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Summary: A very good warhammer book.
Review: I got this book and then put it down because I thought it was boring. About 7 months later I picked it back up and loved it. It has the space marine side of the story and some sections with a team of imperial guardsmen who seem to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyhoo, If you have a Black Templar or Steel legion army then I would get this book and if you like warhammer then get this book. You'l love it.
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Summary: Overwritten
Review: I have to chime in and say that I agree with a former reviewer that said the book was over-written. Terribly overwritten is what I would say, with descriptions out of control in many cases. The story itself, as mentioned, isn't bad, but it's a slog to get through the prose.
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Summary: An excellent addition to the 40k Universe
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It is a well-written action story that flows smoothly. It's not great fiction, but its an entertaining read. My only regret is that the author did not expand on the characters a little more, as I found myself intrigued in the Black Templars and Steel Legion characters he created by the books end. I look forward to more from this author in the 40k line.
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Summary: Crusade for Interest
Review: Let me preface this with two things:1) I am a big fan of the W40K universe, and have picked up every piece of fiction for it since Ian Watson's first books.
2) I also really appreciate well crafted writing. If you are only looking for a book set in the 40K universe or are using it as source material, and thus don't care much about the quality of your prose, then by all means, buy this book. There is a wealth of background information, including Legion/Chapter/Regiment names for much of the Armageddon conflict. If, however, you are looking for writing at least adequate to the task of suspension of disbelief, look alsewhere. Many sentences look like a trip to the thesaurus, and the same grandiose descriptions show up time and time again with different words. The editing, sadly, is not transparent, with missing words, dangling prepositions, and sentences that don't start with a capital letter.
The charactes are hackneyed (while that's not necessarily the the kiss of death in a 40K novel, where certain stereotypes are expected, I like a little originality), single dimensional, given to bouts of extreme emotion without apparent provocation, and "think" things they could not possibly know for the sake of exposition.
The story-line is actually not bad (if you can get through the writing), and different perspectives give you an interesting look at the conflict from various angles.
This wasn't enough to save it for me, however, and a quarter of the way into it I was wondering how I was going to choke down the remainder.
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Summary: Not impressed
Review: Like the others here, I thought this book was wordy to the point of boredom. 40k books are, in my opinion, renowned for their lean writing and dynamic pacing. Green seems to do better with his short stories, but here I got the impression he was being verbose for the sake of filling pages. I do not plan on buying his next book, Iron Hands.
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Summary: Not impressed
Review: Like the others here, I thought this book was wordy to the point of boredom. 40k books are, in my opinion, renowned for their lean writing and dynamic pacing. Green seems to do better with his short stories, but here I got the impression he was being verbose for the sake of filling pages. I do not plan on buying his next book, Iron Hands.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is a great book. Read it it will not disappoint you.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is a great book. Read it it will not disappoint you.
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Summary: Good Story
Review: This was a good story. When I was more than half way through the book, I was wishing this book had been a triology. There were so many interesting personalities it could have been expanded on without damaging the storyline. The end of the book was great, all the elements of the story were tied in very nicely. It was a very enjoyable book. Thanks!
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Summary: Good Story
Review: This was a good story. When I was more than half way through the book, I was wishing this book had been a triology. There were so many interesting personalities it could have been expanded on without damaging the storyline. The end of the book was great, all the elements of the story were tied in very nicely. It was a very enjoyable book. Thanks!
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