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The Contest
2012
First Published
3.38
Average Rating
7
Number of Pages

Part of Series

A Gotrek & Felix short story The Old World's greatest adventuring duo return! When a night in a tavern turns nasty, Gotrek is forced to take part in a competition of skill, daring and determination. Can he survive... the Contest? READ IT BECAUSE It's a short tale from a Black Library Advent Calendar of years past that pits the Slayer against a whole host of foes in the most dangerous contest in which he has ever partaken. What is the competition? You'll just have to read it to find out! 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 whom you ask... Sometimes there comes a challenge that cannot be cannot be avoided, a test of skill that must simply be met and bested, lest you fall by the wayside and fail in all your ambitions. In a tavern somewhere in the Old World, the infamous Slayer Gotrek Gurnisson – who has killed trolls, giants, dragons, daemons and more besides – faces a contest that will require all of his skill, daring and determination. The Contest awaits him. Can he survive it?

Avg Rating
3.38
Number of Ratings
53
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
19%
3 STARS
45%
2 STARS
15%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Jordan Ellinger
Jordan Ellinger
Author · 3 books
Jordan Ellinger is a recent first place winner in the Writers of the Future Contest and is a Clarion West graduate. His work can be seen in “AE – The Canadian Speculative Fiction Review”, and the anthologies “Time in a Bottle” and ”Sha’Daa: Last Call”. He has two graphic novels in various stages of development: The Seven with Luke Eidenschink and Causality with illustrator Joey Jordan. In his spare time, he helms Every Day Publishing, publisher of Every Day Fiction, Every Day Poets, Flash Fiction Chronicles, and Raygun Revival.
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