The Phazer wrote:
Commiserations to those who didn't get theirs, the scalping on these is ludicrous. I had to get the last one on ebay.

MoD_Legion wrote:

 The Phazer wrote:
Commiserations to those who didn't get theirs, the scalping on these is ludicrous. I had to get the last one on ebay.

I missed book 3 already, so was paying close attention to every single email I got from GW/BL, didnt help though

ToW: What was your preparation for this book like? How much research did you have to do in order to make sure you had all of the details right?

DA: I did a vast amount – more than any planning and research I’ve ever done for a project. For example, I had to map the Palace. I actually spent a long time mapping everything out, for my benefit and for the benefit of the writing team, consolidating locations. My map is now the ‘standard map’ we all work off. You have to remember, the series is a team effort, written by a “writer’s room”. The Heresy series always has been, but with the Siege it’s become even more intense: we meet regularly, and we share our work in progress, and we brainstorm, and we check each other for errors and oversights.

It’s a wonderful and refreshingly exciting collaborative effort, a real change from the usual ‘solo life’ of an author. During Saturnine, I had an ongoing email thread with the editor and the other writers: we conversed every day (I also Skyped with different authors to benefit from different areas of expertise). I used the ongoing thread to ask questions and bounce ideas. I also kept a print-out of the thread for reference, and by the end it had run to 150 pages (printed two-up). I also accumulated a stack of reference books that took six trips to remove from my office at the end. A HUGE amount of research and reference.

 ImAGeek wrote:
I finished The Regents Shadow last night. It’s been a while since I read the Emperors Legion, but I this one was even better than I remember that one being, and I know I loved that when I read it. Really good 40k politics.

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 Overread wrote:
Note they are pushing their app, but its also a straight £0.99 on their main BL website as a download as well. As well as the ebook version too

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 BrookM wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
I finished The Regents Shadow last night. It’s been a while since I read the Emperors Legion, but I this one was even better than I remember that one being, and I know I loved that when I read it. Really good 40k politics.

Finally managed to wrap it up and I find myself in agreement. It had a nice twist in there and the final act when everything came together was nicely pulled off as well.