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There's Cadia Stands, which is a guard book set in the Fall of Cadia. I didn't think it was very good however. There's also Crusade and other stories. Which as well as various short stories has the eponymous novella as it's first story. Which is notable for having an entirely Primaris space marine force as chief protagonist. I quite liked it, but the other stories are just a collection of stuff published previously.
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Dug out some old books to find my copy of The Lost omnibus for a re-read. In the process I found my copy of Ravenor vs Eisenhorn: Pariah. Whatever happened to the Bequin trilogy anyway? Did it fall flat and get canned? It's been a few years since the first book.
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Jan 28, 2018 05:27
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Black Library went full retard and Abnett decided to go elsewhere to write for a while except for other books he was already doing (and was also having some health issues). He'll get back to it now that they've returned to their senses.
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I seem to recall reading an interview in which Abnett stated Penitent is on his to-do list after Anarch and some Horus Heresy novel or another. I might be misremembering, though. Edit: oh hey, here's the quote I was thinking of, from an April 2017 interview. Turns out I was talking out of my rear end. What a surprise! Dan Abnett posted:Obviously Warmaster is finished, but what I got Black Library to do was immediately commission Anarch so that I could get a head start on that – essentially the next Gaunt book is already underway. However, I might have to push pause on it, because the Horus Heresy is now kicking into high gear and there will be work involved with that, and there are a few other bits and pieces I want to do. There are obviously other projects I want to do as well, like the other Bequin books, the final of the three Inquisitor trilogies – I’m aware that they’re now overdue! MMAgCh fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Jan 28, 2018 |
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Jan 28, 2018 05:32
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Fair enough. Thanks for the rapid answer!
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Jan 28, 2018 05:32
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Bought Horus Rising on audible I hope that was a good decision. Finished Fifteen hours which turned out to be a decent short read about the life of a guardman. The story and characters were engaging and I was a little sad when it came to an end.
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Jan 28, 2018 13:20
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I chucked a proposal at BL for their Inferno submission portal. It involves a simple minded custodial (cleaning, not shiny) servitor in a scholam dealing with an Ork raid. What I'm most proud of is including an description of Fred Rogers as a warp apparition of Human Kindness. Emps traded in his gold plate for a red cardigan and some boat shoes. here's hoping it gets noticed
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Jan 30, 2018 15:08
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Ropes4u posted:Bought Horus Rising on audible I hope that was a good decision. Horus rising doesn't get mentioned enough because it was the first book in such a huge series but it's loving fantastic, imo.
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Jan 30, 2018 15:26
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Immanentized posted:I chucked a proposal at BL for their Inferno submission portal. You may have aimed a smidge too west for them to catch that reference.
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Jan 30, 2018 15:34
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Arquinsiel posted:You may have aimed a smidge too west for them to catch that reference. That's part of my idea, it'll slip past the initial review, and if it makes it in, hit the US fanboys.
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Jan 30, 2018 16:12
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Immanentized posted:I chucked a proposal at BL for their Inferno submission portal. Nice  . I'm working on my submission still (on the second draft), but should have it in in a week or so. Simple fun story of stealing a Rogue Trader dynasty.
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Jan 30, 2018 17:26
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So according to the schedule for this coming Horus Heresy weekender, the three authors talking about their upcoming Siege of Terra books are Guy Haley, Nick Kyme and Gav Thorpe. Either it's going to be a fairly lovely trilogy or it'll end up stretching into another endless sub-series.
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Jan 30, 2018 18:48
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I'm still tweaking my submission. It's about the iron warriors from the perspective of one of their cannon fodder slaves.
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Jan 30, 2018 19:12
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hopterque posted:Horus rising doesn't get mentioned enough because it was the first book in such a huge series but it's loving fantastic, imo. It gets across the slow rot of the legions as well as the character and compassion of Horus. Thank goodness the quality of characterisation never went downhill.
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Hustlin Floh posted:So according to the schedule for this coming Horus Heresy weekender, the three authors talking about their upcoming Siege of Terra books are Guy Haley, Nick Kyme and Gav Thorpe. Either it's going to be a fairly lovely trilogy or it'll end up stretching into another endless sub-series. Guy and Gav have their moments, but goddamn is Nick Kyme 
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Jan 30, 2018 20:07
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I can't wait until they finish the Horus Heresy series and start Horus Heresy Kai.
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So one cool thing about the early Horus Heresy books I noticed, especially as someone who's gone through the various rites of Freemasonry, is that a lot of the legion stuff (not really lodge, except for the greeting and recruitment scenarios, and then only just) reflect a lot of the ritual work, and fraternal aspects. I think the BL crew are either all largely freemasons themselves, or have really done their research into the fraternity. Wouldn't surprise me considering the British origins of the formal lodge and all.
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Jan 30, 2018 20:21
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Guy Goodbody posted:I can't wait until they finish the Horus Heresy series and start Horus Heresy Kai. After the Horus Heresy comes the 20 books series on the Great Scouring!
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Jan 30, 2018 20:45
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Immanentized posted:So one cool thing about the early Horus Heresy books I noticed, especially as someone who's gone through the various rites of Freemasonry, is that a lot of the legion stuff (not really lodge, except for the greeting and recruitment scenarios, and then only just) reflect a lot of the ritual work, and fraternal aspects. They are based on monks and knight orders but that is still quite the hot take.
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Jan 30, 2018 22:48
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:After the Horus Heresy comes the 20 books series on the Great Scouring! And then the Second Founding.
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Jan 30, 2018 23:30
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I wish they would do a series on the great crusade. I know the primarchs series is basically this, but i want more goddammit.
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Jan 31, 2018 02:59
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hopterque posted:Horus rising doesn't get mentioned enough because it was the first book in such a huge series but it's loving fantastic, imo. I doubt I will pick up all twenty audio books but an excepted to get started.
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Jan 31, 2018 03:47
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Ropes4u posted:I doubt I will pick up all twenty audio books but an excepted to get started. *Forty Seven audiobooks
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Having been slowly making my way through the Horus Heresy series, I finished Legion the other day and I have to say it's the first HH novel I actively enjoyed. The ones that came before were tolerable at worst and occasionally entertaining at best, but its classic Abnett-style ending aside Legion really is in a class of its own.
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Immanentized posted:I chucked a proposal at BL for their Inferno submission portal. If you don't get in please post this.
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Jan 31, 2018 04:12
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Apologies if I missed him, but I hope the Doc Eldar writer gets in this time.
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MMAgCh posted:Having been slowly making my way through the Horus Heresy series, I finished Legion the other day and I have to say it's the first HH novel I actively enjoyed. The ones that came before were tolerable at worst and occasionally entertaining at best, but its classic Abnett-style ending aside Legion really is in a class of its own. Legion was probably my favorite of the two dozen or so I've read. The tone was great, and I enjoyed the fact that the Astartes weren't center stage, but still played a vital part in the story. The Alpha Legion,were appropriately spooky, mysterious, and clearly dangerous. The bathroom chat scene with "Alpharius" and the big dude (can't remember his name at the moment) was perfect Alpha Legion in my mind.
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I liked the way the Alpha Legion talked. Abnett did a good job showing how different they were from legions like the SoH or the Wolves just by their speech. I really can't imagine one of them telling a army trooper "that takes balls". He does this well with Ollanius and Damon too, it makes sense for them that guys who have been around for most of human history would use phrases that are no longer around in the "current" timeline.
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A Ravenor Audiobook goes up on Audible tomorrow. It's listed as Ravenor Rogue, the final book in the trilogy, so I expect the whole trilogy is going to be released soon (finally) and the lister just hosed up the entry.
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Are there any stories about a sentient race being visited by the Tau and having to decide if joining them is worth not being obliterated by plasma fire? I've been tossing around that idea for a submission but it's been a while since I've read any BL so I straight up don't know if it's been done before.
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Looks like both Phalanx, and the craftworld Iyanden are going to join Macragge's honor as playable units in BFG:A 2 https://youtu.be/L3E86BTo0WM
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Immanentized posted:Looks like both Phalanx, and the craftworld Iyanden are going to join Macragge's honor as playable units in BFG:A 2 The full faction listing is pretty spectacular with Imperial Navy, Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus, Necrons, Chaos, Aeldari Corsairs, Aeldari Craftworld, Drukhari, the T’au Merchant and Protector Fleets, Orks, and finally, the Tyranids.
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I really hope they don't gently caress up the multilayer in this one. Also have they said which naval campaign it will be based around, since they've already done the Gothic war?
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Arcsquad12 posted:I really hope they don't gently caress up the multilayer in this one. Also have they said which naval campaign it will be based around, since they've already done the Gothic war? Gathering Storm it looks like. So the current 40k where poo poo is totally hosed yo
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Arcsquad12 posted:I really hope they don't gently caress up the multilayer in this one. Also have they said which naval campaign it will be based around, since they've already done the Gothic war? Like Bunny said, this is set in the current timeline, the most 'modern' video game storyline ever for GW .
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I’ve never felt so bad at video games as I did while playing Gothic War. The game was excellent and they did a great job catching the spirit of Warhammer, but man, I was by far the worst admiral the Imperium had the misfortune of promoting.
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:I’ve never felt so bad at video games as I did while playing Gothic War. The game was excellent and they did a great job catching the spirit of Warhammer, but man, I was by far the worst admiral the Imperium had the misfortune of promoting. 
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Shroud of Night was quite good. Interesting characters, good bolter porn, and guest appearances by St. Celestine and Kharn the Betrayer having his favorite kind of day: murderous. And I'll always approve of a book that makes the Emperor's Children look like idiots. It looks like a setup for a series, and I'm ok with that; The Harrowing are an interesting warband and I want to see how they pull off their final scam..
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:I’ve never felt so bad at video games as I did while playing Gothic War. The game was excellent and they did a great job catching the spirit of Warhammer, but man, I was by far the worst admiral the Imperium had the misfortune of promoting. Departmento Munitorum working as intended.
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bunnyofdoom posted:Gathering Storm it looks like. So the current 40k where poo poo is totally hosed yo Even better, it's multiple perspectives in dynamic campaigns. BFG:A 2 will be great. Hot Dog Day #82 posted:I've never felt so bad at video games as I did while playing Gothic War. The game was excellent and they did a great job catching the spirit of Warhammer, but man, I was by far the worst admiral the Imperium had the misfortune of promoting. The game plays itself, but it never tells you it can do so. Once you figured out all of the automation opportunities (right click skills to autocast), it's just a case of lining up ramming speed manoeuvres.
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