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The Saint (Warhammer 40,000)
by
Dan Abnett (Goodreads Author)
This omnibus edition follows the second cycle of the Gaunt's Ghost stories in a collection called, "The Saint". It includes the four novels, Honour Guard, The Guns of Tanith, Straight Silver and Sabbat Martyr. The story arc follows the First & Only from warzone to warzone of the Chaos-infested Sabbats World system fighting enemies in many guises and shapes.
Paperback, 1024 pages
Published
August 28th 2007
by Black Library Publishing
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Hits hard and keeps hitting. The term 'gritty' is over-used these days, but you can feel the hard surfaces and ash-blown environments in his writing. He's particularly adept at building characters enough that when/if they die (and often in the typically senseless ways of war as an aside in a sentence) it really does shock.
It won't be to everyone's taste, but if you like a good shot of testosterone with your coffee, tempered with mysticism and half an eye on historical conflicts, this...more
It won't be to everyone's taste, but if you like a good shot of testosterone with your coffee, tempered with mysticism and half an eye on historical conflicts, this...more
Not as good as its predecessor, The Founding, but still enjoyable. The Guns of Tanith as a whole and bits of Straight Silver really stood out, and the pitched armor battles in Honour Guard are also very well done.
Sabbat Martyr is literally one long cityfight, with a small break between a skirmish at the beginning and the real battle about a third of the way in. It makes the book feel rather shorter than the previous three, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and only fitting for t...more
Sabbat Martyr is literally one long cityfight, with a small break between a skirmish at the beginning and the real battle about a third of the way in. It makes the book feel rather shorter than the previous three, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and only fitting for t...more
The second installment in this warhammer sega finds Gaunt and his ghosts once again called into aciton during the Sabbat world crusade. In these three installments Gaunts ghosts find themselves in a trench war, involved in an air operation, finally leading to a desperate defence of the holy Saint Sabbat's city. These adventures are a blast and the action is adrenaline fueled as well! The twists and turns keep you guessing throughout and by the end of it you feel the need to keep reading! I enjoy...more
The Black Library delivers a route into the 41st Millennium far beyond that of paintbrushes and dice. Producing literature to expand, elucidate and invigorate the darkly Gothic era is both a blessing and a curse: the world is so richly drawn, with a cornucopia of historical references, that one scarcely knows where to begin; the scope of eternal conflict, however, is restricted to the point of anaemia. It is this limited purview that forms the core of The Saint, Dan Abnett’s second omnibus of ...more
I was late to work several times while reading this book, because I stayed up into the wee hours in the morning, not able to tear myself off of it. Enough said.
I once read somewhere that true sci-fi is not about spaceships, or aliens, but human beings. Abnett truly lives up to that statement - the Gaunt's Ghosts series is not about warfare in the 41st millennium (though there's plenty of that, under sufficiently variable conditions, so to not make it repetitive and dull). It's about ...more
I once read somewhere that true sci-fi is not about spaceships, or aliens, but human beings. Abnett truly lives up to that statement - the Gaunt's Ghosts series is not about warfare in the 41st millennium (though there's plenty of that, under sufficiently variable conditions, so to not make it repetitive and dull). It's about ...more
If you are a fan of World War Two novels you might want to give this book a try. The world it is set in is far in the future, but it has a very real and accurate take on military tactics. That said if you are a fan of character interaction this is also a good book to read. Some of the main characters die later in the series, but for a reason. This book kicked off a multi book series that stunned me with the author's ability to sacrifice his characters on the alter of war.
An amazing book, my first from the Black Library. It's the 2nd Omnibus (a collection of three books in the same story line) of three, so after getting hooked on the characters you have to buy 5-6 more of these books. There is really nothing I don't like about this book (except the end: it has one) and it is not a bad book (as in PG-13) and is by far the most "kid-friendly" of all the Dan Abnett books.
Excellent book. Dan Abnett utilizes a very intense and engaging universe to hook you in and keep you there until the final page turns. Using a lot of different characters, at first it may seem overwhelming, but they all develop rather deeply and you'll find yourself wondering whats going to happen to all your favorites. This is the second omnibus in the series and only adds to the engaging story the first one began.
The massive tank-battle in Honour Guard makes me want to start an Imperial Guard mechanized company... Too bad I cannot currently afford to.
Wondering if Dan Abnett has spent time in New Zealand - some of the language he uses certainly seems to indicate as much.
Bloody good novel thus far, anyway. Now up to Straight Silver.
Wondering if Dan Abnett has spent time in New Zealand - some of the language he uses certainly seems to indicate as much.
Bloody good novel thus far, anyway. Now up to Straight Silver.
Standard warhammer book not great but keeps you entertained, little cliche but at 11 dollars for 1000 pages its a good deal
Entertaining. Intelligent writing. Too much of the same thing, for me -- Blood and guts and evil vs. good.
Another solid book from Dan Abnett but with more mature and hated Characters....Damn Liga Cuu, Damn him...
Aventuras ligeras para leer en metro o bus de la guardia imperial de warhammer 40.000
While darker than the first omnibus (and that is saying something in the Warhammer 40,000 universe) this is a more involved series of books with well-developed characters (even the ones who only appear briefly.)
Awesome tales of the tanith firt]st and onlys battle against chaos!
Keeps up the brilliant character development of the first trilogy. Abnett's style is so immersive I felt myself in the presence of Sabbat herself! Unbelievable!
More Gaunt's Ghosts, strange new worlds and a saint to boot, great war and still pretty good writing.
Awesome set of books. Love the character Lijah "gakking" Cuu. Hlaine Larkin Rules.
Very good, albeit taking a moment to get into it.
Better than THE FOUNDING, but again, Abnett blows his wad before the end, spoiling the payoff.
Eleanor Rosenberg
marked it as to-read
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