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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 27, 2018 15:56:55 GMT -5
Okay, so here's the thing. I never read any of the 40k books.
codex? of course! rulebooks of course! LORE? nope. Couldn't name all the primarchs if I tried and didn't know all the intricacies of the horus heresy... other than you know.. the basic plot point and the end result...
so bored at work during slow times I read the Devastation of Baal online because it had Tyranids in it... and I enjoyed it for the most part. (should have been more about the Tyranids but whatever... stupid space marines).
So once I got through that I thought... okay it's time... and I started with the Horus Heresy books.
got Horus Rising done, and partway through False Gods
apparently there's a crapton of these books... but I'm going to try to read them all... in order...
I've heard some kinda suck though... so hoping I won't hit a stumbling block. |
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Nov 27, 2018 16:01:32 GMT -5
One word for yah: Audiobooks. The Black Library audiobooks are among the best I've ever listened to. The voice acting is usually superb, and the audio quality is always crystal clear. You can get an audible subscription for $15 a month, which gets you one book a month, or download a good couple of them from... less reputable sources.
Tops of my list so far:
-The Eisenhorn Quadrilogy (Xenos, Hereticus, Malleus, and The Magos)
-The Ravenor Trilogy
-Dante
-Flight of the Eisenstien (But only after you've read the first three in the HH series)
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Post by LizardTau on Nov 27, 2018 16:27:31 GMT -5
I own a bunch of book. None HH ones tho. I have yet to read many of them
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Post by stofficus on Nov 27, 2018 17:08:01 GMT -5
I quite enjoyed the early HH books, but it goes into a slump of random nonsense for like...15 books.
A few standouts across the series for me are:
Horus Rising, False Gods & Galaxy in Flames (set the stage marvelously, remain some of my favourites)
Flight of the Eisentstein (dark and desperate, just the way I like it)
Legion (alpha legion shenanigans give the best kinds of headaches)
Mark of Calth (from a literary point, it's entirely in the present tense, which is interesting)
First Heretic (Chaos at its most Chaos-y)
Betrayer (Who knew Kharn was a decent dude?)
A Thousand Sons (Magnus did everything wrong)
Path of Heaven (Makes White Scars interesting, plus really degenerate EC)
Master of Mankind (The Big E, Custodes, Daemons galore, and Warhammer's own Indiana Jones, big lore-shaping stuff all 'round)
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 27, 2018 17:40:32 GMT -5
geez... 15 books are bad? oh man... that's something to not be happy about!
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Post by vadah on Nov 27, 2018 18:38:49 GMT -5
the biggest issue with the horus heresy books (which i love) is that after the first 4 they stop being in any real sequence, and when you start a book youre not 100% sure whether stuff is happening before or after events of other books you read.
I love the stories and theyre what drove me to be such a loyalist (death to all heretics) but i'll see if i can find the flow chart that explains what order to read the later books based on what stories youre interested in.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 27, 2018 19:31:32 GMT -5
loyalist? I'm into book two and rooting for chaos more than ever!
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Post by vadah on Nov 27, 2018 21:14:45 GMT -5
I played tau when I first got into 40k but reading Horus heresy novels made me sell those dirty fish boys and by myself a huge blood Angels army.
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Post by Admiral Agrippa on Nov 28, 2018 8:20:01 GMT -5
I loved the Gaunt's Ghosts novels. I'm sure there may be one or two that came out after I stopped reading 40K books. I would argue that Dan Abnett is one of the best authors they have available.
I second the recommendation for anything Eisenhorn and Ravenor. The Inquisition is an interesting faction to follow.
I enjoyed the 13th Legion books, but they seem a bit more pulp than serious.
Also, the Ciaphas Cain novels were fun - also more a fun read than a serious read, but Cain's point of view is quite hilarious at times.
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Post by cdono077 on Nov 28, 2018 9:25:32 GMT -5
I'd chime in that the scions/renegades/martyrs of Elysia was an excellent audiobook trilogy - would highly recommend listening to it as an audio drama though.
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Post by LizardTau on Nov 28, 2018 9:28:27 GMT -5
I'd chime in that the scions/renegades/martyrs of Elysia was an excellent audiobook trilogy - would highly recommend listening to it as an audio drama though. What is the difference between normal and an audio drama |
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 28, 2018 9:33:30 GMT -5
audio uses your ears instead of your eyes?  |
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Post by LizardTau on Nov 28, 2018 9:38:06 GMT -5
audio uses your ears instead of your eyes? Lol I ment between an audiobook and an audio drama lol |
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Post by ohgodsnakes on Nov 28, 2018 10:27:05 GMT -5
An Audio Drama usually has a cast of voice actors, music, sound effects and other such things. They are written specifically to be performed as such, kinda like a play, but only audio. An audiobook is a novel being read, by one or more people (usually one.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 28, 2018 10:45:34 GMT -5
Audiobooks/dramas are pretty much a no-go for me... only time I would have to really listen to those would be driving... and my wife would NOT enjoy that experience...lol
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