William King, eh? Great to see him still writing. His Gotrek & Felix books for Games Workshop's Black Library were excellent Sword & Sorcery adventure stories. I'll have to check this new series out...
I have all of King's Gotrek and Felix novels (and his Space Wolf novels, too, for that matter), but haven't read any of them. I did read one of the later Gotrek and Felix novels by Nathan Long and liked it quite a bit. I need to go back and read King's books since he started the series. This new series appears not to actually be new -- the copyright on this book is 2005 -- but I'd never heard of it until now and don't know who published the original editions.
Ack, yes, his Space Wolf novels, can't believe I forgot those as well. Read them too, but his G&F books are, I think, superior. Long's books are also good, but there's something about them that isn't quite as "badass", for lack of a better term. King's books were more Sword & Sorcery, I think Long's interpretations felt more like traditional fantasy adventure. The difference is hard to quantify, but I think it's there.
A little investigation reveals that the e-books are the first English publication of the series that starts with DEATH'S ANGELS. They were first published in the Czech Republic, Spain, and Germany. King's website, www.williamking.me, has a lot of info about his books, all of which look pretty interesting.
William King, eh? Great to see him still writing. His Gotrek & Felix books for Games Workshop's Black Library were excellent Sword & Sorcery adventure stories. I'll have to check this new series out...
ReplyDeleteI have all of King's Gotrek and Felix novels (and his Space Wolf novels, too, for that matter), but haven't read any of them. I did read one of the later Gotrek and Felix novels by Nathan Long and liked it quite a bit. I need to go back and read King's books since he started the series. This new series appears not to actually be new -- the copyright on this book is 2005 -- but I'd never heard of it until now and don't know who published the original editions.
ReplyDeleteAck, yes, his Space Wolf novels, can't believe I forgot those as well. Read them too, but his G&F books are, I think, superior. Long's books are also good, but there's something about them that isn't quite as "badass", for lack of a better term. King's books were more Sword & Sorcery, I think Long's interpretations felt more like traditional fantasy adventure. The difference is hard to quantify, but I think it's there.
ReplyDeleteA little investigation reveals that the e-books are the first English publication of the series that starts with DEATH'S ANGELS. They were first published in the Czech Republic, Spain, and Germany. King's website, www.williamking.me, has a lot of info about his books, all of which look pretty interesting.
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