
The only relation to Genevieve is that the main vampire is her grandmother in blood, making Genevieve her grand-get, from the line of Lahmia. 
A bandit group attacks a couch, they don’t find the money they are seeking, instead they find a wealthy young girl. They decide to kidnap her and hold her for ransom. They keep her in the ruins of castle Drachenfels and that is their second mistake. 4/5 

The Ignorant Armies:
This story ties in to “Beasts in Velvet.” The only link to Genevieve is Vukotich from the first story, now much older. He is travelling with a young baron, on a quest to save the baron’s younger brother, from the band of chaos creatures who slaughtered the rest of their family. The story shows how innocent blood can cleanse the taint of chaos. Also, there is a place where chaos hordes battle from sun down to sun up. 4.5/5 

The Warhawk: “ 
It was as his father had told him, so many years ago. Thirteen must die by one bird, and that bird's master would be free of the ground. But there were other rules. 
The first sacrifice must be a child. 
The fifth a woman of the aristocracy. 
The tenth a man of authority. 
The twelfth a slayer of innocent men. 
And the thirteenth, Belle's head rubbed against his black leather glove. Kleindeinst was out there, coming closer 
The thirteenth must come to the sacrifice of their own accord.” 

Gotrek and Felix make a brief appearance. Genevieve makes an even briefer appearance and has nothing to do with the story. A man tries to build a Device so that he can fly and be with his birds. 4/5 


The Ibby the Fish Factor:
The temple of Morr has a new leader and thanks to Clause 17, vampires and all manner of undead are no longer allowed amongst the living. Genevieve, her grand-mama Lady Melissa and Detlef, set out to stop the vampire hunts before another undead war is started. This story has ties to the first story in “Genevieve Undead.” 3.5/5 

Overall Score: 4/5