Don't mind me, just posting one of the best 40k books there is.
Read it boys, it's fucking great. Honestly, it's everything a book about an unknown chapter should be. Good characters, simple yet compelling story, IG kick ass in it, there's only the epilogue that's a wee bit disappointing, but really a damn good book.
And it's not being sold by GW because of legal shenanigans so you won't have many chances to get it!
Carter Morgan
Well it's not the Horus heresy so I'll take a stab at it
Dylan Taylor
You better.
Here's another taste: Their Master of the Forge dates back to the HH, in a Dreadnought. And he's a grumpy based granpa. From what I understood from the book, he never got deactivated, since he was not crippled before being interned, but rather went into a Dread willingly, because they lacked techmarines and needed a way to preserve him from battle.
Joshua Clark
Why wasn't it published?
Robert Garcia
Willingly getting into a dreadnought? That's pretty interesting.
Joshua Evans
How terrible is warhammer "literature" when compared to the real deal?
Julian Bell
awful awful except for "inquisitor" and "space marine" by Ian Watson
Jack Wright
Basically another serie called Dark Hunters, that had nothing to do with 40k, was published at the time. Because the name was already taken, and GW was unable/unwilling to do anything about it, the book was taken of the electronic shelves a mere 2 weeks before it was meant to be released.
About 2 years ago, when I talking about this aborted book with another user here, he told me it was findable on torrents even though it never got sold (I presume thanks to Kearney himself, not wanting to see his work wasted, I mean, a novel not sold at the last minute, something that took you so long to write? You'd want it at least to be accessible to the public) I did find it on torrents, read it, and finally got around converting it into a pdf today since people were talking about a potential Chapter using chameleoline on their armor, something the DH actually do. Hence I remembered I had the epub, converted it, and posted it in the thread then made this thread to share it.
Jayden Cox
I mean, you're asking something like "How is Picass's painting compared to the 'Eavy Metal models?"
It's not really comparable. Especially when just saying "literature" and not precising which kind.
Matthew Brooks
Ian Watson's written better stuff. Try his Kalevala trilogy.
Angel Peterson
Depends
We have been in a drought for good books while the Horus Heresy takes up almost fucking everything.
40k has some really good short stories though
Dylan Collins
reading priests of mars right now. I love how they depict the different factions of the imperium and how they are working together und what they think of each other.
Kayden Cook
>white scars with Ultramarines colors Is it just me or is that slightly heretical? Just slightly.
Caleb Johnson
They're a wee bit darker. Even more so if you consider that the cameleoline on their armor make them blend in the shadows.
Evan Cooper
You rock, awesome user!
Brayden James
My pleasure, the book deserves it.
Matthew Stewart
>Calls something terrible literature >Proposes Kafka instead
Are you fucking retarded kid?
Lucas Williams
i think the eisenhorn omnibus has some of the best character development iv ever read. i wouldnt risk reading anything else so its also the only 40k book iv read
Ian Jenkins
It's like comparing an action movie that makes shit tons of money but the critics all hate and gets like 10% on rotten tomatoes.
It's terrible, but if you find one that interests you, you will enjoy it. It barely qualifies as literature though.
Colton Miller
Always up for original chapter fiction. Thanks, OP.
Gabriel Davis
could be lying, he's had 10,000 years to fix the records if there are any left...
Jaxson Morris
>not liking Kafka
???
Landon Nguyen
There are 300+ books. So it varies
Eli Phillips
I thought The First Heretic was really good despite dragging a bit in the middle.
Xavier Fisher
So glad someone else digs this book. Can and will recommend to people.
Kevin Harris
>"A'rabik" inspired chapter. >Awesome icy home planet. >Top level bants from a dreadnought who is also the Forge Master.
And i'm only 20 pages in. This book is shaping up to be a good read. Thanks for the upload OP.