<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348721.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348721.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
Fifteen Hours and Lord of the Night are a couple of my favorites that I've read so far. I've got The Fall of Damnos which I intend to read after I'm done with '25 for 25'. Plus the first three Horus Heresy books coming in. I wonder if any of those will become my favorite.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348734.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348734.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? HH series is even better though makes for really great reading!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348846.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348846.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348940.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348940.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348953.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348953.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348975.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348975.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? 40K...reminds me of when I first became aware of 40K as a kid and went in expecting something like Star Wars only to find it had this weird medieval/cyberpunk feel. I do think Dan Abnett can capture that unique Gothic feel of 40K quite well when he wants to.

Also worth mentioning is Traitor General, another of the Gaunt books, about what happens when a commando raid is launched on a planet infested with Chaos. In the introduction to the third omnibus Dan Abnett compares it to the film Where Eagles Dare and I think that's a fair comparison, only with the 40K background it gets extra bizarre as the characters encounter the everyday weirdness of a Chaos world and become increasingly paranoid. As far as I know there's nothing quite like it in BL.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348989.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348989.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 darefsky wrote:
Last Chancers


THIS]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348999.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5348999.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 cincydooley wrote:
You must have read a different fall of Damnos than I did.

I could see why some people might not like it but I personally did, not the best of books but still good.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349019.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349019.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
"Brothers of the Snake."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349049.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349049.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Either that or Dark Adeptus, such a good book.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349106.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349106.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
A close #2 is Hellsreach]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349172.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349172.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? If you want you Astartes a little more "human", then I urge everyone to pick it up.

The modern iteration is a little hit and miss, but I think I agree with the general opinion that Dan Abnett is the best writer they have. So most of his work is excellent, especially Gaunt's Ghosts series and also Titanicus.

Titanicus for the cinematics and GS for the Bernard Cornwell- style "military fiction".

Maybe that was too many choices, so I say Space Marine is the best.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349192.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349192.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 Byte wrote:
One of One.

"Brothers of the Snake."


One of my favorite Space Marine Novels aside from the ultramarines omnibus , but I think my favorite is Blood Aenarion, the first of the Tyrion and Teclis novels by William King. If you've already read the current high elf codex, you would have a pretty good guess at what's going to happen in the last novel, but that hasn't deterred me from enjoying this one a lot .]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349278.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349278.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
If you dont know what I mean... Find out.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349289.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Whilst with the Ultramarines ones they are shown as great and brilliant tanks on the battlefield, the character Uriel is still very human inside through his actions and perception of the men (not just other astartes) around him.
Also, its the quirky and engaging characters of both these series that have kept me and my father glued to these novels and rereading them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349311.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349311.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? BL book, it's my favourite sci-fi novel overall. Abnett has written some great stuff, but Know No Fear is a standout for me even among his work.

As a second pick, the Gildar Rift. It's deliberately indulgently clichéd action nonsense with a fun plot and most importantly, space battles. Really gripping, well-written space battles. I picked it up in a store because the cover interested me, skimmed it for a few minutes, read a page of space combat and bought it on the spot.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349348.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349348.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349388.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349388.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? BL novels - most of them made me put the book down within a few pages.

I'm going with the Eisenhorn trilogy.

The HH books bored me (Do we really need another "paradise lost" retelling?) and the space wolf stories are a pastiche of badly written cliched viking tropes. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349463.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349463.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Blood Reaver hands down. Aaron Dembski-Bowden manages to add such rich depth to his characters that it makes his work a joy to read. He's one of the best working for the Black Library in my opinion, and while I've generally noted that the second installment tends to be the weakest of any trilogy, the Night Lords trilogy stands as a happy exception. (Although the trilogy as a whole is dynamite as well!)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349483.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349483.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349512.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349512.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? 40k in the first place.

Ravenor Omnibus - Not as good as Eisenhorn but still a fantastic read nonetheless.

Gaunt Omnibuses - The Tanith First and Only remain my favourite Guard regiment and I might try and make an army based on them one day.

Iron Warriors Omnibus - Soooo much better than the Ultramarines Omnibus. Honsou is such a delightfully, charmingly evil bad guy.

Can't wait to get a copy of Pariah, but I ain't paying $40+ for a hard over copy in my local stores. I'll wait for the price to drop.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349514.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349514.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349592.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349592.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Basically anything by abnett or adb.

Stay away from cs goto, horrible horrible stories.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349657.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349657.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349760.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349760.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? 2. Horus Rising
3. Helsreach
4. Dead men walking
6, The hunt for Voldius ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349771.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349771.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 chromedog wrote:
... and the space wolf stories are a pastiche of badly written cliched viking tropes.


I loved Prosper Burns simply because it takes the Space Wolves makes them into a much deeper, well thought out and cultured legion. It maintains the viking theme without relying on dumb tropes and stereotypes. Sure it didn't actually show a hell of a lot of the burning of Prospero but it showed a lot of the lead up to it and the events that caused it to happen. Also the marines laugh when the little human character refers to them as Space Wolves and tell him that is a silly name outsiders use.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349870.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349870.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? BA omnibus as my first 40k novel, almost made me quit reading novels for a bit...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349917.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349917.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349939.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349939.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
I read the first chapter of the copy of Eisenhorn from the library in Warhammer World yesterday, and it blew me away.

I'll back anyone who wants to say Necropolis. I was finding it difficult to get into Gaunt's Ghosts, and then I picked the series back up where I was, halfway through Ghostmaker. Once I got to Necropolis, I was hooked.

I don't understand why James Swallow isn't liked, I think Nemesis is one of the better Horus Heresy books (if anyone wants to fill me in on James Swallow, feel free ), the characters, plot and general position in the series is great.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349948.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349948.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
Shas'o_Longshot wrote:
I'll back anyone who wants to say Necropolis. I was finding it difficult to get into Gaunt's Ghosts, and then I picked the series back up where I was, halfway through Ghostmaker. Once I got to Necropolis, I was hooked.


I did the exact same thing. First and Only is a nice stand alone book but when it was written it was meant to be just that, not a series. Then Ghostmaker is a bunch of short stories loosely linked together for the first half. It's kinda confusing and disjointed so it makes you lose interest. Then you pick it up again and read the second half where it becomes more of a novella stapled to the back of short stories to make a full book and it gets you back in. Then right after that you hit Necropolis which is (imo) the best in the series and after that you simply have to devour the rest of them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349971.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5349971.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350055.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350055.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
Shas'o_Longshot wrote:

I don't understand why James Swallow isn't liked, I think Nemesis is one of the better Horus Heresy books (if anyone wants to fill me in on James Swallow, feel free ), the characters, plot and general position in the series is great.
I havent read his HH books but I can say his blood angels books are closer to a poorly written fanfiction than novel. Most novels with a character try to be somewhat canon or at least believable. His BA books make Rafen so incredibly, ridiculously Important to the chapter.He may have gotten better, but I won't shell out more money to find out. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350611.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350611.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
Know no Fear and Legion were excellent, plus all the Eisenhorn and Ravenor books, awesome if only for the 41st millenniums own Royal Marine, Harlon Nayl. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350680.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5350680.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Sorry its not black library, but it's where space marines came from anyway
(if anyone thinks this is a film they need slapping)
Eisenhorn is probably the best bl I've read]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353292.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353292.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
Iron within....Iron without....HOOZAH!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353318.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353318.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet? Helsreach
Titanicus

Anything but Goto, avoid him like the plague. Abnett can do very little wrong and he paints a fantastic visual image of 40k in general. Excellent place to start.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353419.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353419.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 quickfuze wrote:
"Storm of Iron"

Iron within....Iron without....HOOZAH!


Not a full novel but the story story Iron Within from one of the HH collections is amazing.
Spoiler:
Iron Warriors show up to grab some reinforcements and continue the push to Terra. The old Warsmith in charge stays loyal and wastes a year of the opposing Warsmiths time, kills plenty of his men, at very least several titans are left needing EXTENSIVE repairs, forces the Warsmith to call reinforcements to continue the siege and then when it is all over the fortress is dropped on the attacking forces and the loyalists escape with the traitors flagship. It is a great little story about marines from traitor legions staying loyal and giving their former brothers the middle finger.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353482.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353482.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 jonolikespie wrote:
Shas'o_Longshot wrote:
I'll back anyone who wants to say Necropolis. I was finding it difficult to get into Gaunt's Ghosts, and then I picked the series back up where I was, halfway through Ghostmaker. Once I got to Necropolis, I was hooked.


I did the exact same thing. First and Only is a nice stand alone book but when it was written it was meant to be just that, not a series. Then Ghostmaker is a bunch of short stories loosely linked together for the first half. It's kinda confusing and disjointed so it makes you lose interest. Then you pick it up again and read the second half where it becomes more of a novella stapled to the back of short stories to make a full book and it gets you back in. Then right after that you hit Necropolis which is (imo) the best in the series and after that you simply have to devour the rest of them.


The entire series has upsa nd downs. I feel it generally goes 'good book>okay book>good book>okay book'. There's a couple of gems in there, like the aforementioned Necropolis and Traitor General, and the odd mediocre book, like Blood Pact.

My main issue with the series is Abnett keeps killing my favorite characters, and leave the ones I don't give a crap about alive. It's gotten to the point where I've been avoiding Salvation Reach because there's not enough characters I like left to make me want to read it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353729.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353729.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 -Loki- wrote:
 jonolikespie wrote:
Shas'o_Longshot wrote:
I'll back anyone who wants to say Necropolis. I was finding it difficult to get into Gaunt's Ghosts, and then I picked the series back up where I was, halfway through Ghostmaker. Once I got to Necropolis, I was hooked.


I did the exact same thing. First and Only is a nice stand alone book but when it was written it was meant to be just that, not a series. Then Ghostmaker is a bunch of short stories loosely linked together for the first half. It's kinda confusing and disjointed so it makes you lose interest. Then you pick it up again and read the second half where it becomes more of a novella stapled to the back of short stories to make a full book and it gets you back in. Then right after that you hit Necropolis which is (imo) the best in the series and after that you simply have to devour the rest of them.


The entire series has upsa nd downs. I feel it generally goes 'good book>okay book>good book>okay book'. There's a couple of gems in there, like the aforementioned Necropolis and Traitor General, and the odd mediocre book, like Blood Pact.

My main issue with the series is Abnett keeps killing my favorite characters, and leave the ones I don't give a crap about alive. It's gotten to the point where I've been avoiding Salvation Reach because there's not enough characters I like left to make me want to read it.


Salvation's Reach is actually pretty amazing. Yes people die but it is a good book and well worth reading.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353842.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353842.page GMT What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
My favorite novel is probably The First Heretic. Runner up is Hereticus.

Classic props to Execution Hour as well.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353843.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5353843.page GMT Re:What's your favourite Black Library Novel yet?
 jonolikespie wrote:
 -Loki- wrote:
 jonolikespie wrote:
Shas'o_Longshot wrote:
I'll back anyone who wants to say Necropolis. I was finding it difficult to get into Gaunt's Ghosts, and then I picked the series back up where I was, halfway through Ghostmaker. Once I got to Necropolis, I was hooked.


I did the exact same thing. First and Only is a nice stand alone book but when it was written it was meant to be just that, not a series. Then Ghostmaker is a bunch of short stories loosely linked together for the first half. It's kinda confusing and disjointed so it makes you lose interest. Then you pick it up again and read the second half where it becomes more of a novella stapled to the back of short stories to make a full book and it gets you back in. Then right after that you hit Necropolis which is (imo) the best in the series and after that you simply have to devour the rest of them.


The entire series has upsa nd downs. I feel it generally goes 'good book>okay book>good book>okay book'. There's a couple of gems in there, like the aforementioned Necropolis and Traitor General, and the odd mediocre book, like Blood Pact.

My main issue with the series is Abnett keeps killing my favorite characters, and leave the ones I don't give a crap about alive. It's gotten to the point where I've been avoiding Salvation Reach because there's not enough characters I like left to make me want to read it.


Salvation's Reach is actually pretty amazing. Yes people die but it is a good book and well worth reading.


Again, I have no doubt it's a good book. The previous was a low point which generally means the next will be a high. I just don't feel like it because basically none of the characters I like are left standing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5354268.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/511502/5354268.page GMT