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Trollslayer

Setting
Warhammer Fantasy
Type
Novel
First published
1 Jan 1999
Length
288 pp · ~5h 17m read
Rating
3.976,469 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 48 · 2-star: 264 · 3-star: 1,501 · 4-star: 2,668 · 5-star: 1,988. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)419 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.813,193 ratingsPerformance4.92Story4.769h 55m·Jonathan KeebleReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781844160020
Featuring
DwarfsOrcs & GoblinsThe EmpireAltdorf

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Synopsis

A Gotrek Gurnisson novel

When Felix Jaeger, a student, poet and minor political agitator, swears a drunken oath to a half-mad dwarf, it changes his life. Adventure awaits, as Felix records the mighty deeds of Gotrek Gurnisson, Trollslayer.

READ IT BECAUSE

This collection of stories is where the saga of Gotrek began. Mutants in the forest, goblins in the mountains, a troll beneath the world – from these small beginnings came the greatest partnership in the Old World, and a hero who has crossed realities to become a legend.

THE STORY

Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between and depends entirely upon who you ask… After fleeing the authorities in the Imperial city of Altdorf, Felix Jaeger swears a drunken oath to dour dwarf Gotrek Gurnisson to record his death saga. In the cold light of day, Felix's worst fears are confirmed as he learns that Gotrek is a Trollslayer – a dwarf doomed to seek out a heroic death in battle to atone for an unknown personal disgrace. Their travels throw them into a string of extraordinary adventures as Felix tries to survive his companion's destiny.