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So a couple weeks ago, I ordered the three giant omnibuses of Gaunt's Ghosts and I just finished reading them last night. I'm wondering if there's a particular Ghost novel that the Dakka community considers a favourite (and why).

Necropolis. It's just so immense. I mean obviously it was a close call because they're all great books but it has always stood out to me as the best.

spamandchips wrote:Necropolis. It's just so immense. I mean obviously it was a close call because they're all great books but it has always stood out to me as the best.

I really enjoyed the gritty streetfighting side of that as well

+1 for Necropolis.
Very gritty and down to earth, even in the face of immense struggle overhead. That and it also looked at life outside the regiment, and how citizens fared during the dark times.

Necropolis may be the best black library book ever written if you ask me. It culimates that particular timeline very well. It brings new faces into a storyline quite easily and keeps the current cast well inmeshed in the story.

Not to mention, it does a nice job fleshing out other imperial guard regiments.

Necropolis, Only in Death and Sabbat Martyr
Necropolis overall but these really emphasised the possibility of total defeat and the frantic and bloody fights involved

I voted for Armour of Content but if I could change it I'd change it too The Guns of Tanith. It had the saddest moment; sure as sure.

Necropolis is awesome though!

Really liked Traitor General, Brostin steps it up a gear and it also gave you a look at things from the enemy point of view. Sabbat Martyr also quality.

Fine, fine series.

KamikazeCanuck wrote:I voted for Armour of Content but if I could change it I'd change it too The Guns of Tanith. It had the saddest moment; sure as sure.

Necropolis is awesome though!

Was Guns of Tanith the one where

If so, I agree completely.

I am pretty sure that was Sabbat Martyr where your spoiler happens.

Traitor general was great to me. Behind enemy lines is where the Ghosts excel.

The book were Dalin has his first real battle is the one I have reread the most though.. Ironically I can't remember its name. I especially liked Saroo's characterization.. haha.

Shaman wrote:Traitor general was great to me. Behind enemy lines is where the Ghosts excel.

The book were Dalin has his first real battle is the one I have reread the most though.. Ironically I can't remember its name. I especially liked Saroo's characterization.. haha.

Armour of Contempt (i think)
The RIP bits were my favorite as well.

skrulnik wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:I voted for Armour of Content but if I could change it I'd change it too The Guns of Tanith. It had the saddest moment; sure as sure.

Necropolis is awesome though!

Was Guns of Tanith the one where

Spoiler:

Corbec dies at the end?

If so, I agree completely.

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purplefood wrote:

Shaman wrote:Traitor general was great to me. Behind enemy lines is where the Ghosts excel.

The book were Dalin has his first real battle is the one I have reread the most though.. Ironically I can't remember its name. I especially liked Saroo's characterization.. haha.

Armour of Contempt (i think)
The RIP bits were my favorite as well.

Yes, Armour of Content. Definately in my top 3. [/spoiler]Also a sad ending. Caffran was one of my favorites. Hate you Golea![spoiler]

Golea kicks chaos arse. Leave off him.

Traitor General and Necropolis were the first two that popped into my head and it seems the poll shows that.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Golea kicks chaos arse. Leave off him.

Gol Kolea abandoned his children. Won't talk to 'em even when they live next door

1. Golea sounds like Godzilla. *cough* Forgot how to spell his name.*cough*

2. Have you read Necropolis? Die hard resistance motherfether.

Chaos Traitor: Is killing ur city.
Gol Kolea: Yippiekieay fething Heretics!!

Ys, of course but the point remains.

I agree with KamikazeCanuck here.
Kolea has the opportunity to be re-united with his children but doesn't take it even after his son actually asks him about his biological father.
It even says the regiment is practically family so having 2 dads would be weird.
Kolea may be awesome but he really needs to man up and accept the whole fatherhood thing even if it is too late.

Yep.

Bit late now isn't it? I mean, you've just found out that your adopted father bit the dust, and now Kolea steps out and says:

"S'okay, bru. I is your father."

He's not the fathering kind, now is he?

Emperors Faithful wrote:Bit late now isn't it? I mean, you've just found out that your adopted father bit the dust, and now Kolea steps out and says:

"S'okay, bru. I is your father."

He's not the fathering kind, now is he?

yes, but the point remains.

Necropolis for sure.

First and Only, Guns of Tanith, Necropolis, Traitor General, His last Command, AND Armour of Contempt.

Necropolis all the way! Necropolis did sooooo much that its the best gaunts ghost book out there. The first two books sets up the character but you really didn't get to know the characters on a personal level until Necropolis plus its probably the best book to depic what a war is like in 40k. Wasn't it like hundreds of billions of people that dead plus less then 5000 ghosts that survived at the end of the two month siege on 1 hivecity? Now thats a war!

KamikazeCanuck wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Bit late now isn't it? I mean, you've just found out that your adopted father bit the dust, and now Kolea steps out and says:

"S'okay, bru. I is your father."

He's not the fathering kind, now is he?

yes, but the point remains.

What point? He made a good decision. How fethed up would your kids be growing up with two fathers? (long after they've accepted the fact that one has died)

Ah, Necropolis. That one is certainly the best of a very good series.
My second favorite is "Only in Death", even if it did have another deus ex machina at the end. At least it was

Look at my name, guess who my favorite character is. guess which novel is my least favorite

As well I also have to go for necropolis, it was so all inclusive, everything that can happen in street warfare happened in that novel.

Sure as sure. I love Cuu. No one cries that he is dead..

Can't believe necropolis is winning, might have to reread it I don't remember it being that good (i.e. the best).

Cuu only appears in Honour Guard I think. Still, he's a right bastard, killing that chick and all. And Bragg. And Corbec. You know what? him. He's pretty much the only person that kills off cool characters.