Targetlock Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hi all I've read the Priest of Mars novel and really enjoyed it and hope to get the rest of the series. So im wondering is the Tech Priest and Skitarius novels any good? :) i really enjoy reading up on the ad-mech lore or background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodusXIII Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 They're interesting, but focus a bit too much on selling the new line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 i haven't read the new 40k ones yet, but both Mechanicum and Cybernetica from the HH were awesome imo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostramar Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 The two new books by Rob Sanders are fine - but not great. Skitarius and Tech-Priest are. as Commodus say, primary focused on the new miniatures. The books fail to offer the reader with an idea of the immense diversity of the Adepts Mechanics. A true adept of Mars ought to read them anyway...It would be hard to compared the two books to the Mars triologi - which was a joy to read. I suggest you read Mechanicum. It may be set during the Horus Heresy, but it offers a nice insight into the glory days of Mars - and its fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targetlock Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Ive read mechanicum and enjoyed, but that was a while back so might re-read it, got Lord of mars on order looking forward to continuing that series :) Did thank the rob sanders ones were just to sell the models so i stayed away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Ive read mechanicum and enjoyed, but that was a while back so might re-read it, got Lord of mars on order looking forward to continuing that series Did thank the rob sanders ones were just to sell the models so i stayed away from them. well, tbh the only bad thing about Mechanicum was how the Knights were described, but that was way before we got 40k models, so i'm ok with it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Personally, I found Skitarius pretty bland. If you read the codex descriptions of the skitarii units, you already know most of the battle parts. The short story about the kataphron breachers was even worse, just repeating the codex described weaponry blasting apart stuff (stuff that always has a model) and no real story arc. After that, I didn't even read the other short stories... The Priests of Mars trilogy was great, Mechanicum too, and Techpriest I haven't read yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targetlock Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Personally, I found Skitarius pretty bland. If you read the codex descriptions of the skitarii units, you already know most of the battle parts. The short story about the kataphron breachers was even worse, just repeating the codex described weaponry blasting apart stuff (stuff that always has a model) and no real story arc. After that, I didn't even read the other short stories... The Priests of Mars trilogy was great, Mechanicum too, and Techpriest I haven't read yet. Thats a shame, was hoping more lore and a real idea of what they are like beyond the codex descriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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