Every two weeks we read a new book in the WH40k universe and discuss it on our podcast. We invite you to read along with us and join in on our conversation via comments, Twitter, Discord, email, or vox cast.
For this episode, we’re reading Krakenblood by Marc Collins. You can purchase it at Amazon, Audible, and the Black Library.
From the back of the book:
All sagas begin with blood.
Born upon the ice world of Fenris, Ivar Krakenblood has been raised to stand as one of its warrior sons, anointed to serve as a Wolf Priest. Life and death are his to give, and Ivar has proven his worth with deed and word. Still, the glory of true legend has always escaped him.
On a quest given to him by Ulrik the Slayer himself, Ivar seizes the chance to recover a lost relic of the Space Wolves Chapter and challenge the fates themselves. With a band of warriors, old comrades, and new allies, he sets out to forge his own path, one worthy of a son of Russ.
Yet those who strive to change their destiny must often pay a terrible price. There are forces that lurk in the darkness, seeking to sever him from his fate.
In the short story Price of Morkai, a Wolf Priest must deliver a fallen brother’s geneseed back to the Space Wolves Chapter, while reflecting on his battle as a Blood Claw with the great Fenrisian beast responsible.
Discussion guide for Krakenblood:
- Did you like the book?
- Which parts stood out to you?
- Keri struggles with the Wolves, and Jen loves the Wolves. What did we think of Collins’s Wolves?
- Did you like Ivar Krakenblood as a leader? Was his heart in the right place?
- Oh boy, another Helvintr. Did you like Garald as a leader? Were you invested in him?
- This is quite the journey through the warp. Were you invested in the various foes the Wolves encounter along the way?
- What did you make of Onouris? Was he a good antagonist?
- Was the McGuffin an effective plot device?
- Where do the Wolves go from here?
