The Twice-Dead King: Ruin
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- Author：Nate Crowley
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Summary
Peer into the into the bizarre culture and motivations of the Necrons in this great novel from Nate Crowley。
Exiled to the miserable world of Sedh， the disgraced necron lord Oltyx is consumed with bitterness。 Once heir to the throne of a dynasty， he now commands nothing but a dwindling garrison of warriors， in a never-ending struggle against ork invaders。 Oltyx can think of nothing but the prospect of vengeance against his betrayers， and the reclamation of his birthright。 But the orks are merely the harbingers of a truly unstoppable force。 Unless Oltyx acts to save his dynasty， revenge will win him only ashes。 And so he must return to the crownworld， and to the heart of the very court which cast him out。 But what awaits there is a horror more profound than any invader， whose roots are tangled with the dark origins of the necrons themselves。
Exiled to the miserable world of Sedh， the disgraced necron lord Oltyx is consumed with bitterness。 Once heir to the throne of a dynasty， he now commands nothing but a dwindling garrison of warriors， in a never-ending struggle against ork invaders。 Oltyx can think of nothing but the prospect of vengeance against his betrayers， and the reclamation of his birthright。 But the orks are merely the harbingers of a truly unstoppable force。 Unless Oltyx acts to save his dynasty， revenge will win him only ashes。 And so he must return to the crownworld， and to the heart of the very court which cast him out。 But what awaits there is a horror more profound than any invader， whose roots are tangled with the dark origins of the necrons themselves。
Reviews
Matthew Witman
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A classic tragedy told from the perspective of a dying， immortal race。 A great display of the humanity of the inhuman， and the inhumanity of the human。
Alan Aspinall
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Good book for Necron from fanI am a Necron fan， but until recently there were few books with them in it， and none what do ever with them as stars of the story， this book changes that，
Daniel
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The Necrons are the Warhammers Undead race like in traditional fantasy but because its Warhammer they mixed them with terminators and threw in Egyptian mythology and out came a wholly original alien species。 The mythos is well crafted and a ton of fun and the protagonist in this book is well written and you care for him and want him to succeed。 That's right you care for an undead terminator with multiple personalities if that is not enough to make you realize this was well written I'm not sure w The Necrons are the Warhammers Undead race like in traditional fantasy but because its Warhammer they mixed them with terminators and threw in Egyptian mythology and out came a wholly original alien species。 The mythos is well crafted and a ton of fun and the protagonist in this book is well written and you care for him and want him to succeed。 That's right you care for an undead terminator with multiple personalities if that is not enough to make you realize this was well written I'm not sure what is。Highly Recommended。 This book is told solely from the Necrons POV which makes this even more fun than usual。 This is WH40K at its best。 。。。more
Zachariah Harde
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Meh
Peter Lorensen
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A FANTASTIC STORY！！！ This book is a great view into the （literal） mind and function of the Warhammer 40。000 Necrons。 I loved every word of it。
Dan
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Good read！ I even shed a tear or two towards the end of the book。 Narrator is amazing！
Evan
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A magnificent look at one of the most interesting factions in all of 40k。 This is up there in some of the best 40k books ever written。
thebedisburning
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Es la primera novela con protagonistas necrones que leo y creo sinceramente que tiene un enfoque acertadísimo， 100% recomendada。
Josh McBride
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This was my first real introduction to Necrons and their lore outside of some YouTube videos。 I am just starting to enjoy the Warhammer universe， so this was a great starting place for me and likely would be for anyone interested in the lore。 Even aside from the tabletop though， this book is simply well-written sci-fi。 The portrayal of a race who has left their flesh behind is chilling and superbly done。
Ian Drew
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't know if I'm going to finish this。 Author Nate Crowley has somehow found a way to make a story involving cannibal robots boring。 The few interesting character moments cannot save just how dull the narrative and action is。 My eyes glazed over at every action scene。 A character with multiple personalities that are all copies of themselves should be fun。 It was。 For 10 pages。 It then continues for another 360。 He walks toward a ziggurat for an entire chapter。 Can you spell p-a-d-d-i-n-g with I don't know if I'm going to finish this。 Author Nate Crowley has somehow found a way to make a story involving cannibal robots boring。 The few interesting character moments cannot save just how dull the narrative and action is。 My eyes glazed over at every action scene。 A character with multiple personalities that are all copies of themselves should be fun。 It was。 For 10 pages。 It then continues for another 360。 He walks toward a ziggurat for an entire chapter。 Can you spell p-a-d-d-i-n-g with me？ 。。。more
Sakditat Kwanchaitanya
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Best 40k book， I'm not even a Necron fan but now i want to make Oltyx army lmao Best 40k book， I'm not even a Necron fan but now i want to make Oltyx army lmao 。。。more
Alberto
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Llenó y sobrepasó mis expectativas。 Incluso en algunos aspectos me sentí identificado con algunos elementos de la historia。Opinión completa con resumen y comentarios de historia， narrativa， temas， entre otros:https://muchomas。live/2022/02/03/the-。。。Opinión sin spoiler:¿Eres el tipo de persona que busca que todo tenga sentido y se pueda explicar？ Yo era así cuando comencé a leer hasta que me di por vencido。 Algo característico de los necron es que algunas cosas pasan porque sí。 Y es q ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Llenó y sobrepasó mis expectativas。 Incluso en algunos aspectos me sentí identificado con algunos elementos de la historia。Opinión completa con resumen y comentarios de historia， narrativa， temas， entre otros:https://muchomas。live/2022/02/03/the-。。。Opinión sin spoiler:¿Eres el tipo de persona que busca que todo tenga sentido y se pueda explicar？ Yo era así cuando comencé a leer hasta que me di por vencido。 Algo característico de los necron es que algunas cosas pasan porque sí。 Y es que la tecnología de esta gente está tan fuera de liga que literalmente cualquier cosa puede pasar y la explicación es tan sencilla como “es que ellos pueden hacer eso”。A pesar de sentirme perdido en algunas partes， principalmente por no saber tanto de los necron， el libro me pareció una obra maestra。 No solo es emocionante sino que tiene un trasfondo bastante profundo del que se puede sacar bastante contenido e incluso reflexión。❤️Justamente lo que me gusta de Warhammer es lo impredecible de la trama， y en ese particular esta entrega no decepciona。 La historia tiene unos giros impresionantes。 Pero me sorprendió también encontrar ciertos mensajes ocultos en la lectura relativos al resentimiento， el ostracismo， y la soledad。 Así que será una buena lectura para el que sólo quiere acción o para el que le gusta encontrar un poco de reflexión en lo que lee。📚Probablemente lo único malo de esta entrega de Black Library es que… alguien que va comenzando a leer warhammer podría sentirse mareado entre tantos términos y elementos extraños。 Creo que también le pasaría a alguien que ya tiene tiempo conociendo el lore， porque introduce conceptos y elementos que no se han visto antes y tuve que ponerme a investigar entre la escasa información al respecto que hay en línea。🍿Podría recomendar si vas a leerlo que vayas poco a poco al principio y buscando todos los términos que desconoces。 Lo leerás más lento， pero sólo serán los primeros capítulos y luego ya todas las piezas irán encajando。 Para entender términos， busca en los foros de reddit。 Tienen comentarios buenísimos。 。。。more
Rashid Yasin
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Nate Crowley is a fantastic writer， so I'm very happy to have read his perspective on murderous skeleton robots with existential angst。 Warhammer 40k is fundamentally a pulpy setting， but Crowley does an exceptional job wringing pathos from what seem to be a fairly flat caricature in the form of the Necrons。 While I'm not a stranger to the setting， I'm unfamiliar to the Necrons， but that's ok！ I admit doing a little wiki-investigation to assuage some of my curiosity， but really Crowley does a go Nate Crowley is a fantastic writer， so I'm very happy to have read his perspective on murderous skeleton robots with existential angst。 Warhammer 40k is fundamentally a pulpy setting， but Crowley does an exceptional job wringing pathos from what seem to be a fairly flat caricature in the form of the Necrons。 While I'm not a stranger to the setting， I'm unfamiliar to the Necrons， but that's ok！ I admit doing a little wiki-investigation to assuage some of my curiosity， but really Crowley does a good job establishing everything a reader needs to know without ever dipping into "deep lore" or a gratuitous use of in-universe jargon。There are a few highlights here: one is the existential body horror of the Necron condition。 Crowley presents all Necrons as being on the verge of mental collapse because at any moment they may become aware that they lack the lungs to breathe and hearts to beat and their body starts gasping for air that their robotic selves no longer need。 This intense dysmorphia is coupled with the knowledge that， having given up their mortal bodies， they also no longer have any way to replenish the species。 The total number of Necrons will only decline as time passes with no hope for future rejuvenation。 What is there to find hope in such a situation？ This is especially true for our protagonist Oltyx， once second in line for the throne， who is biding his time exiled from the heart of his kingdom set to watch over tombs of sleeping soldiers， increasingly infested with accursed Necrons who have lost their sanity and crave to eat flesh that their mechanical bodies can never process。That all paints a bleak and introspective tone， which certainly exists， but there's also lots of explosions and good old-fashioned Warhammer battling going on。 But even in these， Crowley shows great skill， making sure that each engagement is an opportunity for us to learn more about Oltyx or for Oltyx to grow in some way。 Whether he has to retreat to the sacred tombs for tactical advantage （a lesson in his willingness to bend rules to better serve his kingdom's long term future） or having to hold back his strength to show weakness in order to bide time， there's rarely a simple case of "two sides fight each other and a lot of action happens resulting in the protagonist beating up the other guys until they are more dead" which can happen in science fiction in lesser hands。There's also some good humor throughout - Crowley always has an eye for the absurd and plays with it well。 Oltyx has "subminds" for particular types of intellect （analtytical， strategic， doctrinal， etc）， and their bickering is a constant delight。 Doctrinal， being very rigid， is often at odds with the other subminds who fault him basically for being a stick-in-the-mud。 The grimdark future doesn't have to be serious all the time， and Crowley does a good job leaning into the self-seriousness of the Necrons in order to poke fun of their excesses。The approach to killer robot skeletons as empathetic creatures with feelings is not a standard warhammer approach， but I liked it。 Even as sympathetic characters， the reader still gets the sense of their thirst for perpetual greatness， their arrogance， their desire for dominance over "lesser" lifeforms， their rigidity in the sacred and profane。 But all these things are also qualities of the Imperium of Mankind， which is a very nice touch to bring the alien back close to home。 I kind of wish there had been some more investigations into scale and timeline: the deterioration due to those time scales is evident， but it didn't particularly effect anyone's patience or outlook or perspective in an explicit manner。 They resemble humans with long memories more than the fundamentally changed beings they would be from having such a long "life"。 But that's a minor quibble for a book that otherwise goes from strength to strength。I'm excited to read the sequel; I'm sure it'll be just as strong， filled with both excitement and intellect。 A very fun read with an exciting plot and excellent characterization。 。。。more
Jacob Bennike
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I liked this book a lot。 The Necron lore is in abundance but it’s written in such a way that I think any fan of the Tomb Kings styles Warhammer factions will enjoy it。 It’s all about Necrons though and while it features other races， they tend to play a part that’s about as impactful as a random monster in an ARPG。 Which is nice， for once， in a BL book。The characters are all interesting and most of them see a nice amount of development， the main character especially。 Maybe it’s a little cliche， b I liked this book a lot。 The Necron lore is in abundance but it’s written in such a way that I think any fan of the Tomb Kings styles Warhammer factions will enjoy it。 It’s all about Necrons though and while it features other races， they tend to play a part that’s about as impactful as a random monster in an ARPG。 Which is nice， for once， in a BL book。The characters are all interesting and most of them see a nice amount of development， the main character especially。 Maybe it’s a little cliche， but it’s also maybe the most heartfelt story arc of any BL character， which is a little ironic considering Necrons don’t have souls or feelings。It works well， however， I can’t wait for the sequel。 If you like Necrons you need to read this book。 。。。more
Eugenio Robles
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Good characterization on immortal autocratic space mummies
Barthel Loren
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Watch my spoiler-free review here: https://youtu。be/TrGAj1phir0 Watch my spoiler-free review here: https://youtu。be/TrGAj1phir0 。。。more
Samantha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 For being the 2nd Necron book I've ever read， the 1st being The Infinite and the Divine， I have to say this is right on with the other in being amazing and well written。 Taking the formidable Xenos and spinning them into a passionate story of coming into one's power and responsibility while maintaining their absolute ruthlessness was incredible。 When a writer makes you feel empathy for a being made to wage war you know they have the skills to tell a story that will be read by Necron fans for age For being the 2nd Necron book I've ever read， the 1st being The Infinite and the Divine， I have to say this is right on with the other in being amazing and well written。 Taking the formidable Xenos and spinning them into a passionate story of coming into one's power and responsibility while maintaining their absolute ruthlessness was incredible。 When a writer makes you feel empathy for a being made to wage war you know they have the skills to tell a story that will be read by Necron fans for ages。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 。。。more
Andy
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I was surprised by this。 I was expecting your standard tie-in novel full of explosions， paper thin plot and more explosions。Instead， it turned out to be a nice exploration of body horror， the effects of deep time on memory， and of course explosions。
Thomas
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Immediately up there with the likes of C Wraight’s Scars novels and Guy Haley's Belisarius novel， this journey through Necron history and their motivations absolutely slaps。 Immediately up there with the likes of C Wraight’s Scars novels and Guy Haley's Belisarius novel， this journey through Necron history and their motivations absolutely slaps。 。。。more
Alpharius（Possibly）
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My god this was good。 Possibly one of the best Warhammer books out there， it appears Nate Crowley can do no wrong
Sunlogix
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The story feels a bit like a storm in a tea cup with very limited impact on the wh40k universe， or even the Necrons themselves。 The MC is a bore and he seems quite resistant to the "life lessons" he experiences。 The story feels a bit like a storm in a tea cup with very limited impact on the wh40k universe， or even the Necrons themselves。 The MC is a bore and he seems quite resistant to the "life lessons" he experiences。 。。。more
John McDonnell
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A good story and gives the viewpoint of the Necrontyr。 Certainly seems to be some inconsistency with older lore but on the whole I enjoyed this story and hope that some "mortality" shows itself in the Necrontyr。 Well worth reading， better as a listen。 A good story and gives the viewpoint of the Necrontyr。 Certainly seems to be some inconsistency with older lore but on the whole I enjoyed this story and hope that some "mortality" shows itself in the Necrontyr。 Well worth reading， better as a listen。 。。。more
Richard
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The Twice Dead King grabbed me right from the beginning and was a treat all the way through。 Much like the also excellent The Infinite and the Divine， the story fleshes out the Necrons both in the past and in galaxy's current situation。 It also gives a fair bit of development to the Flayed Ones and how this particular dynasty of Necrons handles their curse。 I am enthusiastically waiting for the next book！ The Twice Dead King grabbed me right from the beginning and was a treat all the way through。 Much like the also excellent The Infinite and the Divine， the story fleshes out the Necrons both in the past and in galaxy's current situation。 It also gives a fair bit of development to the Flayed Ones and how this particular dynasty of Necrons handles their curse。 I am enthusiastically waiting for the next book！ 。。。more
Unseen Library
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Rating of 4。75。Intriguing new author Nate Crowley presents one of the most complex and fascinating Warhammer 40，000 novels I had the pleasure of reading， The Twice-Dead King: Ruin， an epic and thrilling novel that explores one of the most intriguing races in the canon， the Necrons。In the chaotic and war-striven future of the 41st millennium， many powerful and dangerous races fight for domination and destruction。 However， no race is more mysterious or feared than the immortal beings known as the Rating of 4。75。Intriguing new author Nate Crowley presents one of the most complex and fascinating Warhammer 40，000 novels I had the pleasure of reading， The Twice-Dead King: Ruin， an epic and thrilling novel that explores one of the most intriguing races in the canon， the Necrons。In the chaotic and war-striven future of the 41st millennium， many powerful and dangerous races fight for domination and destruction。 However， no race is more mysterious or feared than the immortal beings known as the Necrons。 The Necrons are an ancient and ruthless race who， thousands of years ago， sacrificed their mortality and humanity to defeat a powerful enemy as well as death itself。 Forced into thousands of years of hibernation after their great victory， the Necrons are now slowly awakening to reclaim their empire by destroying all life in the galaxy。However， despite their intense belief in themselves， the Necrons are a dying race， gradually being whittled down by time， madness， and the unceasing tide of organic life they are forced to constantly fight against。 None know this better that Oltyx， a bitter and resentful Necron Lord who has been banished to the wretched border world of Sedh。 Once heir to the throne of a mighty and glorious dynasty， he now only has control of a small garrison of degraded warriors who are slowly dwindling under constant attacks from Ork raiders attempting to invade the Necron empire。As Oltyx dreams about vengeance and reclaiming his birthright， he finds himself facing an immense threat that could spell the doom of his dynasty and the entire Necron race。 The invading Orks are only the precursor of a larger and much more powerful enemy， one his small force has no chance of defeating。 With no other option， Oltyx is forced to return to his dynasty’s crownworld and beg for reinforcements from the court who cast him out。 However， his return uncovers something far more disturbing than he could have ever imagined。 A twisted horror now lies within the heart of Oltyx’s dynasty， bringing only madness and bloodshed with it。 To ensure his people’s survival， Oltyx must face the curse of the Necrons and the pure horror of a twice-dead king。To see the full review， click on the link below:https://unseenlibrary。com/2021/11/12/。。。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more
Juliano Dutra
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3。5
Jon Wilson
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A genuinely superb book。 I've never really beem terribly interested in Necrons as a 40k faction - felt they lacked character and ecisted as sort of motivation-free generic bad guys （albeit with a cool origin story）。 I only picked this up on the strength of Nate's games journalism。 I'm so glad I did。 It's funny， full of evocative writing and neat turns of phrase， wonderful characters， and it's surprisingly touching。 It makes the space skeletons relatable， which is no mean feat， and I really loved A genuinely superb book。 I've never really beem terribly interested in Necrons as a 40k faction - felt they lacked character and ecisted as sort of motivation-free generic bad guys （albeit with a cool origin story）。 I only picked this up on the strength of Nate's games journalism。 I'm so glad I did。 It's funny， full of evocative writing and neat turns of phrase， wonderful characters， and it's surprisingly touching。 It makes the space skeletons relatable， which is no mean feat， and I really loved it。 Might start a Necron army， once I've finished my other armies， some time in the next three decades。 。。。more
Laurence
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Absolutely loved this， at times moving， epic and hysterical。 Not sure you actually need to know anything about the setting to enjoy the scifi weirdness。 Captures the heartbreak of being billion year old beings with poor interpersonal relationship skills。 Wonderful from start to finish。
Nicholas Sacco
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After Severed， Nate Crowley keeps writing excellent Necron stories with interesting characters and great world building。
Mal
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A crackingly good Necron story。 More of this please Nate！
Victoria Hayward
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