Fedel wrote:The Nihilistic view wrote:Id say Eisenhorn and Ravenor series. They were not the first things I had read by a long away but they really stood out above pretty much. I think Ravenor is peak Dan Abnett and probably the best 40k series I have read thus far.
Ghosts, Cain, Macharian crusade, Talon of Horus, Last Chancers, Tome of fire ( salamanders series), Demon World, Silver skulls portents, Farsight crisis of faith are the other ones that stand out having a glance at my bookshelves.
Also not 40k but I love the Darkblade series.
Do you have a recommended reading order?
The longer series I've sort of read mixed up so I don't know if it matters, some of them are over 10 books, I think The ghosts are at 15 or 16, Cain at 10.
I think Talon of Horus would be the place to start, the 2nd book black legion just came out over the summer as well. It's on my to read list. Dembski-bowden is an excellent writer as he tells a very good story without succumbing to too much action. It might be a grim dark universe but 100% blood letting usually makes for a poor novel. From what I remember I don't think you really need a lot of background 30/40k knowledge because the first half of this book is setting up the important characters for the trilogy so you should get most of what you need to know from that. It's basically the story of how the Black legion came to be told from the point of view of a Thousand suns sorcerer. I think it stands alone pretty well.
Below is the blurb.
When Horus fell, his Sons fell with him. A broken Legion, beset by rivalries and hunted by their erstwhile allies, the former Luna Wolves have scattered across the tortured realm of the Eye of Terror. And of Abaddon, greatest of the Warmaster’s followers, nothing has been heard for many years. But when Horus’s body is taken from its resting place, a confederation of legionaries seek out the former First Captain, to convince him to embrace his destiny and continue what Horus began.
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:51 am
