DukeLeto69

What a great book. Easy fun read. Abnett’s prose just works and flows. So readable! Such a contrast to the heavy going of his siege of terra three parter that, while still well written, exhausted me to the point that I did not read a black library book for a year. Until now. Really loved Interceptor City. Need more Sabbat Crusade stories!

That is good to hear. I read the first few Lesk novels and agree they are good and get progressively better. I really enjoy Justin Hill’s books and he is also a thoroughly decent chap which makes it all the better!

Such a bloody shame. Part of me really hopes that the Amazon deal is very successful and they are crying out for more series to expand the IP and they pick up WH Crime and that sparks sufficient interest to revitalise the book series…well I can hope right?

The realspace timeline setting for the Eisenhorn/Ravenor/Bequin series isn’t an issue. Time flows differently in the Warp. Ask those Traitor Astartes fighting the long war. The Horus Heresy wasn’t so long ago for many of them! Just saying!

Based on the scant info we can ever glean on sales, Abnett is THE big hitter so gets a pass. Saying that, pretty sure Fehervari makes up some terms here and there.

Ah but he isn’t ADB! Sorry couldn’t resist ;-)

It would be a crime if he didn’t! Am hoping the recent Ltd Edition and now the first omnibus with another on the way is an indication that BL are starting to put a bit more “muscle” behind PF and recognising how good he actually is! Perhaps these releases are rewarming the ground / stirring the pot in preparation for something new?

May have missed it but actually I think there is a single book that encapsulates W40k better than anything else. It isn’t the best written book. It is a bit crazy. It is whacky. It is weird. Inquisitor by Ian Watson That book captures W40k universe better than anything since. It is totally mad and weird just like the setting. AND…scrolls back and sees it was mentioned! Even by myself LOL…need some recaf

I am not going to post on ADB anymore in this thread as it is going off topic (and I am a good B&C citizen not a chaos acolyte lol). Happy to continue discussing in an appropriate thread. Wasn’t my intention to derail new releases.

All excellent points well made. And yeah I agree the Black Legion books are not primarily focused on Abaddon so if saying “doesn’t write about big movers and shakers” only actually applies to the protagonist, then yeah sure. My original point was about what comes across as unbridled fan devotion by some elements of the fandom that puts him on such a high pedestal as if he is infallible. I don’t get it. He’s consistently good and sometimes absolutely great but… Of course it is all subjective and back to my other original point that perhaps I don’t get it due to his ongoing focus on space marines.

I rest my case

He certainly gets an aspect of the setting. Possibly locked into a 3rd edition stasis (not a bad thing). I’d class writing a series on Abaddon as being the big movers and shakers! HH doesn’t count as whole series is ostensibly about the movers and shakers.

Not author bashing. I totally love some of ADB’s novels but I often see total devotion to him as if he is infallible. Might just be me but I do see Abnett fans generally able to also admit his failings. Less so ADB fans. I like both authors very much but they both deserve some criticism from time-to-time. Only author who gets s total pass from me is Fehervari = perfection! Saying all that when will we ever see Black Legion 3? It has been so long it will be impossible to live up to expectations now!

I have never really got the devotion to ADB some have. He is good no doubt. Some of his books are excellent and amongst my favourites. But he isn’t THAT good. He is lauded by some parts of the fandom like he is the BL God (Emperor). Clearly taste is subjective and if anyone loves his work that much then more power to them. I really really like a lot of his work but not universally. There are times when his themes or set ups can be somewhat samey. BUT I will add that, apart from Cadian Blood, I think I am right in saying ADB has focused exclusively on Space Marines (of different flavours)? THAT may be the problem for me as generally I prefer stories about other factions. I would love to see ADB write an Inquisition book. Or WH Crime book. Something different from his standard oeuvre. Move away from the super human genetic warriors (and not only by inserting baseline human characters as observers of astartes).

Ah but is time real in the coil?