La lanza del Emperador
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Summary
Los mundos esparcidos a lo largo y ancho de la nebulosa Velo de Elara estuvieron protegidos una vez bajo el juramento de unidad que realizaron tres poderosos capítulos de los Adeptus Astartes。 Los Star Scorpions terminaron desapareciendo por deficiencias en su código genético。
La Inquisición arrasó a los Celestial Lions por pecados que ellos no habían cometido。 Ahora， cientos de años más tarde， solo los Emperor's Spears siguen manteniendo la vigilia。 Son centinelas salvajes contra la Oscuridad Exterior， vapuleados pero incorruptibles en su eterno deber。
Aaron Dembski-Bowden se ha centrado en crear （y tal vez destruir） un capítulo de los Space Marine al detalle。 Los protagonistas tendrán la oportunidad de descubrir su destino。
La Inquisición arrasó a los Celestial Lions por pecados que ellos no habían cometido。 Ahora， cientos de años más tarde， solo los Emperor's Spears siguen manteniendo la vigilia。 Son centinelas salvajes contra la Oscuridad Exterior， vapuleados pero incorruptibles en su eterno deber。
Aaron Dembski-Bowden se ha centrado en crear （y tal vez destruir） un capítulo de los Space Marine al detalle。 Los protagonistas tendrán la oportunidad de descubrir su destino。
Reviews
Caleb Blesing
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EpicSo good。 Unique in that it views space marines through the eyes of a human。 More on the spears please。
Gregory Suraci
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Dull story that has a few decent parts。 Overall， it just fell flat for me。 One minute， the story caught me in it's grips and I had that natural desire to keep it unfolding。 Part way through this book it did a 180 for me， and I found myself just trying to get through the story for the sake of it。 Boring and dull at times。 If you really LOVE 40k and want a change of perspective， narrator-wise， give it a shot; if not， don't bother。 Dull story that has a few decent parts。 Overall， it just fell flat for me。 One minute， the story caught me in it's grips and I had that natural desire to keep it unfolding。 Part way through this book it did a 180 for me， and I found myself just trying to get through the story for the sake of it。 Boring and dull at times。 If you really LOVE 40k and want a change of perspective， narrator-wise， give it a shot; if not， don't bother。 。。。more
Robyn Turnbull
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Should have been greatUsually I'm a fan of 40k novels and in particular ADB authored books。 I thought I would love this one。 However having the narrator spoil the story every chapter ruined the experience。 What a terrible method of writing a novel。 Hopefully ADB does not repeat this technique。 Should have been greatUsually I'm a fan of 40k novels and in particular ADB authored books。 I thought I would love this one。 However having the narrator spoil the story every chapter ruined the experience。 What a terrible method of writing a novel。 Hopefully ADB does not repeat this technique。 。。。more
Eduard N。
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Entirely spoiler free。Tl;Dr: 2。5/5， far below the Night Lords。The whole book is written in the first person PoV of Anuradha Daaz， a thrall to the Mentors chapter， and chronicles her （and her master's） adventures beyond the Great Rift。 And it is a book of contradictions:* FP PoV of a mortal is an interesting one， but we -logically- don't get to see the whole picture。 * Mentors are one of the two interesting chapters in the book。 Sadly， these do not include the titular Spears， aka not-Wolves。* It Entirely spoiler free。Tl;Dr: 2。5/5， far below the Night Lords。The whole book is written in the first person PoV of Anuradha Daaz， a thrall to the Mentors chapter， and chronicles her （and her master's） adventures beyond the Great Rift。 And it is a book of contradictions:* FP PoV of a mortal is an interesting one， but we -logically- don't get to see the whole picture。 * Mentors are one of the two interesting chapters in the book。 Sadly， these do not include the titular Spears， aka not-Wolves。* It is a single book， yet written as a part of the series: Setting the scene and introducing the characters （to which I more or less failed to connect） takes about half of the book， while there are shortcuts in the other half。* It almost feels like standard bolterporn， without having much of said within。I don't know。 Not a bad book， but it seems to me it didn't get as much effort as it could have。Oh， and one last thing: Avoid the spoilers if you can。 Normally it doesn't matter， here it does。 Unfortunately。 。。。more
Andrew Alvis
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ADB works to build up a new legion， never leaving things to become dull and gives an insight into how much struggle Marines on the far flung frontier have to deal with。
Ethan Savage
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This， to me， is the apex of writing on the Armies of the Imperium。 Characters are all unique in their places within the universe， Space Marine chapters are well created， established and explored， elements of the universe are perfectly presented for new readers and on the whole， ADB absolutely nails the vibe of this entire series。 If you want to see what Space Marines are meant to be， read this book。 If you're new to 40k， read this book。 If you want to explores a unique Chapter， read this book。 This， to me， is the apex of writing on the Armies of the Imperium。 Characters are all unique in their places within the universe， Space Marine chapters are well created， established and explored， elements of the universe are perfectly presented for new readers and on the whole， ADB absolutely nails the vibe of this entire series。 If you want to see what Space Marines are meant to be， read this book。 If you're new to 40k， read this book。 If you want to explores a unique Chapter， read this book。 。。。more
MR THOMAS P DONOHOE
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Aaron accomplishes the seemly impossible task of making Primaris lore palatable。 The story presented here expands upon recent events in the 40k universe and while some of the characters are interesting and developed， there are a number that fall flat。 Considering ADB’s sublime writing of villains in previous works such as The First Heretic & the Night Lords trilogy， here his bad guys seem vanilla & generic， probably because they are not the main characters this time。 After completely losing inte Aaron accomplishes the seemly impossible task of making Primaris lore palatable。 The story presented here expands upon recent events in the 40k universe and while some of the characters are interesting and developed， there are a number that fall flat。 Considering ADB’s sublime writing of villains in previous works such as The First Heretic & the Night Lords trilogy， here his bad guys seem vanilla & generic， probably because they are not the main characters this time。 After completely losing interest in 40k due to the pretty terrible recent lore， this book almost made me like the idea of Primaris marines。。。 almost。。。 but I think I’ll carry on pretending Primaris are just true-scale regular marines。 。。。more
Rob Pait
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This was a fascinating piece of 40k fiction， probably the best I have read since Storm of Iron got me into reading it， and an entirely different take on the Space Marines who make up so much of the 40k lore。Rather than be told from the perspective of a space marine， our narrator is a chapter serf， one of the humans who serves the chapter。 Unlike the traditional serfs we see， who view serving the space marines as a holy honor， Anuradha is very much aware that she is more or less a slave， viewed a This was a fascinating piece of 40k fiction， probably the best I have read since Storm of Iron got me into reading it， and an entirely different take on the Space Marines who make up so much of the 40k lore。Rather than be told from the perspective of a space marine， our narrator is a chapter serf， one of the humans who serves the chapter。 Unlike the traditional serfs we see， who view serving the space marines as a holy honor， Anuradha is very much aware that she is more or less a slave， viewed as nothing more than a piece of wargear to enhance the effectiveness of her master。 This leads to a more cynical take on the Emperor's angels that highlights their detachment from humanity。Her master himself exacerbates that detachment by fact of being a member of the Mentor Legion， which demands that he be more a perfect weapon than a person。Much of the character development occurs when these two characters are faced with the possibility of choice for the first time， along with trauma that makes their previous drives for perfection an impossibility。Alongside them are the Spears of Emperor the novel is named after， Celt inspired Space Marines who couldn't be more different than the Mentors。 They laugh， they joke， and extend a measure of brotherhood even to the humans around them， and are far from perfect。 Serivahn， their ship captain， is probably the most unusual Space Marine ever encountered in the lore， but to explain why would be a massive spoiler。All told， just read the book。 。。。more
Henry Raj
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This was the third 40K book I read， at the recommendation of the staff member at my Warhammer shop。 I was a bit iffy about reading it at first as I am a smurfs fan and prefer stories about the ultramarines， however， this book was amazing。 It follows a Space marine from the Mentor legion， but from the perspective of his augmented servant。 This story made me crave more emperors spears stories， and want to start collecting them。
howard lester
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An out of the Ordinary book ， keeps you entertained the whole way through with nuggets of information that fit into other stories。 And gives you an insight into the bigger picture。 Very well written a great story line with great characters you think you’ve got it and then it moves on again
Matt
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I listened to this on Audible during runs and I really enjoyed it。 The story was told from the perspective of a female helot which breaks from most 40k books。
Edward Winkworth
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Well written side plot of the 40k verse。
Rakib_khan
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I am more of a modern 40k reader。 And the first time I fell in love with the setting was through the novel ‘Talon of Horus’ by Aaron Dembski-Bowden。 Since then I have been going back and forth through the ‘Black Library’ catalog。 Despite loving my first foray into the writing of ADB， I haven’t read much from him since barring some short stories。 It’s about time I got back into his brilliant character driven storytelling， and compelling and gripping prose。‘Spear of the Emperor’ tells the story of I am more of a modern 40k reader。 And the first time I fell in love with the setting was through the novel ‘Talon of Horus’ by Aaron Dembski-Bowden。 Since then I have been going back and forth through the ‘Black Library’ catalog。 Despite loving my first foray into the writing of ADB， I haven’t read much from him since barring some short stories。 It’s about time I got back into his brilliant character driven storytelling， and compelling and gripping prose。‘Spear of the Emperor’ tells the story of a region called Elara’s Veil， situated in the Imperium Nihilus。 It takes a rather unique approach as it takes the thrall of a space marine from the Mentor legion as the viewpoint character in telling this rather tragic yet poignant tale of the titular legion。It’s hard to describe how powerful a character builder ADB is in words， rather it’s something to experience。 In a setting filled with powerful beings and demigods ADB takes a simple augmented human and tells his very personal story。 But with it， he depicts the history of a unique and interesting space marine chapter， while adding his own personal flavors for strong character development and world building。Anuradha is someone who needs a bit of time to grow on you， but slowly the author will make you become deeply invested in her plight and struggles。 Among other characters Amadeus is someone that was quite annoying and mechanical initially， but gradually developed into an almost human character。 Through the poignant prose of the author， other characters， even minor ones were brilliantly fleshed out。 Even the big bad guy， the main antagonist is fleshed so brilliantly that the author makes you think maybe anyone would have done what he did when put on his shoes。The story did lack action sequences compared to other 40k fiction， but with ADB it’s never about the action only。 Yet again， he has written one of the year’s best black library novels that will make you reminisce bits and pieces long after you are finished and wish for a sequel that couldn’t come sooner。 It is really hard for any reader to not want to learn what happens to these characters。I can probably write lots more about the incredible characters and emotionally charged beautiful prose， but I would rather you stopped wasting your time reading this review and go read this amazing book instead。Rating – 9。5 out of 10。Find other reviews and stuff for 'Black Library' fiction on my blog - https://theoctedpath。wordpress。com/ 。。。more
Daniel
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This is my favorite Warhammer 40k book， so far。 The story is gripping， and the characters in this book are impressionable。 The story is set in a region at the war-torn part of the Imperium， and it follows the chapter of The Emperor's Spear。 The Spears are Space Marines cut off from the Imperium and they have been fighting a losing war for centuries。 I haven't read many Warhammer 40k books but this is my first time reading a novel about the Space Marines。 The Spears are led by a warlord called Br This is my favorite Warhammer 40k book， so far。 The story is gripping， and the characters in this book are impressionable。 The story is set in a region at the war-torn part of the Imperium， and it follows the chapter of The Emperor's Spear。 The Spears are Space Marines cut off from the Imperium and they have been fighting a losing war for centuries。 I haven't read many Warhammer 40k books but this is my first time reading a novel about the Space Marines。 The Spears are led by a warlord called Brêac， he and his fellow spears are my favorite bits of the book。 Their banters and their humor really shined。 Aside from the Spears， a main character is Lieutenant Commander Amadeus， who is also a Space Marine on a mission from the Imperium to assess The Spear's readiness to serve the Imperium after centuries of separation。 Throughout this book， Amadeus' character transformed drastically and I really liked reading about his journey。 Meanwhile， the point of view character in the book is Anuradha， she is a serf assigned to be Amadeus' battlefield assistant。 I found Anuradha's character equally intriguing as the other characters in the book。 Unlike the Amadeus and The Spears who are genetically enhanced superhumans， Anuradha is a normal human with bionic augmentations。 I really enjoyed reading Anuradha's takes on the transhuman nature of the Space Marines。 Aside from an excellent story and quality characters， Spear of the Emperor also has plenty of actions （what would be a Warhammer book if there is no action？）。 The action sequences are very well written and it did not dominate the book。 Instead， the action scenes in this book flowed naturally into the plot to move the story along。 There was never a boring moment in this book and I read it in 2 sittings。 My only complaint here is that the sequel is not out yet。 I need the sequel， now！ 。。。more
J。G。 Cully
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AstoundingAaron once again delivers an exceptionally well crafted story。 Absolutely brilliant， couldn't put it down。 Big thank you to the author。 This was fantastic。 AstoundingAaron once again delivers an exceptionally well crafted story。 Absolutely brilliant， couldn't put it down。 Big thank you to the author。 This was fantastic。 。。。more
Robert
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This should be the benchmark for a good （but not excellent） 40k novel。The writing is easy to follow and， in ADB's style， it is high on character and low on action。The plot is generally good and I liked the story/character arcs。 I also like the way the antagonists were treated and how he made me feel about them。Weaknesses include slow burning in first half （though I didn't mind that）， the framing that sets you to think 'how is it going to happen？' as opposed to 'what is going to happen'， the exec This should be the benchmark for a good （but not excellent） 40k novel。The writing is easy to follow and， in ADB's style， it is high on character and low on action。The plot is generally good and I liked the story/character arcs。 I also like the way the antagonists were treated and how he made me feel about them。Weaknesses include slow burning in first half （though I didn't mind that）， the framing that sets you to think 'how is it going to happen？' as opposed to 'what is going to happen'， the execution of the main climax of the plot （which relies on the characters being bafflingly stupid）， and lack of elaboration on something near the end。As an aside， i didn't realise the gender of the protagonist until a long way in （possibly over half way in） - this could be due to my reading， the way it's written or author intention。I'd give it 3 stars as a benchmark， but it's much better than a lot of 40k novels and I've given much weaker novels 3 stars。 So 4 stars。 。。。more
Leland
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Really 3。5 stars。 Another well done story by ADB。
Emerson Sullivan
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Probably the best book from the 40k series Ive ever read。 I really hope a sequel is planned and out soon。
Jake Beamon
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This was truly an amazing book all the way around！ ADB does some of his best writing here and I love the perspective of how the story is told form the eyes of a slave thrall of the mentors legion you get painted a very beautiful and vivid picture of the Spears legion and their home world。 As well as there enemy and status of there region of space that has been at war for a century or more。
Jesse James
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This was quite a chore to get through for me， and I can't really explain why except that I just think the Warhammer 40K universe isn't well suited to me， actually I think it's a dreadful universe full of misery and despair and although that might be the point it still bloody sucks。I remember buying this book at a Games Workshop thinking that maybe if I were to just read about Space Marines killing shit I could get into it a little bit more because I love the Space Marines design， and though it's This was quite a chore to get through for me， and I can't really explain why except that I just think the Warhammer 40K universe isn't well suited to me， actually I think it's a dreadful universe full of misery and despair and although that might be the point it still bloody sucks。I remember buying this book at a Games Workshop thinking that maybe if I were to just read about Space Marines killing shit I could get into it a little bit more because I love the Space Marines design， and though it's really illogical and no-one would have full range of motion in that armour I still think they look super cool。This was not that kind of book。A good chunk of the first half of it is just the author telling us about this new Space Marine chapter that the book is about， the Spears， and I mean that might be cool and all if you're a Warhammer fan （which yeah this book is obviously aimed at） but I quickly realized that I didn't give a shit。 This space marine chapter is recruited from this。。。 tribal， barbaric culture called the Nemetons which are just spear wielding neanderthals basically， so it kinda feels a lot like "a long time ago， but somehow in the future"But anyway I digress， this book wasn't suited to my tastes but by the time I realised this I was already too deep into and didn't wish to abandon the time I had invested so I trudged on， it did pick up a lot for me in the second half when the fighting started especially when the ship got boarded and exposed to the warp。The story overall was okay， it had some good plot twists that i didn't see coming but then again I wasn't paying too much attention just trying to blitz through this and finish it and yeah， it was alright， everyone in the warhammer universe though is so。。。 sterile， and stoic and just bloody boring， like the universe itself though。 I really tried， I did， I tried with the Inquisitor/Eisenhorn book first and then this， if anyone has just a mindless action book with some fun in it than show me and I might be able to get into it but I really don't care for the lore of this universe。 （It make no fucking sense！ None of it！ Even internally！）That's all I have to say， am just glad I got this over with， no more forced reading from me。 I'm going to try and stick with books I enjoy。 。。。more
aaron
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“Forgive me。 My pen doesn’t falter this time because of the hand holding it， but the heart behind it。”
Jared
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Well， ADB has done it again。 Written a great story。The various authors of the Black Library all have their individual strengths。 Another of my favorites， Dan Abnett， is able to （among other things） portray the hellscape that passes for life for untold trillions of people in the Imperium of Man in ways that makes that life seem both normal and yet so horrific at the same time。 Aaron Dembski-Bowden's strengths are are different。ADB does Space Marines like no one else。 His Space Marines are the Spa Well， ADB has done it again。 Written a great story。The various authors of the Black Library all have their individual strengths。 Another of my favorites， Dan Abnett， is able to （among other things） portray the hellscape that passes for life for untold trillions of people in the Imperium of Man in ways that makes that life seem both normal and yet so horrific at the same time。 Aaron Dembski-Bowden's strengths are are different。ADB does Space Marines like no one else。 His Space Marines are the Space Marines I have always imagined ever since I played Dawn of War on the PC for the very first time。 Superhuman。 Implacable。 Unstoppable。 Fearless。 And yet， underneath it all， eminently human。 The other thing ADB does so well is portray the lives of the humans who live in proximity to， serve and die for and along side those same Space Marines。If science fiction and/or the grim dark future of the Warhammer 40k universe aren't necessarily your thing， that's OK and I respect that。 However， I feel like you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't read at least one of ADB's novels。 This one or maybe the First Heretic or perhaps Soul Hunter， the first of the Night Lords trilogy。 Give one of those a shot。 What do you have to lose？ 。。。more
Panagiotis Kostidis
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A must read for a 40k fan。
Daniel
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Very good book about a warrior of the Mentors legion， a later founding of the Ultramarine Chapter。 Amadeua and his followers make it to a cut off region of the Imperium where a terrible even fractured a legion into a Fallen Legion who turned to Chaos and a group of Barbarians who are a chapter known as the Spears of the Emperor。 The chaos space marines fight a constant war after a warp rift fuels them and the twenty or so planets watched over by the Spears become a playing piece in a much bigger Very good book about a warrior of the Mentors legion， a later founding of the Ultramarine Chapter。 Amadeua and his followers make it to a cut off region of the Imperium where a terrible even fractured a legion into a Fallen Legion who turned to Chaos and a group of Barbarians who are a chapter known as the Spears of the Emperor。 The chaos space marines fight a constant war after a warp rift fuels them and the twenty or so planets watched over by the Spears become a playing piece in a much bigger incursion to come。This is a stranger book about Space Marines and yet not about them。 They are prominently featured and yet the minions of Amadeus are figured in the foreground。 What they go through and what they are cursed to endure is very apparent。 It is sad and heartbreaking in parts and yet the loyalty to their Space Marine masters is shown strongly here。 The culminating war that unfolds and the treacheries and triumphs on the way to the end act are so very interesting to read。 This one kept me turning pages after the second act of the book。 This author is one of my favorites and this is a unique take in showing how Primaris Marines are built （in some fashion） and where they are different from the standard Space Marine。 Really good book， this one！Danny 。。。more
Nick
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I like Aaron Dembski-bowden's style。 His depiction of the world of warhamer 40k captures that teetering on the edge of abyss so perfectly but in this novel his talent felt a bit less。 Aaron is very keen to point out how far removed space marines are from humans and how this separation impacts humans that surround them and have to assist them。 Fans of his work will tend to notice a few similarities between this book and the nightlord triology; in particular the relationship between space marine m I like Aaron Dembski-bowden's style。 His depiction of the world of warhamer 40k captures that teetering on the edge of abyss so perfectly but in this novel his talent felt a bit less。 Aaron is very keen to point out how far removed space marines are from humans and how this separation impacts humans that surround them and have to assist them。 Fans of his work will tend to notice a few similarities between this book and the nightlord triology; in particular the relationship between space marine master and thrall。 Like in the Nightlords triology the book uses the human thrall to tell the story from a true human standpoint。 Like the nightlords triology the bond between the thrall and master is one of growing trust and understanding， the demilord becomes more human and because of that he reevaluates his assistants who become more human because of it。 However unlike the nightlord trilogy where the human point of view is intermixed with the point of view of the （chaos） space marines this book sticks to the point of view of one; Anuradha while her master mentor space marine （gosh i really dislike that chapter name） Amadeus Kaias Incarius （Love the unsubtle icarus reference but seriously amadeus？ two references like that are a bit much no？） never gets his point of view。 I could not help but wonder;， why is he even here from a story telling point of view and why is so much time spent on this frankly uninteresting character？ I could not help but compare him to Talos or any first claw marine from the nightlords novels and felt him severely lacking in every regard。 But lets talk about space marines and those who actually made it to the cover and title， the spears of the emperor; i liked them。 their culture， lore， personalities， interactions are all interesting and compliment each other; it feels like a fleshed out entity and that is what really fun and interesting; to put it frankly I wished it could have been a book about them。 Even though I applaud Amadeus ending; he wasn't relevant; this was not his story heck even Anuradha's interactions with the spears marines was a lot more interesting then those between Amadeus and the spears。 If you come to view him like that， an irrelevance to the story， then it is hard to not want him out of the picture。 Maybe that is why we never get his point of view， because it did not really matter 。 Maybe that was what Aaron wanted to do originally。 Maybe he wanted to write a story of a human thrall finding a place in this outpost of the imperium but how could that happen without a Space marine to guide her on？ to open the doors she would never open on her own？ Why would she ever be present with the other space marines if not while serving her master？ It is a bit of an obstacle and I see why Aaron chose this approach to bad it did not quite work。 So in the end; I liked the idea behind it， i liked the lore the connections made with existing lore concerning the celestial lions chapter who make brief but meaningful appearance and the plot was delightfully unexpected。 But to bad that the idea did not quite live up to its potential making the book less then the sum of its parts。 。。。more
James Fishwick
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Aaron Dembski-Bowden is consistently 40k's most interesting and philosophical author， and is also great at including female characters despite writing mostly about the all-male Space Marines。 This book is no exception， exploring a fascinating new Space Marine chapter and what life is like in the Imperium Nihilus， from the viewpoint of a woman working for a Marine sent to investigate them。 Rollicking story with some excellent fun plot-twists， and （as always for AD-B） left me wanting to start a ne Aaron Dembski-Bowden is consistently 40k's most interesting and philosophical author， and is also great at including female characters despite writing mostly about the all-male Space Marines。 This book is no exception， exploring a fascinating new Space Marine chapter and what life is like in the Imperium Nihilus， from the viewpoint of a woman working for a Marine sent to investigate them。 Rollicking story with some excellent fun plot-twists， and （as always for AD-B） left me wanting to start a new army。。。 。。。more
Jacob
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Damn。 Good。 A case of the author selecting the perfect POV character to tell the story！ Excellent Military SciFi with incredible world building and quality suspense。 Highly recommend！
Lee Frost
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You can never fault an ADB book， I've never been disappointed。 The only reason for a 4 star review is that I like my space marines in action， full descriptions of how superhuman they are。 The beginning of the book took that away。 As the story is told through a thralls eyes， a number of times the tension built， only to be cut short。This didn't carry on throughout， book two and three were phenomenal。 The action and descriptions of slavery and torture were like nothing I've read in 40k lore。Busines You can never fault an ADB book， I've never been disappointed。 The only reason for a 4 star review is that I like my space marines in action， full descriptions of how superhuman they are。 The beginning of the book took that away。 As the story is told through a thralls eyes， a number of times the tension built， only to be cut short。This didn't carry on throughout， book two and three were phenomenal。 The action and descriptions of slavery and torture were like nothing I've read in 40k lore。Business as usual from Mr Bowden！！ 。。。more
D。
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It was really cool to get this book， and nice to see the perspective of a Space Marine that isn't *KILL* *FORTHEEMPRAH！*。I mean， there was a bit of that， but still， I really enjoyed this， almost as much as Dan Abbnet's Ghost books。 There is depth and great writing here， and a read that's basically well worth it， in many ways。I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a review。 It was really cool to get this book， and nice to see the perspective of a Space Marine that isn't *KILL* *FORTHEEMPRAH！*。I mean， there was a bit of that， but still， I really enjoyed this， almost as much as Dan Abbnet's Ghost books。 There is depth and great writing here， and a read that's basically well worth it， in many ways。I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Swords & Spectres
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There were several things with this book that just left me feeling disappointed。 The first would be that I found the blurb to be VERY misleading。 The blurb claims the decisions made by Amadeus will （not could， will） determine the chapter's fate。 But it becomes painfully obvious， really quickly might I add， that no opinion Amadeus has can possibly have any real bearing on anything。 The blurb also claims ADB creates （in detail） a chapter 。。。 what detail there was was scant。 So that just kind of fe There were several things with this book that just left me feeling disappointed。 The first would be that I found the blurb to be VERY misleading。 The blurb claims the decisions made by Amadeus will （not could， will） determine the chapter's fate。 But it becomes painfully obvious， really quickly might I add， that no opinion Amadeus has can possibly have any real bearing on anything。 The blurb also claims ADB creates （in detail） a chapter 。。。 what detail there was was scant。 So that just kind of feels like click bait。 If anything the chapter kind of just feels like what would happen if a group of Space Wolves were left alone to go half-feral。Another thing that kept my interest low was that the whole thing， from start to finish was just very tedious。 I'll not lie， it was interesting tedium for good chunks， but then the author seemed to realise he was giving too much interest away and stopped it real quick。It's also told from the point of view of one of Amadeus' human thralls。 So you don't get the up-close and hectic space marine battles with bolters， chainswords and savage fury。 You get a bit of a bland retelling about battles she witnessed from relative safe distances。 She also had next to no character to speak of， so it just added to the already present tedium。 I have read other reviews that claimed there was lots of action and I am left wondering just what these reviewers class as fast-paced， 40k action。I also felt that the Space Marines felt far too human。 They did not feel like Space Marines at all。 I don't know if other readers got this same opinion， or whether it was just me being very nitpicky。 But I just couldn't get the Adeptus Astartes vibe from any of them （I mean， for example， one of the most straight arrow， hard-lined Space Marines in the book takes his primarch being insulted in relatively good stead。 Absolute madness。）The ending was relatively good but I just had nearly no enthusiasm by that point so it just felt lukewarm rather than red hot。 All in all， for a variety of reasons， I was just left feeling incredibly underwhelmed。 The epilogue was written in such a way that I could tell I should have been desperate to see what happened next and where this series is going 。。。 but I just don't have any enthusiasm for finding out。The fact that it flowed relatively well and that there was quite a bit of interesting points throughout helped this score a two instead of a one。 And I never thought I'd not enjoy an Aaron Dembski Bowden Warhammer novel。 But then， everyone else seems to love this book， so perhaps I am just the incredibly one one out。 That's reading tastes for you。 。。。more
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