#Genevieve warhammer books series#

The prologue of Drachenfels could be the climactic chapter of a million other fantasy novels: a rag-tag party of misfits makes its way through the trap-laden fortress of Drachenfels, the Great Enchanter, a possibly-undead sorcerer who has terrorised the Old World for centuries. The spoiler-free answer is “Yes, but only about half the time” for the detailed answer, read on. But while the stories that she’s the mascot for are widely-praised by those who follow Warhammer tie-ins, can Genevieve offer anything to outsiders? It’s not surprising, then, that the stories he wrote for Games Workshop under his Jack Yeovil pseudonym emphasise the more horrific aspects of the Warhammer world, as evidenced by the presence of Genevieve Dieudonne, a centuries-old vampire who does her utmost to resist the baser instincts of her kind and appears in many of the Yeovil tales – enough that Games Workshop and the Black Library have consistently presented her as the main protagonist of the Yeovil stories, even though that’s really not the case. Kim Newman comes from a horror background, and is known for novels such as Anno Dracula, a peerfic of Dracula depicting a world where Van Helsing’s posse failed to drive Dracula out of England, and the Count ends up ruling the country.

#Genevieve warhammer books series#

Jack Yeovil: Haunting the Old WorldĪs I’ve mentioned in previous reviews of early Warhammer tie-in novels, many of the first series produced by Games Workshop Books were written by fairly successful SF, fantasy and horror authors under pseudonyms. The Reading Canary is your guide to precisely how far into a particular sequence you should read, and which side-passages you should explore, before the noxious gases become too much and you should turn back. Series of novels – especially in fantasy and SF, but distressingly frequently on other genres as well – have a nasty tendency to turn sour partway through. I’ve backdated it to its original Ferretbrain publication date but it may have been edited and amended since its original appearance.

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