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Eh? Yeah they did. Lorgar brought out the Blessed Lady and the Trisagon and smeared a bunch of Ultramarines all over the place in Betrayer.
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VanSandman posted:You mean the tiny preview we got, in the form of a short story, that doesn't really tell us anything about how he's gonna play his novel series? I haven't seen this, anyone have a link? Is it something on his blog or something else?
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Just finished Battle of the Fang. Thought it was pretty unremarkable overall. Now that I've read Wrath of Iron and this, I think I can put my finger on why Wraight's writing doesn't grab me. The prose and descriptions are okay, but none of the characters are all that interesting or evoke any sort of empathy. They all come across as cardboard cutouts for what their role in the story should be. Abnett and ADB need to push more stuff out.
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Oct 25, 2013 15:55
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Cream_Filling posted:I also remember reading Battle of the Fang and being disappointed because he apes bits from Abnett's Prospero Burns, but captures none of the flavor and the book turns out pretty flat and boring. Yeah, that too. quote:‘Shush,’ came a wet growl, impossibly deep, sounding more like a leopard’s than a human’s.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:30
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Finished James Swallow's Hammer and Anvil a few days ago. Overall it wasn't too bad. It wasn't ADB-level goodness of course, it it wasn't bad for what it was. Nothing glared out in it as being obviously terrible. The only thing that broke up the pacing was the descriptions of the new necron units. This is the first novel I've read featuring the necrons ever since their new tabletop codex came out, so the author had to include a bunch of their new toys and personality. I wouldn't deliberately seek it out, but if you're looking for some basic bolter porn stuff, you could do much worse.
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Oct 31, 2013 14:16
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Cream_Filling posted:But he's first chaplain of the most religious legion, though. That's like the highest position in the whole legion short of being primarch. He's more like the scheming dickhole vice-president who wants the founder to become old and senile so he can take over the company. Nah Dick Cheney seems more apt.
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Dog_Meat posted:
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Nov 6, 2013 14:36
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An impostor would be a pretty amusing twist for a Cain book, honestly.
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Nov 13, 2013 14:43
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Absolutely. Everything I've read of ADB's has been rock solid.
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Nov 22, 2013 04:53
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Fried Chicken posted:Stuff about the Warlord Chronicles Thanks for the recommendation, I will put this on my reading list. 
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Dec 8, 2013 01:40
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I thought they were portrayed pretty well in Betrayer too. I mean yeah, they went down fighting, but they fought well.
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Fried Chicken posted:Cool. Its a take on the story of Arthur if that informs your opinion. From a few pages back. I've finished two of the three books in the Warlord Chronicles, and I'm loving it so far. I can definitely see how ADB would use this as a basis for his Warmaster series. A lot of the themes are very grimdark 40k-ish, particularly the fading knowledge and skill of the Romans and the dwelling on "If only X had done this, things might be different." Gonna dive right into the last book. If anyone is having withdrawals from the lack of recent 40k books, read the Warlord Chronicles.
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Angry Lobster posted:I second that. Finishing the third book and they are pretty good, it has constant decay and religious zealotry similar to what you can find in the 41st millenium. I just finished the third book last night and enjoyed the series overall. The ending seemed somewhat incomplete and rushed, but as a longtime 40k/Dan Abnett reader, I'm used to that kind of thing.  Definitely a fun ride, and parallels very well to 40k.
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Jan 4, 2014 19:55
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I've heard that was retconned in the latest Space Marine codex, but since I don't play the tabletop game anymore I can't confirm.
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Jan 14, 2014 16:28
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Noctis Horrendae posted:Wade? Is he a Californian surfer dreadnought who bashes heretic head in with his board? http://evenindeathistillsurf.ytmnd.com/
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Noctis Horrendae posted:Hey nerds, is there any novel revolving around civilian life in the imperium other than Dead Men Walking? Plenty of it in the Eisenhorn/Ravenor books, but I'm sure you knew that already. Other than that, nothing else immediately comes to mind.
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Jan 28, 2014 06:32
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I remember it being solidly mediocre. Not awful, but not great either.
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Jan 30, 2014 04:13
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Hammer and Anvil was readable. It wasn't great, but it wasn't completely terrible. It did suffer a bit from the "hey look at the shiny new toys in the Necron codex" thing. Lots of overly wordy description of the new Necron units.
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Feb 7, 2014 01:25
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He uses the Thundercloud Formation. 
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Feb 7, 2014 23:40
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Cream_Filling posted:Saw a bunch of posts, was hoping it was something cool. Turns out it's just Baron Bifford again. I had the opposite reaction. 56 new posts? Bet it's Baron Bifford again. 
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Feb 18, 2014 06:16
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Aziraphale posted:Is there a series about the Word Bearers fighting the ultra marines? They do a lot of it in Know No Fear/Betrayer.
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Feb 18, 2014 21:22
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Serpentis posted:Huh. Still not necessarily a fan, but nice to know that. While we're on the topic, I've picked up the occasional comment from the chat the Night Lords books are drat good. Good enough to get the omnibus the minute it becomes available (not read a one myself yet)? Absolutely, no question about it.
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Listening to Throne of Lies. I really love the Transformers movie references that ADB keeps slipping in throughout the Night Lords series. This is bad comedy. The defenses were broken, the slaughter would begin. I think there are more, but I do not remember at the moment. At first I thought it was coincidence, but then I saw the caption he put on the image here: http://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/aurelian-cover-art/
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Feb 23, 2014 06:22
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Given that comparison, I like how 40k turned out better. I mean, Battletech gave us that Dark Ages nonsense.
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Feb 28, 2014 20:39
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I thought it was good. Not as good as ADB's Night Lords stuff, but still pretty well written for a 40k book.
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Mar 6, 2014 06:13
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Grimaldus is such an rear end, I love it. "Get out of my city."
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UncleSmoothie posted:Helsreach is the weakest ADB book -- he's still learning his craft with that one and the characters are thin and the plot is pretty by-the-numbers as a result. It doesn't compare well with peak ADB stuff like Nightlords trilogy and The Emperor's Gift. Nah, I'd say Cadian Blood is his weakest. It's still miles ahead of any other non-Abnett Imperial Guard stuff though. ADB has yet to really disappoint me.
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What book was that from?
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Mar 30, 2014 05:21
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That's the crux terminatus, which is on the left shoulder of Terminator armor.
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Really? I haven't seen him mention it on his blog or FB. I'd be all like  if he were writing it though, don't get me wrong.edit: Oh wait I see, it's supposed to be a novella. Not a full novel. Still.
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That was in Angels of Darkness, not Descent of Angels. And that's from the word of a fallen, so take that FWIW.
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The second post of the OP sure can!
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DirtyRobot posted:I just read the Night Lords series and there's a point where Talos remarks that even for Night Lords there are limits to stealth when you're talking power armor. Pretty sure it's when they attack the monastery of the Marines Errant. Yep it's in book two of the Night Lords series.
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May 27, 2014 18:49
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The Salamanders feature heavily about mid-book. It's a Nick Kyme joke.
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Jul 11, 2014 04:56
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PantsOptional posted:"you will get eaten by demons/xenos/cultists, it's just a matter of time" Corrected that for you.
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The sequel didn't grab me as hard. It was okay, but didn't give me the overwhelming feeling of "Holy poo poo, Mcneill wrote this?!" the way that the first one did.
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Just finished Damnation of Pythos. I really liked it. Very Lovecraftian, and the ending is grimdark 40k as gently caress.
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Aug 25, 2014 02:08
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:People keep saying this, but where was it written about? I think it was in some of the short story collections, but I can't remember which at the moment.
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Just finished Scars last night. Didn't offend me, but didn't amaze me either. Felt pretty flat overall. 
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vigorous sodomy posted:Why is Russ' breath misting on a hot desert planet like Prospero? Because he's ice cold. 
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