Grudge Bearer

Among Fantasy books, I prefer ones that have non-humans as the main characters. That's why I was overjoyed to find this book that focuses in particular on the Dwarves. They had always been my favourite part of "The Hobbit", and I always felt that Gimli wasn't given enough attention and was kind of relegated to just a supporting character in LOTR (especially in the movies). After devouring everything published so far in William King's Warhammer epic Gotrek & Felix "Slayer" series, I was left hungering for more of the Stunties. Although we were given just a brief glimpse of a Dwarf Hold in William King's "Dragonslayer", this book takes us right inside the daily life of one such underground city stronghold of the Dwarves. In particular it focuses on the aspect of Dwarven (Dwarvish?) culture that deals with grudges, and their great relish in carrying them on for generations if need be in order to finally settle perceived wrongs against them. There are epic battles aplenty in this book, with the Dwarves facing off against Orcs, Skaven, massive Chaos hordes and even....each other? But one part that had me questioning was that the Dwarves are depicted as very bloodthirsty when in the course of carrying out a grudge, so much so that they would even be willing to massacre innocent women and children. I wonder....? Still, on the whole I would say that I enjoyed it and it's a pretty good book, and would rate it overall a 4.5 -- Well worth checking out while you're waiting for William King to get busy and give us more Gotrek.

This book was a very well thought out story. I truly enjoyed this book and almost read it in one sitting. If you are searching for a good Warhammer book to read and you enjoy stories about dwarves try this book.

Grudge Bearer is an awesome read for those interested in Warhammer Dwarf mentality, society, culture and mores. The book centers on King Barundin as the main character but spans many centuries where we witness the creation and settling of major grudges both immediate and inherited. We have a quick glimpse of events before the War of the Beard in the beggining and have a short insight on race relations from the point of view of a dwarf. We are also shown how ancestors, grudges and beer are such inescapable parts of dwarf culture. I give it 4-stars cuz the grudges settled in every chapter got a bit repetitive. Granted this is a book focusing on dwarf culture but it could have been so much more.

This was a great Read! I am not one for Dwarves, but this book was full of likeable characters. It was fast-paced, full of action, and at times - Humorous. Very enjoyable, and hard to put down.

this book is awsome. it makes you feel like you are part of the dwarf kingdom. the action flows with the non action part and makes this book hard to put down.