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Title: First & Only (Warhammer 40,000 Novels) by Dan Abnett ISBN: 0-671-78375-0 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Ghosts Will Haunt *You*
Comment: Like Eye of Terror, another Warhammer 40,000 novel that I read with some apprehension, First & Only caught me by surprise. I read it to get some additional background for the WH40K game world. Where Eye of Terror was only partially combat-focused, First & Only is basically a war novel, with back to back battles. I thought it would bore me, but it didn't. Comic writer Dan Abnett, who does a number of comics for Game's Workshop, is a *very* good long-form writer. His descriptions of the 40K world are compelling and very "painterly" at times, his characters have real depth and charm and his battle descriptions keep you on the edge of your seat. What really makes this book work though,are the unique characters of Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and the Tanith First, the so-called Ghosts, who are a fighting force from a dead civilization. Every time one of the Tanith die, their race moves one step closer to extinction. Gaunt, who was promoted to Commissar ahead of the line, has made many enemies in the Imperium who constantly put him and his men in harm's way in hopes of getting rid of him. They always manage to pull through (albeit with tragic loses to the Tanith), which makes his Imperial detractors all the more determined to do him in.
The day I finished this book, I ordered the second volume in the series: Ghostmaker. I can't wait to read it and others in the Gaunt's Ghost series.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fun tale filled with quite a bit of action
Comment: I'm not a gamer of the Warhammer 40k universe but I've taken a definite interest in the WH40k books since Dan Abnett's First and Only story of the Tanith Ghosts.
Dan Abnett's Tanith First & Only tales aren't filled with the depth or complexity you'd find in an Orson Scott Card or Joe Halderman tale but helps to provide the meat and backbone of the science fiction genre.
First & Only is a solid tale of the Tanith "Ghosts". The "first and only" regiment of light infantry troops to make it off a homeworld that was lost to them by the forces of chaos. Packed with lots & lots & LOTS of action, First & Only is a great read from beginning to end with fully fleshed out characters and a vivid view of the grim battlefields from the eyes of the light infantry scouts. He does an incredible job of giving the reader the perspective of not just the main character but quite a few characters from the "Ghosts". I'd recommend all of the series (I'll be writing a review of all five books) but you'd definitely want to make sure you start out with the First and Only.
Rating: 4
Summary: great series
Comment: The Gaunt's Ghosts books are a great read if you like war science fiction. I have read all of them except the last, and I just started that one. If you are unfamiliar with the world of warhammer 40,000, the miniature game, some things may seem a little odd. Stick with it and you have the David Weber of science fiction land warfare. I have tried to read books from david drake but they didn't pull me in. There was something missing. These books found that something. Try them. You'll like them.
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Title: Necropolis by Dan Abnett ISBN: 0743411595 Publisher: Black Library Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Straight Silver by Dan Abnett ISBN: 1844160823 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Guns of Tanith (Warhammer 40,000 Novels) by Dan Abnett ISBN: 0743443047 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Honour Guard by Dan Abnett ISBN: 0743411676 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett ISBN: 0743443608 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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