 Lookin for some new reads, Comics, novels, other epic forms of literated nerdery |
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 Sep 27 2011, 04:22 PM
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The King In Yellow  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121  |
McNeill and Dempsky-Brown are also pretty good. But yes, Abnet is about the best guy they have.
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Sep 27 2011, 05:45 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,654 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
The only 40k novels I've read are some of Sandy Mitchell's Ciaphas Cain books. Is Abnett Mitchell's equal?
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Sep 27 2011, 06:54 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Just as good, in my opinion, though really a lot crueler to his main characters (The Iron Star *cringe*). Abnett does the grimdark really well, and is a good, cochise and usually fast storyteller.
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Sep 27 2011, 07:04 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Sep 27 2011, 08:54 PM)  Just as good, in my opinion, though really a lot crueler to his main characters (The Iron Star *cringe*). Abnett does the grimdark really well, and is a good, cochise and usually fast storyteller. ALL of the Gaunts Ghosts are pretty horrible to the characters . . Because THEY ARE THE BASELINE HUMANS. No Supersoldiers . . Also: i don't think i have found a single ciaphas caine book in germany yet <.< but i need to find one i guess . . because: HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!! (warning, page may contain a bit of NSFW every now and then) |
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Sep 27 2011, 08:20 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (Tanegar @ Sep 27 2011, 12:45 PM) The only 40k novels I've read are some of Sandy Mitchell's Ciaphas Cain books. Is Abnett Mitchell's equal? They're both good writers, but very different. Don't go looking into Abnett's Ghosts or Inquisitor books expecting a whole lot of Mitchell's humor. Abnett's stuff is a whole lot darker (like most of the 40k stuff). |
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Sep 27 2011, 11:37 PM
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Running Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,003 Joined: 3-May 11 From: Brisbane Australia Member No.: 29,391 |
By Julian May
Saga of the Pliocene Exiles - The Many Colored Land - The Golden Torc - The Nonborn King - The Adversary Intervention The Galactic Milieu Trilogy - Jack the Bodiless - Diamond Mask - Magnificat Some of the best books I have ever read. |
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Sep 28 2011, 04:18 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,090 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
I've read May's Pliocene series. Good stuff. Thanks for pointing out the other series.
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Sep 28 2011, 04:37 AM
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Running Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,003 Joined: 3-May 11 From: Brisbane Australia Member No.: 29,391 |
Best part is it's a circle so you can start with either The Many Colored Land, Intervention or Jack the Bodiless.
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Sep 28 2011, 10:10 AM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Also of Note in warhammer-related fiction is Matt Farrer's Enforcer trilogy, which is about the only book that gives a near-street-level view of the Imperium. Well, as street level as an Arbitor General is.
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Sep 28 2011, 08:58 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,817 Joined: 29-July 07 From: Delft, the Netherlands Member No.: 12,403 |
- the Cryptonomicon; Neal Stephenson
- Snowcrash; Neal Stephenson - Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur; (historical Arthurian trilogy) from Bernard Cornwell - Everything else from Bernard Cornwell (Saxon chronicles, Sharpe stories) |
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