Gitslayer
Gotrek Gurnisson: Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Book 2
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Gitslayer
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Keeble
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By:
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Darius Hinks
About this listen
A Gotrek novel
When the Bad Moon rises, Gotrek Gurnisson descends into the heart of Skragrott, the Loonking's twisted, fungal empire in pursuit of vengeance.
Listen to it because:
The Slayer hunts the most ancient enemies of his people in the heart of their domain. It may not be the world he was born in, and they may go by the name grots now, but no self-respecting dwarf is ever going to turn down the chance to kill hordes of goblins....
The story:
Hell-bent on ridding himself of the Fyreslayer rune buried in his chest, Gotrek Gurnisson, the greatest slayer to ever live, travels deep into the strange, alchemical realm of Chamon. Using their mysterious aether-science, the Kharadron overlords of Barak-Urbaz offer an end to Gotrek’s quest. But, as the Bad Moon rises and murderous Gloomspite Gitz threaten to destroy the sky-port, Gotrek pits himself against the most ancient enemy of his people - the greenskins. While his aelven travelling companion, Maleneth Witchblade, struggles to keep him alive, Gotrek throws himself headlong into a bloody battle for survival that will take him into the dank, fungal heart of Skragrott’s Asylum.
Written by Darius Hinks. Running time 9 hours 46 minutes. Narrated by Jonathan Keeble.
©2021 Games Workshop Limited (P)2021 Games Workshop LimitedA Zogging good time
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I nearly stop listening with the first meeting of the goblins ! learning about the characters and all the stupid goblin language talking nearly made me stop listening. happy I kept listening and this wasn't a big theme
good but not great
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the grots were written well and i loved the fungus ridden world building.
over all the book was great, but didn't have a big bad guy feel to it.
not three bad!
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Fun!
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It isn't an easy job to do effective grot voices, and to make them distinct presents a difficult challenge, but it was so jarring at times that I actually went to the effort of borrowing a copy of the book and having the narrator on minimum volume for those chapters.
I enjoy the concept of having a character from the 'Old World' of Warhammer Fantasy in the new and askew world that the main character finds himself. Dwarves that aren't dwarves, trolls that aren't trolls (you'll get that in the first 5 minutes), it's all a surprisingly convenient narrative device for exposition.
I would recommend the slayer series (of which this is at least the second) for old warhammer fans, though fans of the original Gotrek and Felix series might not appreciate how different this is, like a favourite character dropped into a strange new world rather than any kind of sequel.
Those that are interested in the 'Age of Sigmar' world will enjoy this at the very least for its development of the dwarven (duardin) Kharadron Overlords, the goblin (Grot) Gloomspite Gitz, the Realm of Metal known as Chamon, and with touches on Stormcast Eternals, Daughters of Khaine and Azyr, the realm of Light.
An interesting story, with misplaced effort.
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Gotrek on shrooms
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Pretty alright
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