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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 20:18:27 GMT -5
Hi guys, so basically I've just finished reading Fulgrim and I've got to admit, it has to be one of the best books I've read and I love reading. Anyway I thought I'd share a few of the best 40k reads I've had and in turn was wondering if anyone has any they could recommend to me that may be similar to the ones below.
WARNING MILD SPOILERS
1. Guns of Tanith - Dan Abnett: Fantastic read, a really evocative feel for the appalling living conditions of Imperial citizens under Chaos hegemony and not to mention a really graphic firefight at the end. I particularly loved the lone Larisel team holding off and eventually succumbing to the infamous Blood Pact and Loxatl auxillaries. This truly is a book I can read and re-read over and over again.
2. Fulgrim - Graham McNeil: Ever wondered exactly how the Imperium's finest soldier fell to Chaos? Or what Fabius Bile was like as a loyalist? This is a definate MUST for any decent, respectable 40k player. Giving a truly unique insight on the III Legion. A tale packed with hedonism, boobies, debauchery, elegant swordsmanship and betrayal.
3. For the Emperor - Sandy Mitchell: I believe this was Commissar Cain's first novel but either way an excellent read. Very different to the conventional violent, dark undercurrents of most mainstream stories, this book remains true to the 40k universe whilst providing excellent humour and a very realistic / human taste to what life as a bored bureaucrat in the Imperium would probably be like. I mean some of the things like Jurgen (Cain's smelly acolyte) serving a cup of tea with his grubby thumb smearing the cup's interior and the looks of revulsion from the guests... fethin hilarious.
4. Sabbat Martyr - Dan Abnett: Another fantastic read, really dark and sinister with nine assassins each more sadistic than the last seeking to murder an Imperial Saint. Really good read with excellent city fighting scenes and tragic (Agun Soric's discovering his psychic imprint)
Anyway these four top the list for me.
What about you guys?
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Post by chapwilliams on Apr 12, 2013 20:25:24 GMT -5
Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett
This is a very good compilation of battle stories from a guard perspective.
good characters, good stories and very immersing action.
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Post by commisarblur on Apr 12, 2013 20:57:07 GMT -5
Gaunt's Ghost series- Dan Abnett crafts general humans who lost home and hearth fighting in a war torn galaxy lead by the ever decisive and courageous Gaunt.
My favorite arc so far is "The lost" saga. I nearly cried when *spoiler* died from that cultist kid.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 21:05:38 GMT -5
I must read into the GG Series more, I've read Straight Silver, Sabbat Martyr, Guns of Tanith, the one when they are dropped onto that chaos tainted world to form a resistance movement... I think I read Ghostmaker... But yeah they really are la creme de la creme.
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Post by macknight on Apr 12, 2013 21:08:26 GMT -5
15hrs, double eagle, cain series, kill team, path of incubus, fire caste, iron guard..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 21:11:56 GMT -5
Sweet yeah I've been meaning to read Kill Team
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Post by jenburdoo on Apr 12, 2013 21:52:05 GMT -5
I enjoy both the Gaunt's Ghosts and Commissar Cain series, but I think that's largely caused by my appreciation for their inspirations. I love Celtic folk music, and a lot of similar themes can be found in GG, particularly Lost Tanith which has a real "Wild Geese" and "'45 'Rising" feel to it. Some laments could be perfect accompaniments to a Tanith music video (which I will make if I ever figure out how to do so and post to Youtube). Oan Mkoll is named for a famous English folksinger, Ewen MacColl, who popularized a lot of that music.
Commissar Cain is patterned after one of my favorite authors, George MacDonald Fraser's two classic series Flashman (Cain) and McAuslan (Jurgen). I'm honestly surprised the Fraser estate hasn't gone after GW. If you like Cain and have any interest in British colonial history, you will enjoy Flashman and McAuslan -- I particularly cannot recommend the latter enough.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 23:27:41 GMT -5
I've read some of the Flashman series, my gran has a few of them and I enjoyed the promiscuous British officer battling cannibal warlords in Abyssinia (Ancient Ethiopia) with busty, plump breasted warrior princesses episode (Can't remember title)
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Post by Wraelis on Apr 13, 2013 0:14:04 GMT -5
Eisenhorn. It's all written from a first person perspective from a really interesting and engaging character who's arc is fascinating to watch. As you see him go from puritan to radical it's really cool to see it from his perspective and how he rationalizes it.
The settings were on a number of various Imperial worlds which was a nice change in that they weren't under attack or anything horrible. It was a chance to see the Imperium when everything is alright.
The character cast were all very richly defined (and for those of you who've read Gaunt's Ghosts you'll know how good Abnett is at that). It's one of those good reads where it feels like you personally know the characters.
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Post by Empirespy on Apr 13, 2013 2:55:54 GMT -5
Eisenhorn recommended also I think it has definitely been my favourite series of books.
Some others I'd recommend are A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill, and the original Blood Ravens books, I wasn't overly keen on Dawn of War two. Ravenor is also something to check out after Eisenhorn...
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Post by Kassill on Apr 13, 2013 8:42:13 GMT -5
Yeah I ended up reading half the Ravenor Omnibus before I realized I should have read Eisenhorn first  My favorite reads so far have been Gaunt's Ghosts series (seriously, one of the best series of all times. You get so close to the characters in the book and when one inevitably falls you feel as if you lost a close real life friend/brother. Never felt that close to fictional characters before, ever.) Other great ones: -Double Eagle - As an aviator enthusiast this one had me wanting more (even started my own short story about a T-bolt squadron) -Brothers of the Snake - Although some think Abnett has trouble writing Space Marines, I still think this is one of the best. -Prospero Burns - Exactly how I've always wanted the Space Wolves...err Vlka Fenryka to be portrayed, rather than the silly stories of blood claws racing Orks in buggies from William King -Hellsreach - A very good portrayal of the Black Templars and a good look into Armageddon. Other notable mentions: -Redemption Corps - A decent read. Not a must I would say, but fairly good. Some things hard to picture though at first. -Ultramarines series - I've only read the first two or three and they seem decent enough for smurfs. -Storm of Iron - Same author as the forementioned, a really cool look at one of the coolest traitor legions, the Iron Warriors. That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. I'll come back if I remember any more great or notable reads. |
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Post by Paradill on Apr 13, 2013 10:00:18 GMT -5
Word Bearers Trilogy by Mr Anthony Reynolds.
Anything by A-D-B but specifically First Heretic, which happens over the course of fifty three years, showing the end of the golden age during the great crusade and the beginnings of the apocalyptic battles of the Horus Heresy.
The first two Horus Heresy books give a real insight the legions and their Primarchs (Sons of Horus to be specific but some great references to other legions).
I hated the Ultramarines series, I really tried to like it but I just couldn't, focusing on one vain glorious douchebag and his sidekick got a bit too much for me.
Fulgrim is good.
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Post by Empirespy on Apr 13, 2013 10:19:27 GMT -5
Yeah I ended up reading half the Ravenor Omnibus before I realized I should have read Eisenhorn first My favorite reads so far have been Gaunt's Ghosts series (seriously, one of the best series of all times. You get so close to the characters in the book and when one inevitably falls you feel as if you lost a close real life friend/brother. Never felt that close to fictional characters before, ever.) Other great ones: -Double Eagle - As an aviator enthusiast this one had me wanting more (even started my own short story about a T-bolt squadron) -Brothers of the Snake - Although some think Abnett has trouble writing Space Marines, I still think this is one of the best. -Prospero Burns - Exactly how I've always wanted the Space Wolves...err Vlka Fenryka to be portrayed, rather than the silly stories of blood claws racing Orks in buggies from William King -Hellsreach - A very good portrayal of the Black Templars and a good look into Armageddon. Other notable mentions: -Redemption Corps - A decent read. Not a must I would say, but fairly good. Some things hard to picture though at first. -Ultramarines series - I've only read the first two or three and they seem decent enough for smurfs. -Storm of Iron - Same author as the forementioned, a really cool look at one of the coolest traitor legions, the Iron Warriors. That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. I'll come back if I remember any more great or notable reads. I decided to read Eisenhorn thinking it was a sequel to ravenor, boy was I confused as I started getting into it. Prospero burns was ok, great insight into the wolves, but I didn't like the portrayal of the thousand sons, to my recollection there is no mention of Hawser in A Thousand Sons and Amon was in the higher enumerations in A Thousand Sons when Hawser was attacked by him at Nikea in Prospero Burns. I think that it may have chaos tricking the wolves to make them distrust their brothers more, but don't like the way it's plastered as fact. As for Gaunts Ghosts, I started getting into them, but I can't seem to connect with them in the same way so many people can, maybe I'll come around eventually. |
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Post by Paradill on Apr 13, 2013 10:58:18 GMT -5
A Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns both run on the theme of things not being as they appear to be. It's not "plastered as fact" but heavily insinuated to be someone or something using Amon's form.
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Post by treadiculous on Apr 13, 2013 16:41:05 GMT -5
3 books about Imperial stuff I highly recommend:
14 Hours
Gun Heads
Titanicus
Ravenor was cool too, must read Eisnhorn
The 'Path of the Eldar' series was good too.
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Post by jenburdoo on Apr 14, 2013 7:10:29 GMT -5
I've started the first Ravenor book twice and bogged down halfway through on each try -- just can't get into it for some reason. I really liked the Eisenhorn books, though.
A standalone book I liked was Flesh and Iron, which has deliberate shades of Apocalypse Now.
Oh, Legion from the HH series was good too.
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Post by Kassill on Apr 14, 2013 7:58:35 GMT -5
I've started the first Ravenor book twice and bogged down halfway through on each try -- just can't get into it for some reason. I really liked the Eisenhorn books, though. A standalone book I liked was Flesh and Iron, which has deliberate shades of Apocalypse Now. Oh, Legion from the HH series was good too. Yeah, I think I remember having to power through some of it, but it's definitely got some good stuff in it. Especially when it gets to the psyker type fighting etc |
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Post by commisarblur on Apr 15, 2013 14:09:30 GMT -5
Ravenor and Eisenhorn are great series. Can't wait to start the new trilogy focused on alizebeth.
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Post by cheminhaler on Apr 15, 2013 14:25:26 GMT -5
I'll second Paradill on 'First Heretic' by ABD, which was by far the best Horus Heresy novel so far (out of over 20 books, many of which were written by more famous authors).
Eye of Terror by Barrington J. Bayley was a great read, if you can find it.
Storm of Iron by Graham McNeill. The same bad guy is in the later parts of the Ultramarine series. He's a great character but it feels a bit meh at the moment.
The Word Bearer series is great for the pure action scenes and utter carnage.
13th Legion by Gav Thorpe is one of the best guard novels.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Apr 26, 2013 17:37:55 GMT -5
Eisenhorn
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 10:00:21 GMT -5
I bought the first heretic for my bro's xmas pressie, glad to see it's been recommended.
Also would anyone be interested in a novel about something less mainstream, perhaps the Savlar Chem Dogs or something?
We should start a thread on different novel ideas, I just find most of the current 40k novels abit too mainstream. For example the IG ones (Gaunts Ghosts aside)
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Post by Adkenpachi on Apr 27, 2013 10:52:11 GMT -5
Just bought a gaunts ghosts novel from ebay... A quid plus postage  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 11:53:43 GMT -5
Looool
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Post by Adkenpachi on Apr 27, 2013 12:43:38 GMT -5
Was it yours?
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Post by majordaley on Jun 8, 2013 22:53:01 GMT -5
my nephew is 10 and enjoys reading I want to lend him some 40k books, (i'll lend him the flashman series in a couple of years) it seems that what ever dan abnett writes is brilliant, but I'm afraid the size of the GG omnibus would put him off reading it. read chains of Golgotha a couple of months ago, makes me want a yarrick in my army, he's a tough man to kill. The Imperial Guard Omnibus and Imperial Glory are good books. reading the Eisenhorm trilogy right now probably a little dark for a 10yo, heroes of the spacemarines they are good short stories, Know No Fear was 1 on the HH series books I really enjoyed. but I still recommend Horus Rising as the 1 to read.
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