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Title: Crusade for Armageddon by Jonathan Green, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 0-7434-4368-3 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Overwritten
Comment: I have to chime in and say that I agree with a former reviewer that said the book was over-written. Terribly overwritten is what I would say, with descriptions out of control in many cases. The story itself, as mentioned, isn't bad, but it's a slog to get through the prose.
Rating: 2
Summary: Crusade for Interest
Comment: Let me preface this with two things:
1) I am a big fan of the W40K universe, and have picked up every piece of fiction for it since Ian Watson's first books.
2) I also really appreciate well crafted writing.
If you are only looking for a book set in the 40K universe or are using it as source material, and thus don't care much about the quality of your prose, then by all means, buy this book. There is a wealth of background information, including Legion/Chapter/Regiment names for much of the Armageddon conflict.
If, however, you are looking for writing at least adequate to the task of suspension of disbelief, look alsewhere. Many sentences look like a trip to the thesaurus, and the same grandiose descriptions show up time and time again with different words. The editing, sadly, is not transparent, with missing words, dangling prepositions, and sentences that don't start with a capital letter.
The charactes are hackneyed (while that's not necessarily the the kiss of death in a 40K novel, where certain stereotypes are expected, I like a little originality), single dimensional, given to bouts of extreme emotion without apparent provocation, and "think" things they could not possibly know for the sake of exposition.
The story-line is actually not bad (if you can get through the writing), and different perspectives give you an interesting look at the conflict from various angles.
This wasn't enough to save it for me, however, and a quarter of the way into it I was wondering how I was going to choke down the remainder.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Story
Comment: This was a good story. When I was more than half way through the book, I was wishing this book had been a triology. There were so many interesting personalities it could have been expanded on without damaging the storyline. The end of the book was great, all the elements of the story were tied in very nicely. It was a very enjoyable book. Thanks!
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Title: Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 0743443608 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fire Warrior by Simon Spurrier, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 1844160106 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Wolfblade by William King, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 1844160211 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Crossfire by Matthew Farrer, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 0743443667 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: For The Emperor (Warhammer 40,000) by Sandy Mitchell, Marc Gascoigne ISBN: 1844160505 Publisher: Games Workshop Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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