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cluelessjr's review
adventurous
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
gearyofbooks's review
5.0
One of my favourites from the whole series. It's tense, vividly described and utterly worth it
alebohl's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sutpour's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mrm4games's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mcguffin's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
hiddenbookstore's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
blithestbits's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Gore
lhgluke's review
4.0
This is my third ever Warhammer book, and I still wouldn't consider myself a 40k fan exactly, but I love the more grounded, somewhat realistic approach to the Gaunt's Ghosts series, so I keep coming back for more.
I cannot overstate how important it is that you listen to this as an audiobook rather than read it. Toby Longworth is incredible at narrating this (and most of the other books in the series), and he really does the Warhammer setting justice.
The writing style is great, and the characters and overall plot are fantastic. I especially love how it's set on one planet for the entire book, a far cry from the planet-hopping from the previous two books. I found it sometimes a bit confusing in the previous two books to try to remember what each planet they mention was like, so keeping this grounded to one planet, and one mega city was a great idea.
My biggest gripe is the massive plot hole surrounding Salvador Sondar, the High Master of the city of Vervunhive.
SPOILERS INCOMING:
When the enemy city attacks, Sondar kills Marshal Gnide and stops him from activating the shield surrounding the city.
I find it odd that nobody really seems to do anything about this, even when the city is being bombed and they do ask why the shields not up, but don't go to see why for themselves.
For the next 30ish days as the war rages on, Sondar is still in control of the city defences, but is corrupted by Chaos, leading him to eventually turn off the shield and allow the city to be almost destroyed.
It's only at this point that Gaunt and some others decide to confront Sondar and remove him from power - WHY HAS THIS TAKEN A MONTH?!
To allow a barely coherent old man who is being kept alive by machines to have full control over the city defences during a war, not to mention after he has murdered the Marshal, and to ignore or forget about this for approximately a month is a massive oversight and plot hole.
I still really enjoyed this entry and will continue to listen to Gaunt's Ghosts, but that was bugging me the entire time.
I cannot overstate how important it is that you listen to this as an audiobook rather than read it. Toby Longworth is incredible at narrating this (and most of the other books in the series), and he really does the Warhammer setting justice.
The writing style is great, and the characters and overall plot are fantastic. I especially love how it's set on one planet for the entire book, a far cry from the planet-hopping from the previous two books. I found it sometimes a bit confusing in the previous two books to try to remember what each planet they mention was like, so keeping this grounded to one planet, and one mega city was a great idea.
My biggest gripe is the massive plot hole surrounding Salvador Sondar, the High Master of the city of Vervunhive.
SPOILERS INCOMING:
When the enemy city attacks, Sondar kills Marshal Gnide and stops him from activating the shield surrounding the city.
I find it odd that nobody really seems to do anything about this, even when the city is being bombed and they do ask why the shields not up, but don't go to see why for themselves.
For the next 30ish days as the war rages on, Sondar is still in control of the city defences, but is corrupted by Chaos, leading him to eventually turn off the shield and allow the city to be almost destroyed.
It's only at this point that Gaunt and some others decide to confront Sondar and remove him from power - WHY HAS THIS TAKEN A MONTH?!
To allow a barely coherent old man who is being kept alive by machines to have full control over the city defences during a war, not to mention after he has murdered the Marshal, and to ignore or forget about this for approximately a month is a massive oversight and plot hole.
I still really enjoyed this entry and will continue to listen to Gaunt's Ghosts, but that was bugging me the entire time.