Reviews

Traitor General by Dan Abnett

waylander101's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

tickettbror's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

woody4595's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

zankaru's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.0

tallblondehandsome's review

adventurous dark medium-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? Yes

4.0

nooker's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

smcscot's review

4.0

Another Gaunt's Ghost's book. I have mixed feelings about this one, because it's a little bit of a divergence from what these books classically are. We focus on a smaller group of Ghosts, on a very secret mission. It creates closure with some of the previous books, but it doesn't have a specific ending (I have to say that if this weren't a omnibus edition that I'm reading I would be upset because I would have to wait at least a year to get the next story). As always we get more about the Ghosts involved, and as always we get further story about their connections and interactions. The main issues with this story was the narrative flow. There were many times that Abnett seemed to get confused as to whom was with whom, and it confused the flow, because these occasions only happened during battle.

We got some great descriptions, we got some great action, we got some great character development, however there were times that the characters didn't seem honest with whom they were (chaos taint, I know, but even before that took place). Great story, but the continuity errors and the character reliability reduced the rating.