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Space Wolf: Entertained this 40-something teenage male


June 8th, 2011  Posted by Greg Hersom

Space Wolf, Ragnar's Claw, Grey Hunter, Wolfblade, Sons of Fenris, Wolf's Honour, Thunder from FenrisWarhammer Space WolfSpace Wolf by William King

In mankind’s distant future there is only war. Welcome to the world of WARHAMMER 40,000; a time flung so far into the future that the past has long been shrouded in legend… Warhammer players already have a passion for this world, so Space Wolf is sure to be fun for them. For me, it’s something I would’ve enjoyed a lot more when I was around fifteen years old. There’s plenty of combative violence, pack mentality, chest-beating, and dreams of glory in battle. Admittedly, I still have enough teenager left in me that I had a good time with all those things. However, with thirty years of reading since I really was an adolescent, much of what I’d have eaten up about Space Wolf back then is now cliché… the target audience is the people who play the game… that largely consists of teenage males. With that in mind, King is doing an awesome job of writing fun stories that appeal to his readers — and he still managed to entertain this 40-something teenage male too. Read the rest.

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4 Responses to “Space Wolf: Entertained this 40-something teenage male”

  1. Kelly Lasiter

    I dated a guy who painted Space Wolf figures. They have such an interesting blend of space-age armor and sort of a Viking look with lots of pelts and such.

  2. Greg

    Both Warhammer and Warhammer 40K has some awesome imagery. It’s so dark, savage, and Gothic. All at the same time.

  3. Kat Hooper

    I LOVE the Warhammer 40K covers.

  4. Greg

    Check-out King’s Warhammer :Gotrek & Felix book covers. Gortrek is a dwarf with eye-patch, Mohawk, tattoos, and even a earing-chain-nose ring combo. He’s one bad-@$$ looking dwarf. :)

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