Knockagh Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Mine arrived today, tiny tiny book. Made to look even smaller as it landed in the same box as Anarch which is rather large. Limited edition is really beautiful. The cover feels like it’s mater but I don’t think it is. Definitely not one I will be reading with dirty hands at lunchtime in the farm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.crusader Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 How many pages, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 174, it’s probably about the same as a primarch book. Maybe not as small as I thought on opening the box. Anarch just looked massive beside it. It’s very thin but that’s because it’s much taller than a primarch book. Anyway quality over quantity and all that, will see how it reads, excited about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.crusader Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thanks! I thought it barely has a hundred pages) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Can't wait to get feedback on the story. I'm a big Andy Clark fan and this is my first limited edition book, can't wait to see it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Got mine today. It's been a good read so far. I don't recall having read any of his work before though. (142 of 1250 :lol: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Dawnstar Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Got mine today too (1047/1250) and I've already read through it end-to-end once. I'd certainly mean to do so again before saying much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Clark featured Celestine as a significant story element in Shroud of Night, which is partially why I looked forward to this novel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Dawnstar Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I'm fairly sure it's implied that Celestine picks up directly after Shroud of Night but that's as far as any direct connection between the two appears to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel_of_Blood Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Failed to secure a copy. Which is especially disheartening seeing just how many copies weee bought purely to scalp :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Filthy scalpers indeed. I’m staggered at how much they put these books on eBay for. Does anyone buy them at that? Surely not. Do BL not put a one book limit per order? Although the way some of the limited eds sell it hasn’t made much sense to buy multiples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Finally got around to reading this. Disappointing. The rebirthing loop story was poor and rather boring. I thought so much more could have been made of it. The battle story was great, particularly the climax. A nice unexpected twist at the end. Overall though I felt very let down by her story in the ‘beyond’. Poor show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Finally got around to reading this. Disappointing. The rebirthing loop story was poor and rather boring. I thought so much more could have been made of it. The battle story was great, particularly the climax. A nice unexpected twist at the end. Overall though I felt very let down by her story in the ‘beyond’. Poor show I wouldn't say the Beyond was disappointing to me, but the battle was definitely my preferred section of the novel. I quite enjoyed the book overall though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 I found it odd in that I usually dislike the battle sections and love the rest. The beyond bit was the reason I was looking forward to this book. I found it really cliche and dull. It was a book with tremendous potential to deal with the afterlife preached by the imperial church. It also skirted around Celestines background only referencing a tiny bit. I’ve a feeling the rest will come from the solar war books. The novel held a lot of potential and failed to deliver much more than a semi decent scrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I don't find it too odd you liked the battles: Andy Clark is honestly top notch at depicting battle. His plots are never Earth shattering but he is the best at making conflicts feel as big as they should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of Dante Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Does the story mention any dates? I'm curious since I don't know of any sources that mention any for the Palatine Crusade when Celestine became a Living Saint (I don't mind spoilers, if someone doesn't mind answering the question in a Spoiler tag or something). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Dawnstar Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Nope. That part of her history is only mentioned once in passing and we learn nothing new of it specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of Dante Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 That’s unfortunate, thanks in any case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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