Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding
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Summary
New edition of the first Gaunt's Ghosts omnibus， containing the opening story arc in the series， comprising the novels First and Only， Ghostmaker and Necropolis。
In the Chaos-infested Sabbat System， the massed ranks of the Astra Militarum - more commonly known as the Imperial Guard - stand shoulder to shoulder as they counter an invasion by heretical forces。 Amongst the defenders of the Imperium are the troops of the Tanith First-and-Only， a displaced regiment forced to flee their home planet before it succumbed to the unrelenting assault of Chaos。 Nicknamed 'the Ghosts'， their specialist scouting role sees them thrown into the thickest of the fighting。 Led by Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt， they must evade the treacherous scheming of rival regiments and the lethal firepower of the enemy if they are to have any hope of achieving victory over the forces of Chaos。
In the Chaos-infested Sabbat System， the massed ranks of the Astra Militarum - more commonly known as the Imperial Guard - stand shoulder to shoulder as they counter an invasion by heretical forces。 Amongst the defenders of the Imperium are the troops of the Tanith First-and-Only， a displaced regiment forced to flee their home planet before it succumbed to the unrelenting assault of Chaos。 Nicknamed 'the Ghosts'， their specialist scouting role sees them thrown into the thickest of the fighting。 Led by Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt， they must evade the treacherous scheming of rival regiments and the lethal firepower of the enemy if they are to have any hope of achieving victory over the forces of Chaos。
Reviews
Alexander W
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Cracking omnibus
Rix
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I'm not going to lie and say that I don't see the appeal of this sort of thing， but it's not really for me。 If you have a teenage boy in your life who likes Warhammer 40K this will probably be just his jam though I'm not going to lie and say that I don't see the appeal of this sort of thing， but it's not really for me。 If you have a teenage boy in your life who likes Warhammer 40K this will probably be just his jam though 。。。more
Andrew Harvey
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Was amazing， will for sure read the other books in the series。 A nice break from the Space Marines bolter craze
Dan Mason
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FantasticThis was my first foray into the 40k black library。 Well impressed and can't wait to read more 👍。 Recommended as a first for others to get into the 40k universe。 FantasticThis was my first foray into the 40k black library。 Well impressed and can't wait to read more 👍。 Recommended as a first for others to get into the 40k universe。 。。。more
Robert
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I read this more than 15yrs ago and I picked up a new copy and couldn't put it down。 Still great 2nd time around。 I read this more than 15yrs ago and I picked up a new copy and couldn't put it down。 Still great 2nd time around。 。。。more
Stephanie
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I really enjoyed books 1 and 3 in the omnibus！ I found the stories compelling and extremely vivid。 Book 2 felt disjointed to me but largely because it was a completely different style than 1 and not what I was expected。 Overall， a very dark series （because Warhammer isn't a happy place） but very well crafted by Abnett。 The ending of book 3 made me so sad and really empathize with any person who has had their home destroyed by war。 I would recommend to military sci-fi readers， especially those wi I really enjoyed books 1 and 3 in the omnibus！ I found the stories compelling and extremely vivid。 Book 2 felt disjointed to me but largely because it was a completely different style than 1 and not what I was expected。 Overall， a very dark series （because Warhammer isn't a happy place） but very well crafted by Abnett。 The ending of book 3 made me so sad and really empathize with any person who has had their home destroyed by war。 I would recommend to military sci-fi readers， especially those with Warhammer 40k knowledge， as I did ask Alex quite a few questions about the setting。 I also had to look up an Imperial Guard ranking chart because I can't even keep our military ranks straight。 Looking forward to reading the next omnibus， which has books 4-7。 。。。more
Axel Franz
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Klárlega það allra besta hingað til。 Ótrúlega vel skrifuð。 Höfundurinn hefur magnaða innsýn í hið mannlega ástand og er alveg hreint einstaklega lunkinn í því að skrifa sannfærandi persónur og spennuþrungna atburðarás。 Takk， enn og aftur， fyrir lesturinn。
Nathan
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This omnibus includes the first three novels and three short stories from the Warhammer 40k series called Gaunt's Ghosts。 It's my first foray into the Warhammer 40k series， and I found it to be quite inspiring。 I tale of courage and bravery in the midst of endless war。 The novels are all quite different form one another， but they all are quite well done。 It's the story of an Imperial Regiment of men whose homeworld was destroyed and they seek to find meaning and purpose in fighting for the God-E This omnibus includes the first three novels and three short stories from the Warhammer 40k series called Gaunt's Ghosts。 It's my first foray into the Warhammer 40k series， and I found it to be quite inspiring。 I tale of courage and bravery in the midst of endless war。 The novels are all quite different form one another， but they all are quite well done。 It's the story of an Imperial Regiment of men whose homeworld was destroyed and they seek to find meaning and purpose in fighting for the God-Emperor against the agents of chaos， which continuously seek to subvert order in the known universe。 The main figure in Ibram Gaunt， who leads them， but there are dozens of other characters。 He is not from the destroyed planet but was assigned to lead the Ghosts， and is remarkable in that he is not corrupt and genuinely cares about their legacy。 I haven't read other books in the 40k universe， and I am not sure if I will， but I do plan to read this particular series to its finish。 。。。more
Jake
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I haven't read this series since high school， and so I went into it fully expecting it to not be nearly as good as I remembered。 I was pleasantly surprised when I found not only do they hold up， they are actually really good！ Abnett manages to give us concepts and things we can understand， such as loss， comradeship， and classism; while surrounding these familiar traits with the alien world of Warhammer 40k。 Gaunt serves as the perfect introduction to the Ghosts， as he learns about what they can I haven't read this series since high school， and so I went into it fully expecting it to not be nearly as good as I remembered。 I was pleasantly surprised when I found not only do they hold up， they are actually really good！ Abnett manages to give us concepts and things we can understand， such as loss， comradeship， and classism; while surrounding these familiar traits with the alien world of Warhammer 40k。 Gaunt serves as the perfect introduction to the Ghosts， as he learns about what they can do， and they unique skills of the Tanith。 Humanity and interest is injected into nearly every Ghost mentioned， so that each loss is keenly felt。 Some how Abnett manages to give monolithic traits to the Ghosts， while also humanizing each individual soldier， it is really well done。 Perhaps the most engaging aspect of Gaunt's Ghost isn't seeing them struggle and survive versus enemies， but seeing them struggle against the monolithic and exploitative structure of the Imperial warmachine。 This struggle sees them frequently on the receiving end of poor orders， resulting in unnecessary death， disregard due to their "barbaric" appearance， and a general feel that the system they are working to help is also perpetually working against them。 This struggle， against a faceless bureaucracy filled with incompetence is extremely engaging。 I highly recommend Gaunt's Ghosts to any fans of Warhammer 40k， or anyone who just wants to read fun， fast paced， but at times thought provoking fiction。 。。。more
Harrison Holmes
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It's funny， reading the books individually I didn't feel that any individually were perfect， but this arc as a whole isn't just the sum of its parts， it works so cohesively and smoothly as an ongoing narrative， and I can't wait to continue this wild ride。 It's funny， reading the books individually I didn't feel that any individually were perfect， but this arc as a whole isn't just the sum of its parts， it works so cohesively and smoothly as an ongoing narrative， and I can't wait to continue this wild ride。 。。。more
Adam Johnston
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Setting aside the obviously inherantly slightly-cheesy nature of the WH40K setting （don't get me wrong - i'm a fan）， the Gaunt's Ghosts series， and indeed much of the wider output of its author， Dan Abnett， are a gem of solid military-scifi; painting a grim picture of the lives of a regiment of regular human soldiers left without a home， following the destruction of their planet by the armies of Chaos。 Having first read these novels on their original release in the early 2000s， I enjoyed returni Setting aside the obviously inherantly slightly-cheesy nature of the WH40K setting （don't get me wrong - i'm a fan）， the Gaunt's Ghosts series， and indeed much of the wider output of its author， Dan Abnett， are a gem of solid military-scifi; painting a grim picture of the lives of a regiment of regular human soldiers left without a home， following the destruction of their planet by the armies of Chaos。 Having first read these novels on their original release in the early 2000s， I enjoyed returning to the series， and would recommend them as a bright spot among the output of Games Workshop's Black Library imprint， telling a much more grounded and human story than the seemingly countless novels based on Games Workshop's ubiquitous Space Marines。This omnibus contains the first three Gaunt's Ghosts novels， and a pair of short stories。 。。。more
M Munro
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My husband reads a lot of Warhammer and suggested this for me。 It was a big undertaking and I am glad I gave it a shot but this is definitely not for me。 In saying that the author writes well and gives incredible detail on the characters and the military。 He focuses more on the feelings of the characters that come up during a battle which is refreshing。 I would definitely suggest this to other Warhammer 40k book fans。
Carlos
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Joooooder que largo que se me ha hecho el libro。 Me han gustado las historias， pero entre una cosa y otra he estado mucho tiempo cogiendo y aparcando el libro。 Pero por fin terminado。 Está bien。 Gaunt mola y los fantasmas también。
Chris
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*copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review*Gaunt’s Ghosts is one of the flagship series of the Warhammer 40，000 novel-verse。 There’s fifteen or so of them now， chronicling the adventures of the titular Ghosts， a regiment of guardsmen， regular humans， trying to make their way in a universe filled with demons， super-human cyborg warriors， psychotic orcs， condescending， murderous space-elves and all sorts of other creatures with attitudes that range from grudging tolerance to apocalyptic hostili *copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review*Gaunt’s Ghosts is one of the flagship series of the Warhammer 40，000 novel-verse。 There’s fifteen or so of them now， chronicling the adventures of the titular Ghosts， a regiment of guardsmen， regular humans， trying to make their way in a universe filled with demons， super-human cyborg warriors， psychotic orcs， condescending， murderous space-elves and all sorts of other creatures with attitudes that range from grudging tolerance to apocalyptic hostility。 Into this mix step a gang of soldiers with very little in the way of armour， armaments， or chances for survival。 They’re the Imperial Guard， humanity’s first line of defence against all the horrors of a hostile galaxy - and they tend to be led by people who see guardsmen as fungible assets， to be thrown at the enemy until they overwhelm by sheer force of numbers， stepping over piles of their comrades on the way。Not so the commander of the Ghosts。 Gaunt is a blend of political and military， a colonel of a regiment， but also a Commisar， a political officer whose job is to ensure loyalty to the undying God-Emperor who sits at the centre of humanity’s empire in this grim-dark future。 Stereotypically， Commissar's do this by shooting a few of their more recalcitrant men in the head， but Gaunt， at least， seems unwilling to waste lives， and seems reluctant to kill his own men。 This omnibus edition of the first three books in the series shows us Gaunt at various points: in childhood， in training as a Commissar， as part of another regiment， whilst raising the Ghosts as a regiment， and in the aftermath， as they and he work together to， if not save the universe at ;east try to prevent it getting any worse。 And from this we see Gaunt grow。 He’s clever， and focused， and driven， and has a surprisingly dense core of morality at his heart。 This is a man who appreciates loyalty， and truth， and has a genuine conviction in the divinity of his Emperor， and in the necessity of the Guard to help keep humanity safe。 But Gaunt is also ruthless， when he needs to be， willing to make sacrifices in order to achieve his goals （though unwilling to make the same sacrifices if they’re meaningless）。 There’s a growing hard-edge to Gaunt， a willingness to do what he feels needs to be done over the years， as tragedy takes friends and colleagues。 But at the same time， there’s a heart， a willingness to stand by his men， to take risks with them， to do his best to keep them alive， even as they all walk into the cannon-fire together。 The blend of compassion， ruthlessness， personal courage， tactical acumen， loyalty and a razor-sharp intelligence help embody Gaunt， and the complexity of his character is at the heart of what makes these stories so readable。It’s not all about Gaunt， of course。 This omnibus includes a variety of short stories from Ghost engagements on multiple worlds， and uses that as a framing device， showing us the perspective of different key personnel in the Ghosts。 From the gentle Trooper Bragg， whose inability to hit anything with a weapon gave him both the sobriquet “Try Again” and a penchant for carrying around massively heavy weapons， to the slitheringly lethal Major Rawn， willing to stab you in the back and the front simultaneously ands powered by an engine of internal fury， to Colonel Corbec， hearty， bluff and well aware of his role as Gaunt;s counterpart， the Ghosts all have their own personalities; they aren’t all just faceless numbers， but given to us as individuals with their own backstories， needs and desires。 That helps us care about them and the stakes they’re working for on the page， and we can feel more as they live and die around us， on battlefields filled with horrors and heroism in equal measure。 My only complaint would be the lack of women in the Ghosts， though this looks like it could be resolved in later volumes。The stories themselves？ Well， this is Warhammer 40，000。 The baddies tend to be， really， pretty bad。 Here we see ravening cultists， corrupt aristocracies， warped creatures that used to be men， daemonic machinery， and all sorts of other nastiness。 There’s less grey here than you might expect， at least initially; though Gaunt and his Ghosts aren’t always the best of people （and the Ghosts are driven by the tragedy of being the last survivors of their world）， they are pretty much always better than the enemies they face in this volume。 For example， Rawne’s scheming and black marketeering seem pedestrian in the face of literal teleporting demons that can rip you limb from limb， or quiet， whispering horrors that slowly turn men mad。 And it’s all wonderfully described， in prose that carries the screams of battle and the punch of laser fire in its wake， telling us tales without a wasted word， whilst also managing to describe this horror of a gothic nightmare future with every necessary detail to make it feel intensely alive， a lived-in space that is real， from the gothic-cathedral ships plying the space lanes， to the charnel-house of a billions strong hive-city under siege。 The universe is real here; you can step through the page， and follow the crump of artillery shells and the sound of crisp-commands soaked in blood， to stand beside Gaunt and his Ghosts at the edge of the world， saving a humanity which will never know or care about the sacrifices that they’ve made。Overall， I’d say this is a very well done piece of military science-fiction， which benefits from being wrapped into the dense lore of the Warhammer 40，000 universe。 It avoids glorifying the conflicts the Guard take part in， and lets us see them as humanity doing its best to survive， to do the right thing， and to make things better。 In a world populated by larger-than life aliens， and super-human Space Marines， the genuine humanity of Gaunt and the Ghosts is refreshing， and their trials and tribulations are the more compelling because of it。 I was gripped from the first page， and if you’re looking for some good military sci-fi， an entry point into the 40k world， or both， I’d say this would be a great place to start。 。。。more
Paul Sparks
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This is a superb anthology of the first 3 Gaunts Ghosts books， there is true horror and despair in these books， they don’t call it the grim， dark future for no reason and there is only war。。。。 nice to leave the Astartes to one side and see what the human imperium has to endure in the name of the God Emperor
Reid Edwards
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It would be hard to over-rate this book - Gaunt and his Ghosts have stared in over 15 novels over two decades， and continue to delight readers time and time again。 The protagonists are so lifelike， with passions and desires and motivations all their own， that whenever one dies （yes， Abnett is not afraid to kill popular characters if it makes sense in the story）， it feels like you've lost a friend or acquaintance， rather than it being just words on a page。 I highly recommend any fan of SF/militar It would be hard to over-rate this book - Gaunt and his Ghosts have stared in over 15 novels over two decades， and continue to delight readers time and time again。 The protagonists are so lifelike， with passions and desires and motivations all their own， that whenever one dies （yes， Abnett is not afraid to kill popular characters if it makes sense in the story）， it feels like you've lost a friend or acquaintance， rather than it being just words on a page。 I highly recommend any fan of SF/military fiction pick up The Founding; it opens you into a whole galaxy of stories and war。 。。。more
Lex
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Loved the imperial guard action。 Having read a lot of other titles that were about Astartes， Abnett's universe building for the IG is a welcome addition to completing coverage of Imperial forces。 While it may be "like" Double Eagle without the wings， it's Gaunt himself that brings the weight of falling for these books。 Rightly so。 My favorite of the 3 books in this omnibus is Necropolis。 The hive war had it all: politics， armor， spiders， chaos zealots， abominations， and of course， IG bolter porn Loved the imperial guard action。 Having read a lot of other titles that were about Astartes， Abnett's universe building for the IG is a welcome addition to completing coverage of Imperial forces。 While it may be "like" Double Eagle without the wings， it's Gaunt himself that brings the weight of falling for these books。 Rightly so。 My favorite of the 3 books in this omnibus is Necropolis。 The hive war had it all: politics， armor， spiders， chaos zealots， abominations， and of course， IG bolter porn。 A great omnibus to start your Gaunt's Ghosts obsession。 。。。more
Paul D
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Wouldn't recommend。 Like a poor man's eisenhorn （since there are some parallels between commissars and inquisitors）。 1st book in the omnibus was ok， prob enjoyed 2nd more -- it's a collection of short stories。 3rd didn't hold my attention as it was about a trade war between 2 hive cities in some random planet Wouldn't recommend。 Like a poor man's eisenhorn （since there are some parallels between commissars and inquisitors）。 1st book in the omnibus was ok， prob enjoyed 2nd more -- it's a collection of short stories。 3rd didn't hold my attention as it was about a trade war between 2 hive cities in some random planet 。。。more
Tarash_bulba
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Oh man， this omnibus is such a good read。 It's full of them feels， man。 Recommended to anyone that likes war stories （knowledge of Warhammer 40K is not required though it makes the reading even more enjoyable）。 Band of brothers in 40K for sure。 Oh man， this omnibus is such a good read。 It's full of them feels， man。 Recommended to anyone that likes war stories （knowledge of Warhammer 40K is not required though it makes the reading even more enjoyable）。 Band of brothers in 40K for sure。 。。。more
Eric Yam
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Very engaging plot with lots of battlefield description。 It is a good start into books written by Dan Abnett。 You will feel like you are a soldier in a grand war and cannot put the book down until you are done and truly done with it。。 At the end， this book will make you wanna play Warhammer 40000！
Keith
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FIRST AND ONLY - 4/5GHOSTMAKER - 2/5NECROPOLIS - 5/5
Mansor
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Just fuck me up。 I have never felt this emotional about a story。
Gotbadger
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Some of the stories in the omnibus are more fun than others but it really ramps up towards the end
Brent Weatherall
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Great series
Stian
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I've always been of the assumption that an author writing within a universe he did not create， must if nothing else be lacking in creativity， and usually probably writing chops as well。By that reasoning Dan Abnett has no business writing as imaginatively and as beautifully as he does。 I rarely highlight as many well-written bits of prose as I did in these books， especially not in military fiction。In brief， Dan commands your senses in describing milieu and settings that from most authors would be I've always been of the assumption that an author writing within a universe he did not create， must if nothing else be lacking in creativity， and usually probably writing chops as well。By that reasoning Dan Abnett has no business writing as imaginatively and as beautifully as he does。 I rarely highlight as many well-written bits of prose as I did in these books， especially not in military fiction。In brief， Dan commands your senses in describing milieu and settings that from most authors would be absolutely ridiculous， in a way that infuses your eyes， ears， nose， and even taste buds with what he wishes。 He easily suspends disbelief that a homeless light infantry brigade descends from the stars to fight fanatic cultists in trenches forty thousands years from now。Very well done。 。。。more
Olethros
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Lee Tempest
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Eagle Ordinary， only 99。9% sugar-free。
Juho Pohjalainen
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Abnett is still grasping for his style and talent in the first two stories of this omnibus， but the third is already among his best。
Joanne
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Be prepared to be glued to the book start to finish！！！！
David McGrogan
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