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IshmaelZarkov posted:Hey thread so I just finished Penitent and I'm pretty invested in when Pandemonium is coming out please tell me it's soon I just need a couple of chapters to keep me going 
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IshmaelZarkov posted:Hey thread so I just finished Penitent and I'm pretty invested in when Pandemonium is coming out please tell me it's soon I just need a couple of chapters to keep me going Hah Hah haaaaa
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Oct 14, 2021 17:32
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Pariah: 2012 Penitent: 2021
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Oct 14, 2021 19:28
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wiegieman posted:Pariah: 2012 While true, this presents an incomplete story, since there was that stretch in the middle there from 2012-2017 where Abnett wasn't writing anything for Black Library at all. If we ignore those five years than we'll only have like a four year gap...so you know, 2025 or so?
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Oct 14, 2021 19:38
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He needs to write his Siege of Terra novel first, which may be split in two I remember hearing. There's a sequel for Double Eagle coming sometime, and whatever Gaunt related novels he'll write. Pandemonium will be a while.
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Oct 14, 2021 22:41
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For people that have read both Warhawk and Penitent: I haven't read Warhawk yet, but I'm not too concerned about spoilers -- someone in another group talked about Valdor in Warhawk taking the first steps toward turning against the Imperium and becoming the King in Yellow. Anyone else notice this? I'm curious if it's a valid theory to have in mind before I start reading Warhawk.
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Oct 15, 2021 00:56
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No I don't think he is going that way at all. I think Abnett said at some point Pandemonium would be a lot quicker than his normal schedule and he already had some stuff done for it.
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Oct 15, 2021 01:14
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I'm about 1/5 of the way through Grim Repast - does this get any better? It feels like the author was paid by the word and got to expense thesauruses.
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Oct 15, 2021 07:08
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No. 1 Juicy Boi posted:For people that have read both Warhawk and Penitent: His whole deal in Warhawk is he’s single handedly tracking down that basilio fo guy while he’s running through old abandoned labs working on his astartes-extermination virus thing. Valdor finds him and essentially keeps him for himself
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Oct 15, 2021 11:41
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I'm reading the new Necron book. It is perfectly serviceable which is exactly what I am after. I like the theme that the Necrons are an immortal race that is dieing out, very melancholy
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Oct 15, 2021 12:19
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Re: Penitent/Pandemonium Do you guys really think it's actually Valdor himself who's the King in Yellow or is it some sort of red herring? I kinda doubt it's actually the big guy and it'll all turn out to be a big hoax or something.
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Oct 15, 2021 14:19
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We are in a comic book rules universe at this point (not a criticism). All bets are off.
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Oct 15, 2021 14:21
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Syncopated posted:Re: Penitent/Pandemonium Do you guys really think it's actually Valdor himself who's the King in Yellow or is it some sort of red herring? I kinda doubt it's actually the big guy and it'll all turn out to be a big hoax or something. Penitent certainly beats you over the head with nothing anyone tells Beta being true
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Oct 15, 2021 14:38
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On the other hand Valdor would probably be one of the few people in the universe able to keep that many grails under control.
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Oct 15, 2021 16:49
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Penitent: If anyone could march the imperial army into the warp and build a beachhead civilization there, it would be Valdor. The receding tide of chaos in the wake of Horus' defeat would be the perfect time to do it, and the throne room has a convenient entryway. Who knows how long he's been pulling in resources from the Imperium in real space?
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Oct 15, 2021 17:05
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Update to coming soon page: https://www.warhammer-community.com/blacklibrarycomingsoon
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Oct 15, 2021 20:02
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Decided to start reading Cadian Blood by ADB. Good so far, but this passage struck me as oddquote:On one side of the cockpit, which arched down like a sneering vulture’s face at the cityscape flashing below, were two words in Imperial Gothic lettering. The name of the gunship itself: His Holy Blade. Improbable Lobster fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Oct 16, 2021 |
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Oct 16, 2021 00:12
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I've only got one word for you: Organized Crime.
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Oct 16, 2021 00:16
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Improbable Lobster posted:Decided to start reading Cadian Blood by ADB. Good so far, but this passage struck me as odd Ok that’s its name, but what are the two words on the side?
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Oct 16, 2021 00:56
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Improbable Lobster posted:Decided to start reading Cadian Blood by ADB. Good so far, but this passage struck me as odd
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Oct 16, 2021 02:04
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Dog_Meat posted:I'd definitely recommend Dante. I've never liked the Blood Angels' angsty Anne Rice emo vampire bullshit, but Dante takes you from an aspirant rising through the ranks all the way to the very top and it handles the emo stuff really well and has a surprising amount of humour in it. Self quoting to follow up now I've finally finished it. I'm glad I stuck it out because it did pick up again towards the end of the seige, but it really sagged in the middle. Nids just don't make good enemies to read about. ** Minor, minor spoilers below ** I also didn't realise how much it ties in with the new storylines, so I was glad to have had the background of the great rift, return of Robute, primaris marines, indomitus crusade, etc. It was definitely enhanced by reading Dante beforehand though. Quick question for people who are reading the newer timeline stuff - I thought Robute was stuck in his armour due to xeno-tech maguffin to keep him alive, but in Devastation of Baal he comes to speak with Dante without it. I'm guessing that got sorted and he can finally scratch his rear end?
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Oct 17, 2021 17:26
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In the Dark Imperium books he was talking about weaning himself off the armor to appear less weak and reliant on it to others. A few hours at first, and I think he can go days without it now.
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Oct 17, 2021 18:05
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Yeah he's still mostly in it, just not as permanently
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Oct 17, 2021 18:18
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D-Pad posted:Update to coming soon page: Man that wolf time le looks niceeeee. Very tempting. Whatever happened to the 13th company or whatever coming back and all the wulfen? I feel like that plot died. I read the original book and it was amazing but than it was realized in like 12 or 13 short stories or something and I totally lost it. Also, I read the first two warhammer crime books which were great, how's that going?
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Oct 17, 2021 19:03
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Yeah there is a short story that is about how Guilliman manages to be able to take his armor off for long periods of time. I think it's just called The Armor of Fate iirc?Waroduce posted:Man that wolf time le looks niceeeee. Very tempting. They show up more in Wraight's space wolf series including the latest, Helwinter Gate. This book being called Wolftime is very interesting considering Russ's return prophecy is supposed to happen in the Wolftime. I don't think we are getting Russ back, but I also don't feel like BL would just let an author use that title if there weren't a strong connection. I'm betting we get some hints or connections or straight up news about Russ. I also think that because of Penitent and if any of the old guard were involved in "the thing" that haven't been revealed yet it would be Russ because of his connection to you know who.
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Dog_Meat posted:Devastation Of Baal: One thing I really liked was Robute's implication that he's not going to let chapters have their homeworlds be lovely hellholes anymore.
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Oct 18, 2021 05:28
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also telling him to knock it off with that stupid mask.
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Oct 18, 2021 06:31
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People say to skip the titan battles in Mortis, but how about Titandeath? I know Haley can write some thrilling titan battles from Shadowsword.
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Oct 18, 2021 06:36
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Inspector_666 posted:One thing I really liked was Robute's implication that he's not going to let chapters have their homeworlds be lovely hellholes anymore. Well he did make a good point that if a wretch living in hell without hope is offered salvation by the ruinous powers he's going to take it
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Oct 18, 2021 10:14
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Dog_Meat posted:Well he did make a good point that if a wretch living in hell without hope is offered salvation by the ruinous powers he's going to take it He's basically dismantling the whole "hard places create hard men" narrative.
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Oct 18, 2021 10:38
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One of the reasons that there are so many of Rowboat's successors is because they get their recruits from the gigantic network of military academies in Ultramar instead of horrible death worlds.
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Oct 18, 2021 13:06
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FPyat posted:People say to skip the titan battles in Mortis, but how about Titandeath? I know Haley can write some thrilling titan battles from Shadowsword.
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Oct 18, 2021 14:04
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wiegieman posted:One of the reasons that there are so many of Rowboat's successors is because they get their recruits from the gigantic network of military academies in Ultramar instead of horrible death worlds. Out-of-universe, it took me a stupidly long while to realize that "ugh why are all the cool chapters UM/IF successors, they're the most boring legions!" is exactly backwards. Imperial Fists / Ultramarines being boring legions with barely any identity beyond 'stoic' and 'diligent' is what makes them suitable as predecessors to creative / wacky chapter concepts with strong identities like "everybody has to break demonic possession" or cannibals or "we were primaris before it was cool". If the Mortifactors were e.g. White Scars successors while having their own fully-fleshed culture - with little or no trace of mongolian speed freaks - it would dilute the bike boys' identity; but you can't dilute the blue boys' identity any more than it already is. And in-universe that's why traitor geneseed chapters are usually masqueraded as UM/IF successors. (Though you'd think the Sons of the Phoenix could at least have claimed lineage from literally any other primarch than the dull, morose one...)
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Oct 18, 2021 14:32
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I want to see a loyalist chapter made of Alpha Legion geneseed that are super paranoid investigators into heretics and cults, real counter-intelligence specialists that work closely with the Inquisition and who are locked in constant infiltration/counter-infiltration attempts with the Alpha Legion OR ARE THEY???
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Oct 18, 2021 15:00
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:I want to see a loyalist chapter made of Alpha Legion geneseed that are super paranoid investigators into heretics and cults, real counter-intelligence specialists that work closely with the Inquisition and who are locked in constant infiltration/counter-infiltration attempts with the Alpha Legion OR ARE THEY??? Did you just describe the Alpha Legion? 
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NihilCredo posted:
It's also been implied, that when the two lost legions did whatever they did to get lost, their remaining loyal members were integrated into the ultramarines (possibly the same for the traitor legions) that combined with the Ultramarines being away during much of the heresy means there were just a lot more of them when it came time to split the legion into chapters.
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Oct 18, 2021 16:32
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NihilCredo posted:Did you just describe the Alpha Legion? In my headcanon half of the legion are actually aligned with Chaos and the other half of the legion are secret double-agents. This goes all the way up to Alpharius and Omegon, and no one will know which one is the true believer until they reveal themselves at the End Times.
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Oct 18, 2021 16:32
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Angry Lobster posted:He's basically dismantling the whole "hard places create hard men" narrative. Yeah it owns
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:I want to see a loyalist chapter made of Alpha Legion geneseed that are super paranoid investigators into heretics and cults, real counter-intelligence specialists that work closely with the Inquisition and who are locked in constant infiltration/counter-infiltration attempts with the Alpha Legion OR ARE THEY???
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Ah, the Omega Marines (I hate that color scheme, I think Omega Marines should be purple like the original Alpha Legion scheme) Gravitas Shortfall fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Oct 18, 2021 |
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