Warhammer 40k Literature

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Thu May 01, 2008 12:49 pm

Ciaphas Cain is hilarious. Well worth it.

The BA books being some of the worst is word of mouth. I spend a lot of time on forums, so read a lot of opinions (but after all that, they are still just opinions). The dawn of war books are also pretty much considered some of the worst.

I read a few pages in the store and felt like they were pretty standard "war porn" BL material, like a lot of 40k books Sad

Double eagle was really good, that book really really made me want the thunderbolt pilot figure. Too bad he is expensive as hell to get a hold of now!

I should read Scourge of the Heretic. I'll get to that in a month or so... finally have some non-40k books to get through. If you want inspiration for a Dark Heresy campaign (or a look at the Underbelly of the imperium) then look no further than the aforementioned Eisenhorn series. It's not just a good 40k book... it's a good book period (which really can't be said for most 40k novels).

One of the scenes takes place on a giant walking city, They live all over the cities back and on the underbelly. As punishment in the city you are hung in a cage from the underbelly until you starve or bake in the sun! Yeesh!
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Win - 22 (The Dark Angels wiped some silly pod marines)
Loss - 13 (Brice's Necrons wiped me)
Draw - 2 (The 13th hold out in alpha take and hold)

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Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Thu May 01, 2008 5:16 pm

why do people keep beating me to posting the best books Razz

, but yea cain is funny and worh reading(and rereading in my case). A pretty good warhammer fantasy book is fell cargo(about pirates)

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Thu May 01, 2008 9:03 pm

on the flipside of this what do you guys think is our the worst books.....personally I thought Fire Warrior was really bad....I mean its some ramdom fire warrior who does
1)Destorys a Titian
2)Kills a Deamon Prince....oh four times

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Thu May 01, 2008 10:30 pm

firewarrior is easily the worst of the worst

after that I think it's the Dawn of War ones

Then the Black Templar ones on Armageddon (damnation crusade and the other one)

and lastly the Blood Angels ones.
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Dark Angels 1750 win/loss Record
Win - 22 (The Dark Angels wiped some silly pod marines)
Loss - 13 (Brice's Necrons wiped me)
Draw - 2 (The 13th hold out in alpha take and hold)

http://mcelv.blogspot.com/

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Fri May 02, 2008 12:23 pm

Anything Space Wolf is awesome! cherry

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Fri May 02, 2008 1:03 pm

I like the Bill King SW books, the other one was rough.
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Dark Angels 1750 win/loss Record
Win - 22 (The Dark Angels wiped some silly pod marines)
Loss - 13 (Brice's Necrons wiped me)
Draw - 2 (The 13th hold out in alpha take and hold)

http://mcelv.blogspot.com/

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Fri May 02, 2008 7:04 pm

other 2(isnt the one were he gets the spear back written by the 2nd guy) and I thought they were both written good

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Fri May 02, 2008 7:06 pm

"and I thought they were both written good"

-while reviewing a book. Bruce you slay me.
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Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Fri May 02, 2008 7:16 pm

ok as I have said many times I can not spell and my grammer is at times worse than my spelling so.......well you get the picture, I just thought they were good books........anyways another good fantasy series is malus darkblade's(dont remeber is mentioned yet but oh well) Razz

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Sat May 03, 2008 1:16 am

It's been mentioned before but hte Gotrek and Felix series are nuts! Completely love it. Has anyone read any of the new ones or any of the Bloodbowl?
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Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Sat May 03, 2008 10:22 am

I read the big book of Blood Bowl all thing considered(not much of a sports fan and such) I couldnt stop reading it, It has enough fighting in it to make it fairly good.

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Sat May 03, 2008 1:53 pm

Gotrek and Felix is one I want to get to.

I read a chapter of Blood Bowl in the store, pretty awful imo.
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Dark Angels 1750 win/loss Record
Win - 22 (The Dark Angels wiped some silly pod marines)
Loss - 13 (Brice's Necrons wiped me)
Draw - 2 (The 13th hold out in alpha take and hold)

http://mcelv.blogspot.com/

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Sat May 03, 2008 6:05 pm

its had a bad start, and a fair amount of slow spots but it isnt bad if you can stand that stuff(it helps I read this stuff at school, compared to the school books just about any book is great)

Subject: Re: Warhammer 40k Literature Sun May 04, 2008 12:30 am