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published
2006
by Games Workshop
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Hardcover, 320 pages
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1844164004
(isbn13: 9781844164004)
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Mixed feelings about this book.
I read it immediately after His Last Command, so perhaps I still felt a little apprehensive going into this one. Like the previous book, the exploits of the Tanith are gripping and so vividly protrayed you almost want to duck at times. The addition of a new major character is done in an intriguing way that really shows up the callousness of the Imperial way of war.
Overall I enjoyed it, but (for some reason I can't put my finger on), this is definitely not o...more
I read it immediately after His Last Command, so perhaps I still felt a little apprehensive going into this one. Like the previous book, the exploits of the Tanith are gripping and so vividly protrayed you almost want to duck at times. The addition of a new major character is done in an intriguing way that really shows up the callousness of the Imperial way of war.
Overall I enjoyed it, but (for some reason I can't put my finger on), this is definitely not o...more
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
Gaunt fans, 40k fans
Well, back in to the breach my freinds. Gaunt is back in command of the 1st and only (what happened to it being called 81st 1st?) and back on the world which seperated him from his unit in the first place.
Not a happy ending, and not the best example of this series. The introduction of a new character in a provisional regiment was interesting though, as well as the depiction of a possessed tank.
Not a happy ending, and not the best example of this series. The introduction of a new character in a provisional regiment was interesting though, as well as the depiction of a possessed tank.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
Fans of Warhammer 40,000 or Mil. Sci. Fi.
Dan Abnett does it again. The investment of dead main characters in the past books of the series pays off in spades as Gaunt's Ghosts return to Gereon with a massive invasion force and you KNOW no one is safe. And no one is. But also, dead doesn't ALWAYS mean dead.
The writing is sometimes trite or formulaic, as usual, but it's worth it. Carries the series forward in admirable fashion.
The writing is sometimes trite or formulaic, as usual, but it's worth it. Carries the series forward in admirable fashion.
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Read in October, 2008
Abnett still seems a bit out of steam with this one.
The liberation of Chaos-infested world Gereon becomes one of the greatest triumphs, and one of the greatest failures of the Sabbat Crusade. In the meantime, good Ghosts simply fething refuse to die.
The liberation of Chaos-infested world Gereon becomes one of the greatest triumphs, and one of the greatest failures of the Sabbat Crusade. In the meantime, good Ghosts simply fething refuse to die.
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