Abnett dances with the wolves!!

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**migsula**

DROOOL!!

Hammer posted this at our forum. Dunno, if it's old news here, but I certainly haven't seen it mentioned:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4nzgPbHlNo4/Sa9mbcdxEgI/AAAAAAAAEUM/WwbtjrOqfk0/s1600-h/prospero-burns.jpg

**Wolfstan**

"Horus protect us from the fury of the Northmen" The boys are back, nuff said.

**Platuan4th**

Looks like the Sisters of Silence are back, too.

**cerberez**

Whoa. Wot digging the wolf-head crotch-covers, though.

**Hulksmash**

Dude! Excited about a Space Wolves novel, never thought it'd happen again!

**chaplaingrabthar**

So this follows after Tales of Heresy, then or is there another in the series I've missed?

**BrookM**

This one won't be released until November.

**reds8n**

chaplaingrabthar wrote:So this follows after Tales of Heresy, then or is there another in the series I've missed?

Tales of the Heresy-- which I've read/got...it's good.

Then Fallen Angels-- Mike Lee's dark Angel book, follows on from Descent of Angels

Then Prospero Burns.

Then, AFAIK, McNeill's counterpoint book from the 1k sons perspective/continuation.

**two_heads_talking**

now if only GW could get their normal bloodclaw/grey hunters to look like that, I'd go back to my wolf army yesterday.

**warboss**

lol, my first impression of that cover was "Boy, you can probably smell that guy 20ft away!". I guess the only thing Leman Russ hated more than Chaos and the Dark Angels was a bath!

**Platuan4th**

warboss wrote:lol, my first impression of that cover was "Boy, you can probably smell that guy 20ft away!". I guess the only thing Leman Russ hated more than Chaos and the Dark Angels was a bath!

Could you imagine trying to hold Russ in a tub while still being able to bathe him? If my Dachshunds are a 2 person job, it probably takes at least a whole Tactical Squad to bathe Russ, and that's a mammoth waste of resources.

**JD21290**

i think i need to buy a few bitz and get more GS. looks like an idea for a fun project

**chaplaingrabthar**

reds8n wrote:
chaplaingrabthar wrote:So this follows after Tales of Heresy, then or is there another in the series I've missed?

Tales of the Heresy-- which I've read/got...it's good.

Then Fallen Angels-- Mike Lee's dark Angel book, follows on from Descent of Angels

Didn't know Tales was already out. I'm hoping Fallen Angels makes Descent of Angels a worthwhile addition to the HH series.

**reds8n**

Tales isn't already out.....never what you know right ?

I did a fairly spoiler free review here

Fallen Angels apparently follows on from "Descent..."

As news of Horus’s treachery spreads, the Great Crusade grinds to a halt as the primarchs and their Legions decide where their loyalty lies – with the Emperor, or the rebel Warmaster Horus. In this sequel to Descent of Angels, the Dark Angels too face a time of testing, both in the stars, and on their home world, Caliban.

Arriving in the Gehinnom system, Lion’el Jonson and a force of Dark Angels set about subjugating the system’s core worlds which are key to the Warmaster’s plans to overthrow the Emperor.

Meanwhile, on Caliban, Luther and the rest of the Legion feel abandoned by their primarch. Civil war erupts as the planet strives to break from Imperial rule, and the Dark Angels are thrown into a deadly conflict where all that they know and trust is thrown into doubt."

**Pariah Press**

Mmmm... Aaaaabnett... [/Homer]

Thanks for the heads-up!

**anticitizen013**

Descent of Angels is the worst one by far... I'm having lots of trouble getting though it because it's so boring.

Everything I've read by Dan Abnett is amazing. Everything.

**BrookM**

I'm probably one of the few that enjoyed Descent of Angels, it gave a nice peek into the background of the Dark Angels. Worst HH novel award has got to go to Battle for the Abyss. Counter is a horrible writer.

**JediRaptor**

Very excited...Thanks for posting the cover...makes me happy in my Freki and Geri!!

**sonofruss**

Woooo hoooo take that vile chaos scum.

**robertsjf**

Platuan4th wrote:
warboss wrote:lol, my first impression of that cover was "Boy, you can probably smell that guy 20ft away!". I guess the only thing Leman Russ hated more than Chaos and the Dark Angels was a bath!

Could you imagine trying to hold Russ in a tub while still being able to bathe him? If my Dachshunds are a 2 person job, it probably takes at least a whole Tactical Squad to bathe Russ, and that's a mammoth waste of resources.

Isn't that the reason for the old joke concerning the IG tank naming convention:

Leman Russ: Ugly, Smelly, Tough, Destructive, Loud, Runs on Alcohol, just like the original!

**Flachzange**

BrookM wrote:I'm probably one of the few that enjoyed Descent of Angels, it gave a nice peek into the background of the Dark Angels. Worst HH novel award has got to go to Battle for the Abyss. Counter is a horrible writer.

While it does give some nice background, it doesnt focus on the persona of Lion as the other books focused on their respective primarch.
I think that kinda sucked. BftA is horrible, I agree!

Nice preview. That could be excellent

**BoxANT**

Anyone think that perhaps this novel will coincide with Codex Space Wolf?

Would be too cool.

**Jezrael**

That cover would be a lot cooler if he was flanked by wolves instead of high elf lions.

**Ratbarf**

Too bad Russ looks like the ugliest girl I have ever seen and his "Wolves" look like really furry pigs...

My brother should be happy however.

**AJCarrington**

All a matter of opinion; quite like the cover. The wolves strike me as pretty "dire(ish)", which is how I've always pictured them. It would have been better if we could have seen the body to provide scale with the head.

Any ideas/comments as to the female(?) swordbearers in the background?

AJC

**Delephont**

The problem i'm having with the artwork is the scale of Russ....assuming it is Russ on the cover...he's a bloody midget!

I had the same issue with Lion El...he was described as being a head taller then a normal human!?!? Whats that, I thought all the Primarchs were half again the height of a Marine....they were practically Giants, weren't they?

**BrookM**

Never judge a book by its cover you fools!

**JediRaptor**

BrookM wrote:Never judge a book by its cover you fools!

I AM going to judge this book by one particular part of the cover.....the part that says

"by Dan Abnett"

I think I have only read one of his books that I didn't like, and thats because I really didn't care about the subject matter....and yet the last 50 pages STILL rocked, so I have faith, and am happy that this particular book is in the hands of the master.

**DebonaireToast**

YES!! More Abnett - Horus Heresy awesomeness!

BrookM wrote:This one won't be released until November.

Noooooooooooooooo!

**BrookM**

Patience is a virtue my dear hamburgler.