E.G.J. Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Since the Horus Heresy series started in 2006 it seems those books are at the forefront of discussions about Black Library novels. Other works that are also mentioned frequently are Abnett's Eisenhorn trilogy, Ravenor, Gaunt's Ghosts, ADB's Night Lords trilogy, and the Ciaphas Cain novels. Those are all stellar reads, but BL has put out so much more over the years. So I wanted ask the fraters that be if there are any gems in their personal libraries, other than the aforementioned, that stand out as particular favorites. For me, I've always thought Shadow Point by Gordon Rennie was really good. Ben Counter's Daemonworld was also refreshingly original and epic. What random treasures do others have on their shelves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Xenology's pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrack Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Pawn of Chaos I thought was decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Iron Guard - Mark Clapham. Unsure if I know anyone else who has read this - but it's class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelPaladin Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Execution Hour was awesome. I never read the sequel, but since they have been collected in a print-on-demand from BL, I should probably get on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Valedor and Death of Integrity are two of my absolute favorites and almost never get mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyray Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 the Last Chancers series is always worth a good read and a recomendation to folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_out Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Helsreach was incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Warrior Brood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschenus Maximus Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Storm of Iron. It really makes me wonder how MacNeil could make such utterly boring UM books, given that he penned that chef d'oeuvre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Storm of Iron. It really makes me wonder how MacNeil could make such utterly boring UM books, given that he penned that chef d'oeuvre. You know, I first read that book when it just came out (and I was 14) and I thought it was amazing. Now though--it really is a McNeill book. Lots of bolter porn, really simple plot, Unlikely Hero that Survives Overwhelming Odds, and everyone but the protagonist and the Unlikely Hero die. Granted it essentially created those tropes, but that doesn't really excuse it from conforming to them. Or creating them for that matter. I guess what I'm saying is that it's a lot like Independence Day, lots of cool scenes and blockbuster moments, but it doesn't really make much sense if you ever stop to think about it. Guess I'm just jaded with McNeill now because I couldn't even get through Vengeful Spirit. I tried, since it's part of the central plot as it were and I just couldn't. That man writes the same book over and over, with the same boring characters and the same over the top battle scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Carmine Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Guy Haley's Engine of Mork is a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganders Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'd also give a vote to the two Gordon Rennie books Execution Hour and Shadowpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummus Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I liked ben counters Daemon world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus Imperator Vult Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Sons of Dorn - The book follows three Imperial Fists recruits from the first time they see Marines to becoming them themselves. There are loads of interesting sections describing scouts and the induction process I always find myself mentioning in threads oh here. Titanicus - Pretty much the most definitive book dealing with Titan scale warfare (that I've read) and yet still finds time to have some genuinely moving human sections. A couple of Audio Dramas that never get any love George Mann's two Raven Guard audios. Helion Rain and Laberynth of Sorrows. And The Madness Within by Steve Lyons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Fifteen Hours, for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassWave Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Helsreach was incredible. Oh that book was awesome! But I thought that book was well known? I also second Titanicus. I loved getting an in depth view on Titans and their operators. Death of Antagonis was pretty good too, definitely an interesting twist in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I really liked Angels of Darkness. It had a very X-Files feel to it, with a lot of ambiguity about who and what the Dark Angels really are, and the real reason the inner circle may be so adamant on destroying all evidence of the Fallen. I think it may have essentially been retconned by now though, since it made DA players mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sothalor Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I got a hardcover copy of Double Eagle by Dan Abnett on sale for less than $4. Yes, it is basically the Battle of Britain in 40k. But... it's the Battle of Britain in 40k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_out Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Helsreach was incredible. Oh that book was awesome! But I thought that book was well known? :huh: I also second Titanicus. I loved getting an in depth view on Titans and their operators. Death of Antagonis was pretty good too, definitely an interesting twist in it. Hey, I was just going off what was posted (or not in this case) in the OP lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralon56 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I know this won't be popular but i actually like the DOW books :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus Imperator Vult Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I know this won't be popular but i actually like the DOW books I heard they got better as they wen't along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Thirst Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Death of Integrity - for a space marine battles novel its highly detailed and has good character development with less pointless dreary bolter-porn than is typical of the series. Ahriman: Exile (and by extension - The Dead Oracle & Gates of Ruin short stories) was excellent, same premise as A D-B's Black Legion series, but depicting the fall of Ahriman after his success/failure with the Rubric and his rise in favour with Tzeentch. (series to continue in Ahriman: Sorcerer) Atlas Infernal - Absolutely amazing read IMO perfectly captures the Grim-Darkness of 40k and remains one of my favourite Inquisition novels. Ian Watsons - Space Marine... really can't press this enough, if you want 40k nostalgia Space Marine has it in spades, everything from eating brains to gain knowledge to spitting acid to break things, old school Astartes at their finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschenus Maximus Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I really liked Angels of Darkness. It had a very X-Files feel to it, with a lot of ambiguity about who and what the Dark Angels really are, and the real reason the inner circle may be so adamant on destroying all evidence of the Fallen. I think it may have essentially been retconned by now though, since it made DA players mad. Oh yeah, I had forgotten about that one. It was a great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Seconding Gordon Rennie's books, Daemonworld, Fifteen Hours, and gonna add a delightful (very) short story by David Annandale - The Judges, in Their Hunger, and the Treacheries of the Space Marines anthology (though it's a bit uneven). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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