Fleshworks

Warhammer 40,000

by Lucien Soulban

In a nightmarish future city of Hive Primus, those who want to survive will do so at all costs. When Uriah Storm has the chance to lay his hands on some high-grade bio-implants he doesn't hesitate to venture down to the most dangerous levels of the city to recover them. There's one snag though: the implants' current owners are still very much alive.

Genres: Science Fiction, 40k

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 28, 2006

About the author

I hate bios - it's the only time I have writer's block - but, in a nutshell, I was:
1) Born in Saudi Arabia
2) Lived there for 12 years
3) Went to school in Hell… er… Houston, Texas for 8 years.
4) Moved to Montreal, Quebec and in doing so, found the glove that fit my hand.
5) I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

So instead of those dry boring tidbits, I present the Frequently Asked Questions concerning Lucien Soulban. You know you've been waiting for it! The following questions come from the patient folks who frequent my Live Journal as well as some of the questions I've heard in my lifetime.

Reviews

[nooker]

I really liked this book. Delaque centric, so heavy on the spycraft. Despite this, it had the greatest representation of the other houses of any of the fiction so far. The only house that wasn't involved at all was Cawdor. Orlock were the main house after Delaque and their gang were the main antagonist. There was also a Goliath gang and Escher. Although there was no Van Saar gang, the house still played a big roll in the book and their workings were explored. My only disappointment was that the book ended like it was a first in a series. The story definitely ended, but it really felt like it was purposefully setting up for a sequel or series I have not read the last two books in the omnibus, but they don't look like part II & III.

[Rasmus]

I really don't know how this became an official Necromunda book with how it butchers such an icornic part of the lore as the bolter. It is as if the author was shown a few notes and then went out to work, not really getting what he went into.

[Nick]

one of the best and perhaps the best in the necromunda series.

[Mike Ward]

Didn't finish the book. I found it a bit convoluted, poor plot lines and just a pure task to get into it.
Definitely will not be going back to this one.

[Joanne]

4.5

[Adrian Dumitru]

good!

I hope more will come with this hero!

[Reader]

my favorite necromunda novel by far. Lucien really brings necromunda to life.

[nooker]

I really liked this book. Delaque centric, so heavy on the spycraft. Despite this, it had the greatest representation of the other houses of any of the fiction so far. The only house that wasn't involved at all was Cawdor. Orlock were the main house after Delaque and their gang were the main antagonist. There was also a Goliath gang and Escher. Although there was no Van Saar gang, the house still played a big roll in the book and their workings were explored. My only disappointment was that the book ended like it was a first in a series. The story definitely ended, but it really felt like it was purposefully setting up for a sequel or series I have not read the last two books in the omnibus, but they don't look like part II & III.

[Todd]

Well crafted spy novel involving inter and intra-house espionage and operations in a race to gather high tech macguffins. All in all, it is a pretty standard story for the genre, but it was particularly well handled by Soulban.

[Rasmus]

I really don't know how this became an official Necromunda book with how it butchers such an icornic part of the lore as the bolter. It is as if the author was shown a few notes and then went out to work, not really getting what he went into.

[Matthew]

Interesting so far, and does throw some genuine surprisingly twists and turns-one of the better books in the series.

[Beau Johnston]

It was a well written story with a few twists and turns. Definitely worth a read.