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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/03 13:48:09
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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does anyone remember bill king's siege of the palace short story? it was in a WD way back, 169?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/04 02:47:27
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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I think my fav short story, cannot find it or which book it was in, but it was about death world IG who just killed orcs for a living and they were breaking in a new guy
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/04 07:44:43
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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Regular Dakkanaut
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THe first 40k book i read was angeles fo death good intro book shows marines, guard, eldar point of view. ether that or let the galexy burn and posably what price victory I recomend reading at least one of these they show the the difrent persenalites of the races that can be confuseing to someone who is not familear with 40k fluff and goes strate in to a single races view book.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/22 06:47:12
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran
Maple Valley, Washington, Holy Terra
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Deathwing is a good short story collection that hits most of the essential elements of the 40K universe. Eisenhorn is less introductory, but is better-written and, I guess, more accessible for beginners.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/24 13:58:38
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Long Beach, CA
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Tell them to start by reading the rule book. =p
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2007/01/25 19:54:57
Subject: RE: Best 40K intro book.
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Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran
Maple Valley, Washington, Holy Terra
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Posted By smart_alex on 01/24/2007 6:58 PM Tell them to start by reading the rule book. =p Yeah... the Rogue Trader rulebook!
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