Day of Ascension
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- Author：Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Summary
A Genestealer Cults Novel
The people of forge world Morod have found a new hope against despair and toil。 The long-awaited angels are close， and the cult must prepare for their coming。
READ IT BECAUSE
Acclaimed science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky's first full-length work for Black Library takes the form of Day of Ascension， in which the populace of the forge world of Morod grow weary of the backbreaking work and injustice of their lives。 But how far will they go to achieve change？
THE STORY
On the forge world of Morod， the machines never stop and the work never ends。 The population toils in the mines and factoria to protect humanity from the monsters in the void， while the Adeptus Mechanicus enjoy lives of palatial comfort。
Genetor Gammat Triskellian seeks to end this stagnant corruption。 When he learns of a twisted congregation operating within the shadows， one which believes that the tech-priests are keeping people from their true salvation – a long-prophesied union with angels – he sees in them an opportunity to bring down Morod's masters and reclaim the world in the name of progress。
But sometimes， the only hope for real change lies in the coming of monsters。
The people of forge world Morod have found a new hope against despair and toil。 The long-awaited angels are close， and the cult must prepare for their coming。
READ IT BECAUSE
Acclaimed science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky's first full-length work for Black Library takes the form of Day of Ascension， in which the populace of the forge world of Morod grow weary of the backbreaking work and injustice of their lives。 But how far will they go to achieve change？
THE STORY
On the forge world of Morod， the machines never stop and the work never ends。 The population toils in the mines and factoria to protect humanity from the monsters in the void， while the Adeptus Mechanicus enjoy lives of palatial comfort。
Genetor Gammat Triskellian seeks to end this stagnant corruption。 When he learns of a twisted congregation operating within the shadows， one which believes that the tech-priests are keeping people from their true salvation – a long-prophesied union with angels – he sees in them an opportunity to bring down Morod's masters and reclaim the world in the name of progress。
But sometimes， the only hope for real change lies in the coming of monsters。
Reviews
Carl Phillips
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is a damn good writer， and Black Library struck gold in getting him to write for them。 This is a superb book， tightly plotted and with carefully crafted characters and a joy from start to finish。
Barthel Loren
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Watch my full review here: https://youtu。be/b2Q1DudpbMw Watch my full review here: https://youtu。be/b2Q1DudpbMw 。。。more
Alberto
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Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Qué tremendo libro。。。 Qué bien escrito， bien llevado。 Y qué final tan bueno。 Sólo hace falta investigar un poquito sobre los genestealers y luego leer el libro para darse cuenta del trabajo tan magnífico que ha hecho el autor。 Pocas veces he leído un libro tan bueno。Opinión completa con resumen y comentarios de historia， narrativa， temas， entre otros:https://muchomas。news。blog/2022/03/05。。。Opinión sin spoiler:Antes de leer este libro no había leído nada sobre genestealers y lo Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Qué tremendo libro。。。 Qué bien escrito， bien llevado。 Y qué final tan bueno。 Sólo hace falta investigar un poquito sobre los genestealers y luego leer el libro para darse cuenta del trabajo tan magnífico que ha hecho el autor。 Pocas veces he leído un libro tan bueno。Opinión completa con resumen y comentarios de historia， narrativa， temas， entre otros:https://muchomas。news。blog/2022/03/05。。。Opinión sin spoiler:Antes de leer este libro no había leído nada sobre genestealers y los primeros capítulos me costaron demasiado。 Por el lenguaje， por la trama， por tantas cosas que incluso me causaron dolor de cabeza。 Pero si a pesar de eso le doy 5 estrellas es porque se las merece todas。 😳 La palabra correcta sería mind-blowing， y la traducción más aproximada es este emoticono 🤯。 Así fue como quedé al terminar de leer esta obra de arte。 Si， es un tema que puede parecer repetido （una raza alienígena que utiliza cuerpos humanos para reproducirse） pero la ejecución es fantástica y completamente fuera del estereotipo。🤔 Probablemente cambiaría los primeros capítulos， sobre todo su narrativa。 Entiendo que esos primeros capítulos tan complejos y difíciles de leer son para ahuyentar a niños curiosos que no están preparados para leer contenidos explícitos。 Pero a veces se pasan。👀En definitiva， sea para mejorar el inglés （me sirve mucho en ese sentido） o para disfrutar la historia， el libro es una obra de arte。 Muestra en la práctica de una manera fluida muchos elementos del Lore de Warhammer que parecen un poco descabellados。 El autor ha hecho un trabajo realmente admirable。 。。。more
Unseen Library
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Rating of 4。5。Legendary science fiction and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky has arrived in the Warhammer 40，000 universe with the awesome and clever novel， Day of Ascension， a deadly and wildly entertaining read that sets two brilliant factions against each other。On the forge world of Morod， the life and soul of every human belongs to the Adeptus Mechanicus， the Imperial machine cult who provide the armies of mankind with their weaponry and war machines。 However， while the tech-priests of the Rating of 4。5。Legendary science fiction and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky has arrived in the Warhammer 40，000 universe with the awesome and clever novel， Day of Ascension， a deadly and wildly entertaining read that sets two brilliant factions against each other。On the forge world of Morod， the life and soul of every human belongs to the Adeptus Mechanicus， the Imperial machine cult who provide the armies of mankind with their weaponry and war machines。 However， while the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus live in comfort and prosperity， constantly delving into the secrets of the machine， the common people of Morod have been worn down by millennia of servitude， exploitation and conscription， doomed to either die young in the mines and foundries or be turned into mindless mechanical soldiers。 In their grief and anger， the civilians of Morod have turned to a new faith that offers salvation from the harsh rule of the Mechanicus， although that devotion comes with a dark price。In the hierarchy of Morod’s Adeptus Mechanicus， Genetor Gammat Triskellian is considered a joke due to his focus on improving the flesh rather than replacing it with machinery。 Constantly overlooked by his superiors and given the most menial of tasks， Triskellian looks to find a way to advance his research and end the corruption he sees holding the order back。 When he uncovers a particularly interesting genetic strain in the populace of Morod， he thinks it could be the answer to all his prayers， one that could enhance his science and revolutionise the advancements of his order。 Digging further， he finds evidence of an unusual and twisted religious congregation operating throughout the planet， preaching rebellion and the destruction of the tech-priests， while awaiting the return of long-gone angels who will turn the planet into a paradise。 Seeking to use this congregation to his own advantage， Triskellian captures young， idealistic infiltrator Davien to find out more about her mutated family。 But as his plans begin to come into effect， Triskellian is about to discover that not everyone is meant to rule， and that the forces he seeks to control are far more dangerous and hungrier than he could possibly know。What an epic and impressive read！ Tchaikovsky has dived into this franchise with great relish， producing an exceptional and powerful piece of Warhammer 40，000 fiction that is not only exciting and action packed， but also extremely thought provoking as the author examines some of this universe’s most complex and intriguing factions。To see the full review， click on the link below:https://unseenlibrary。com/2022/02/24/。。。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more
Tim W。
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Way to short for the price。 Starts weak， gets better。 But still kinda mediocre
Anthony O'Connor
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Getting Adrian Tchaikovsky to do a 40K was such a great combination of author and setting and， happily， the bloke did not disappoint。 This story of cultists versus Mechanicus was vivid and engaging and focused。 Perhaps too focused？ At 200 pages（ish）， it felt more like a chonky novella， although it feels a bit churlish to complain about that when so many 40K books suffer from the opposite syndrome。Hopefully Tchaikovsky will be back for more Black Library novels， because this was a pearler and a w Getting Adrian Tchaikovsky to do a 40K was such a great combination of author and setting and， happily， the bloke did not disappoint。 This story of cultists versus Mechanicus was vivid and engaging and focused。 Perhaps too focused？ At 200 pages（ish）， it felt more like a chonky novella， although it feels a bit churlish to complain about that when so many 40K books suffer from the opposite syndrome。Hopefully Tchaikovsky will be back for more Black Library novels， because this was a pearler and a wonderful subversion of perspective。 。。。more
Chris （The Genre Fiend）
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A superb， if short， story pitting a forge world's Genestealer Cult and their nascent uprising against the ossified Adeptus Mechanicus who control the planet。 Think Les Miserables， but Javert is actually a ruthless academic in control of dozens of heavily-armed robots and in an eternal pissing contest with his jerk boss， and Marius is actually a female eldritch-human hybrid whose brother is turning into the Lazarus experiment。Above all， Adrian Tchaikovsky gets full marks for all the jabs at acade A superb， if short， story pitting a forge world's Genestealer Cult and their nascent uprising against the ossified Adeptus Mechanicus who control the planet。 Think Les Miserables， but Javert is actually a ruthless academic in control of dozens of heavily-armed robots and in an eternal pissing contest with his jerk boss， and Marius is actually a female eldritch-human hybrid whose brother is turning into the Lazarus experiment。Above all， Adrian Tchaikovsky gets full marks for all the jabs at academic gateekeping， as enacted by egotistical cyborgs。 Chef's kiss。 。。。more
JorgVonRiminsk
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Story seems fancy until plot twists start being based on extremely unlikely events and unexplainable decisions of certain characters。 Mechanicus chapters also felt a little off（like character implementing and using technological innovations， virtual inexistence of secutors and many more）， Maybe the workload lorewise was a little too much for the first work
Matt
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I've always loved Adrian Tchaikovsky and 40k and it's great to see them come together。 Ascension Day is a wonderful look at the Adeptus Mechanicus， Genestealer cults， and the general suffering of the imperial populace。 With the genestealers especially， it would have been easy to make them comically evil， but instead a surprisingly deep portrayal of their rather unique lot in life。 I've always loved Adrian Tchaikovsky and 40k and it's great to see them come together。 Ascension Day is a wonderful look at the Adeptus Mechanicus， Genestealer cults， and the general suffering of the imperial populace。 With the genestealers especially， it would have been easy to make them comically evil， but instead a surprisingly deep portrayal of their rather unique lot in life。 。。。more
Paul Sparks
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Listened to this on audible， very good narrator， the story tells the tale of fanatics from the genestealers and the mechanicus and actually made sympathetic to the genestealers 😮 yet another book by this author that subverts the usual tropes， I really enjoyed it and hope he writes more for Black Library
nooker
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Liked this one a lot。 Interesting to see a story where all sides really thought they were the good guys and working for everyone's best interests。 Liked this one a lot。 Interesting to see a story where all sides really thought they were the good guys and working for everyone's best interests。 。。。more
Nick
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If you thought that the genestealer cults where a vile menace to the universe， then this book just adds even more layers to the terror beyond the stars。 Day of ascension is well written and tense story that kept me guessing until the last 8 pages how it would all turn out in the end。 The double sided story of the techpriest internal strife and the desperation of the genestealer cult clinging to existence in this almost forge world come together in a great symphony with fitting crescendo。 （yes ok If you thought that the genestealer cults where a vile menace to the universe， then this book just adds even more layers to the terror beyond the stars。 Day of ascension is well written and tense story that kept me guessing until the last 8 pages how it would all turn out in the end。 The double sided story of the techpriest internal strife and the desperation of the genestealer cult clinging to existence in this almost forge world come together in a great symphony with fitting crescendo。 （yes ok enough music jokes now）。 I really don't feel like talking to much because it might ruin the experience for others but I will say that Tchaikovsky added something to the overall warhammer 40K lore that I sincerely hope will be picked up for the years to come。 A definite must read for any warhammer 40K fan。 。。。more
Casby
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The story begins with a heavy and quite dry focus on the Adeptus Mechanicus， which concerned me for the first dozen or so pages。 A number of previous Black Library books have sidelined the faction they're supposed to be depicting in favour of an author's 'pet' characters， and for a short while this story appeared to be following that trend。However， once past the opening I was extremely pleased to find a very well-written， accurate and grounded portrayal of Genestealer Cults characters that is ea The story begins with a heavy and quite dry focus on the Adeptus Mechanicus， which concerned me for the first dozen or so pages。 A number of previous Black Library books have sidelined the faction they're supposed to be depicting in favour of an author's 'pet' characters， and for a short while this story appeared to be following that trend。However， once past the opening I was extremely pleased to find a very well-written， accurate and grounded portrayal of Genestealer Cults characters that is easily superior to the standard level of BL novel quality。 In short， this book is better than it needed to be and better than the 40k setting deserves。 Tchaikovsky weaves together fanservice for the relevant elements of the 40k game with a more mature and unique analysis of the living beings those gamified concepts represent。 The story is much more than just a 'hackjob' novel aimed solely at pandering to fans of the various GSC army units and several characters/moments are very memoriable， even when the fictional setting is placed aside。The plot， though inevitably predictable， is genuinely interesting in the sense that a reader that knows the related 40k lore will not be disappointed by the manner that key scenes are described and played out in rich detail。Over the past 2-3 years， there have been many fan discussions of the exact scenario this novel tackles， and it was very refreshing to witness the unorthodox conclusion to that hypothetical situation， where creatures that are usually depicted as cartoonish antagonists have been gifted true depth and more than a little deserved sympathy。I strongly advise persevering through the first twenty or so pages of relatively dull content to reach the excellent story rather appropriately lurking deeper within this fun novel。 。。。more
Michael Dodd
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As you would expect from an author with the calibre of Tchaikovsky， Day of Ascension is excellent。 It’s only short， and I’d have loved a longer word count to really dig into some of the characters， locations and plot elements， but judged on what it is （rather than on what it might have been） I think it’s spot on！ Great characters， engaging plot， and a fascinating angle on 40k - the choice of pitting Genestealer Cults against the Adeptus Mechanicus was inspired。 Highly recommended。Read a full rev As you would expect from an author with the calibre of Tchaikovsky， Day of Ascension is excellent。 It’s only short， and I’d have loved a longer word count to really dig into some of the characters， locations and plot elements， but judged on what it is （rather than on what it might have been） I think it’s spot on！ Great characters， engaging plot， and a fascinating angle on 40k - the choice of pitting Genestealer Cults against the Adeptus Mechanicus was inspired。 Highly recommended。Read a full review at https://www。trackofwords。com/2022/02/。。。 。。。more
AA_Logan
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This is Adrian Tchaikovsky’s full Black Library debut， and as a massive fan of both the author and the publisher my expectation levels were mighty high。 Thankfully， I enjoyed this book。 Mature in it’s moral ambiguity， it pits the ruling Adeptus Mechanicus against a Genestealer Cult uprising。 The focus in 40K novels is usually on the forces of the Imperium， so that this book is mostly concerned with the insurgents is nicely refreshing， as are Tchaikovsky’s attempts to justify their rebellion- the This is Adrian Tchaikovsky’s full Black Library debut， and as a massive fan of both the author and the publisher my expectation levels were mighty high。 Thankfully， I enjoyed this book。 Mature in it’s moral ambiguity， it pits the ruling Adeptus Mechanicus against a Genestealer Cult uprising。 The focus in 40K novels is usually on the forces of the Imperium， so that this book is mostly concerned with the insurgents is nicely refreshing， as are Tchaikovsky’s attempts to justify their rebellion- their perspective is very well presented and rationalised。 The AdMech aren’t just faceless foils， however， they are just as well presented， with a suitably absurdist take on academia。Tchaikovsky has written some absolute doorstops of books， but this， sadly， isn’t one of them。 Books don’t have to be long to be good， but this is an example of a book that would benefit from being expanded- I’d love to see how much better the pacing of the book could be if events were given more space to breathe; the character development is good but at times feels a touch rushed。Ascension Day is very enjoyable， nicely nuanced and leaves me hoping that BL continue to work more with authors outside of their usual stable， not least Mr Tchaikovsky。 。。。more
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