Custodian Athiair Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have just started the 5th Space Wolf book. i've been really happy with the last 4 they've been reall really well written, and grip me. But this one written by Lee Lightner (or what ever it is) is just terrible, it's so badly written (but in others is all right) Personally some of the pages/chapters i feel i could of wrote with the same level of skill (and i'm a GCSE student) but then again it seems that some of the other pages are rather very very very good, alsmot as good as written by Dan Abnet (is it, i don't have the book to hand) any opinions? Athiair :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 SPOILER ALERT!!!! I think when Ragnar and crew gate back from the mirror planet and Sven's reaction reminds me way to much of the hobbit reunion scene in the last Lord of the Rings. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2282985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Runner Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I agree with you that they do not have the character and flair imbued by King, and the last two do seem to alter in skill (maybe because the were written by two authors) but I still enjoyed them because I've learnt not to hold high expectations from BL books. I found them light and entertaining and maybe a bit rushed sometimes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2282988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmk17 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Yeah, this is the general lament of all SW fans. I cut the guys slack in that its hard to write well for characters you did not create right from the start, but the 5th book is about on par with a decent Fan Fict. Wolf's Honour was better and showed marked improvement. That and Haeger was written far better. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODE40K Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have recently just finished the second onibus, all i would say is it seemed to dumb down in book 5 and book 6 you didnt care you just wanted Ragnar to redeem himself! For me the other problem with book 5 is it just felt like a middle book. I spose like the middle film from a trilogy. The main redeeming factor in book 5 is the wolves did kick some Dark Angel ass. Doc Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bareserker Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 SPOILER ALERT ! I agree the standard is not as high as King , but he has his moments....I loved it when they turned up with the 13th coy Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 the 6th book is a mrked improvement on the 5th, Bring back King i say, now there was a solid writer with actual skill Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Devil Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Lee Lightner is alright, they get better in the second book. They certainly understand 40k better than King did. I always got the feeling that King didn't really like the sci-fi part of the Space Wolves' story. I found his writting kind of stale, once Ragnar becomes a Blood claw. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithGatchalian Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Before I left GW, I had heard King wanted to come back and write more SW books. This was last year, and I don't know what became of that. Heh, I have the pleasure of knowing "Lee Lightner". One handed me my first Best Sportsman trophy back in 2001 and the other was my boss for a while. Both are huge SW fanatics. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfire Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Edited: Sorry, thought we were talking about the 5th edition codex, not the 5th novel about Space Wolves. That's what I get for just reading the first post without the rest of the thread. I don't read anything from Black Library, so have no opinion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmk17 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Another King novel would be nice. I really enjoyed Mike Lee's SW short story in Tales of Heresy, something from him could do very well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/192305-disappointed-with-lee-lightner/#findComment-2283859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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