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Deathwing (1980)

by Neil Jones(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1841541540 (ISBN13: 9781841541549)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Black Library

review 1: Solid Warhammer 40k fiction. I borrowed this from a friend and read it mainly to get into the mindset to play Deathwatch but it's fairly enjoyable pulpy scifi. If you really dig the universe or want to learn more, worth a read. If scifi (particularly the grim far future xenophobia type) then you're better passing this up. I might go back and read more WH40k sometime...EDIT: Dan Abnett is a good write in this universe and I really like another of Charles Stross's books (Accelerando). O, and I love the short story format. It really has grown on me, especially for these types of stories, and looking back this reminds me of Pump Six (or perhaps vice versa since I read that later) by Paolo Bacigalupi (which is phenomenal!)
review 2: This was my favourite of the Warh... moreammer books that I read. The short stories were mostly very good. Deathwing by Bryan Ansell and William King was an interesting look at a Space Marine squad that all came from one primitive planet and how they had to go back and save their planet from Genestealers and factories. It was very well done with lots of stories inside stories and had interesting world building. Warped Stars was an Ian Watson story about a young boy with psychic abilities who had been contacted by an alien/demonic force who was trying to take him over. It was also very well done with lots of different perspectives and actually had a happy ending! It also introduced Grimm the dwarf/squat from the inquisition series and made him more interesting. Lacrymata by Strom Constantine seemed more sedate, and thankfully had female characters! It was a story of over indulgence, and love and psychic powers and I enjoyed it a lot too. Monastary of Death by Charles Stross was probably the tamest of the stories, a monastary hid secret knowledge from the Imperials. It was a fairly simple story but done quite well. Seed of doubt by Neil McIntosh was alright. I don't remember much of the story except there was something that needed wiping out and the happy ending involved a woman having to shoot her commander as there was a chance he was infected/possessed. Devil's Mauarader's by William King was the only story I didn't care for. It was marines stuck in the jungle fighting to get out. It just felt like it was a Vietnam war story and nothing to do with 40k except the weapons had been scaled up. I found it very dull. The last story The alien beast within by Ian Watson was the pre-story of his character Meh'lindi the assassin from the inquisitor wars. It was a good background piece and I can't have imagined having read the other books without having read this first, particularly in the 2nd book when they make so many references to the events within this story. Overall the stories were very good and this was my favourite of the Warhammer books I read. less

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