Sagas of the Space Wolves: The Omnibus

Sagas of the Space Wolves: The Omnibus

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  • Author：Aaron Dembski-Bowden
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Summary

Bumper Omnibus collecting together some of Black Library's most loved Space Wolves stories for the first time。

Born on the icy world of Fenris， few amongst the brotherhoods of the Adeptus Astartes are as fierce or as noble as the Space Wolves。 Long are their tales， told around mead halls or the flickering glow of a hungry fire。 Heed them well， for they speak of legends like the Young King Ragnar Blackmane， whose thirst for battle is only matched by his heroism， or the Wolf Lord Logan Grimnar that most venerable and fearsome of warriors， he who leads the Chapter itself。 So listen hard and listen carefully to the skald as he holds forth around the burning fire， because there is darkness in these sagas as well as light。

This omnibus edition collects together for the first time the novels Ragnar Blackmane， Curse of the Wulfen， Legacy of Russ and The Hunt for Logan Grimnar as well as the novellas Blood on the Mountain and Arjac Rockfist， and a host of short stories。/

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Reviews

EJ Graham ，

This is a very odd read （obviously， considering the score， I don't mean this in a bad way）， because the stories aren't in "chronological" order。 Thus you go from the （relatively） modern interpretation of the Wulfen to the original mildly evil version。 It's still wonderful though， although if you're not a fan of overly brutal stories this will almost certainly not be to your taste。 This is a very odd read （obviously， considering the score， I don't mean this in a bad way）， because the stories aren't in "chronological" order。 Thus you go from the （relatively） modern interpretation of the Wulfen to the original mildly evil version。 It's still wonderful though， although if you're not a fan of overly brutal stories this will almost certainly not be to your taste。 。。。more

Jake ，

-= Review in progress=-Since this omnibus includes some novellas， and a whole smattering of short stories， I thought I'd break down my review into chunks that review each entry。 As with most reviews， the bad ones are longer than the good ones。 So， first up。。。 Ragnar Blackmane， by Aaron Dembski-Bowden3。5/5 stars - Read itThis one's not half bad。 It follows one of the most notorious Space Wolves， the titular Ragnar。 You'll get to see Blackmane in his hotheaded youth， and as a grizzled combat -= Review in progress=-Since this omnibus includes some novellas， and a whole smattering of short stories， I thought I'd break down my review into chunks that review each entry。 As with most reviews， the bad ones are longer than the good ones。 So， first up。。。 Ragnar Blackmane， by Aaron Dembski-Bowden3。5/5 stars - Read itThis one's not half bad。 It follows one of the most notorious Space Wolves， the titular Ragnar。 You'll get to see Blackmane in his hotheaded youth， and as a grizzled combat veteran。 If you're not familiar with 40k lore， you may feel somewhat lost here， as the author does place some of the burden of knowledge of the universe on the reader。If you enjoy interactions and rivalries between different Space Marine chapters， you'll get a lot of value out of this one。 Ragnar more than once provokes the ire of rival chapters， most notably the Dark Angels and Flesh Tearers。The dialogue is great， and does a lot to flesh out the different characters of not only Space Wolves， but other chapters as well。 Curse of the Wulfen， by David Annandale1/5 stars - Skip itWhen people say Black Library is in the trash-publishing business， this is what they're referring to。 Curse of the Wulfen is some of the worst dreck I've read from Black Library。 I have a list of BL authors I avoid like the plague， and David Annandale went on that list immediately after I finished this book。 The premise isn't bad: The long lost 13th Company reemerges from the Warp， and the ancient secrets they bring with them threaten to destroy the entire Space Wolves chapter。 It's a good idea， just horribly executed。The action sequences are waaay too long， repetitive， and overexpository。 I know 40k books are big on gore and testosterone-oozing gun-porn， but there comes a point of diminishing returns。 Great Warhammer authors know action can only take a Warhammer story so far， and it's clear that Annandale hadn't learned that lesson when he put pen to paper here。 Annandale's action sequences just go on， and on， and on， and on， and on， and on， and on， and on， andthenstopallofasuddenwithoutwarning。The dialogue-to-action ratio is so horribly tilted in favor of action it's not even funny， and what dialogue can be found is marvelously mediocre。 The original novella was 170 pages long， the stock-standard， half-novel length of many a piece of Warhammer fiction。 It seems to me that Annandale just couldn't make it work in the limited space he had to tell this story， or gave it his all and had 100 pages left to write， so he just gave the story a crutch in the form of overcooked action sequences so it could limp to the 170-page finish line。You'll reach the end feeling like you're still in the middle， and then everything just ends。 To top it all off is the epilogue， which ends this book on a cool but dumb cliffhanger。 I don't know if this book has a sequel， and I don't care to know。 All I know is that Annandale is on my list。 He may not be there forever， but this bad first impression has left a sour taste in my mouth that's going to linger for a long time。 Legacy of Russ， by Robbie MacNiven2/5 - Read it or skip it， it's up to youThis is marginally better than Curse of the Wulfen， and picks up where that story left off。 The action sequences are similarly over-expository and go on far longer than they should。 There are some pretty good moments of tension when the Inquisition shows up and does their thing， much to the frustration of the Chapter Master of the Dark Angels。It feels really disjointed， but that's because I'm pretty sure this is a collection of short stories。 The quality of the writing isn't bad， but it didn't really strike me as good， either。 If someone gave me a dollar for every time I read the word "ichor，" I'd have come away with a nice stack of one dollar bills。I suspend my disbelief quite a bit when reading Warhammer fiction， but I found it a bit difficult to do here。 The Fenris system， home to the chapter-capitol and primary recruiting world for the Space Wolves， is overrun by the forces of Chaos seemingly in an instant。 Granted， most of the chapter was away on campaign when this happened， but the Wolves are one of the largest and most elite of the Astartes legions， and Chaos gives them a thorough thrashing on their home soil。 It's just a little too hard to believe， even for Warhammer。 。。。more

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