Sete Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 One of the opportunities that the series hasn't capitalised on so far has been the portrayal of the Orks, in my opinion. There's been quite a lot of 'telling' and not a lot of 'showing' of how their intelligence, technology, and brute strength makes these Orks more of a threat than the typical breed. Hopefully they don't leave it too late in the series to put them centre stage and give them their due. To be honest, whilst the series was initially quite promising, the constant 'Neutral Stupid' approach by the Imperium is wearing thin. "Hhmmm... Ullanor seems surprisingly poorly defended... Just like that attack moon..." "Charge it with chainswords then!" Blame the Templars! they are kinda stupid in the last book. They are stubborn and headstrong. Its their character. They actually set things in motion. And they make mistakes. That's why i like them. They are not Mary Sues. Maybe if the Ultramarines had Marneus Calgar he could have soloed the Beast. Should be easy for a guy that punched an avatar of Khaine to death. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Apparently the Avatar of Khaine is the Worf of the far future so it's no surprise Marneus soloed one... especially that he has Big Four-grade plot power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Lol. Overall an enjoyable book. But well The High Marshall doing some old school divination? Hmmm... And the Beast basically has a "Golden Throne"? Makes you wonder why the Orks in 40k are in a such sorry state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Like most gamers, Gork and Mork got bored of Total War: Milky Way when they began steamrolling every other faction and thus abandoned their creations instead of finishing the playthrough to focus on other games like Age of Sausage. Since then and without their gods, orks have never grown as powerful as during the Beast's reign. The Ruinous Powers, on the other hand, do complete their victory conditions but then leave out of boredom instead of mopping up the survivors, like in the World-that-was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganders Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Is this still a ten book series? I've just finished book eight but I've seen three titles for future books in; Watchers of Death Last Son of Sorn The Beheading So more than ten or am I getting my series mixed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 The Beheading might be like a post-Beast Arises epilogue. The existing lore has it that following the Imperium-Ork conflict, a particularly uppity Assassin Grandmaster went and eliminated the entire council of High Lords, leading to the Space Marines removing him from power and recreating the council behind closed doors. That event is known as the Beheading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klisof Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 It's a 12 book series so 4 more to go. We are just waiting for the title of the final book now. Are you getting mixed up with the eBook subscription offer which gives you 12 books for the price of 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 The title of the final book is The Beheading by Guy Haley. Has been for a long time. We have a blurb for it already: Despite the odds, the Imperium has triumphed. The orks have been defeated and the Great Beast is no more. Across the length and breadth of the galaxy, humankind celebrates its salvation, and relishes the prospect of a return of peace. But the war against the orks has riven the political bedrock of the Imperium, exposing its rotten core. One man, one powerful man, decides he has the solution, and launches a campaign of destruction so terrible that thousands of years later his actions will still be viewed with horror. And all the while, the true enemy watches and waits in the starless depths of space; an eternal evil that desires only to devour the souls of every living human soul in the galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliesin Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Is this still a ten book series? I've just finished book eight but I've seen three titles for future books in; Watchers of Death Last Son of Sorn The Beheading So more than ten or am I getting my series mixed up? You're missing book 11, Shadows of Ullanor, by Rob Sanders, supposedly featuring the full might of the Mechanicus, and everything else the Imperium has left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Is this still a ten book series? I've just finished book eight but I've seen three titles for future books in; Watchers of Death Last Son of Sorn The Beheading So more than ten or am I getting my series mixed up? You're missing book 11, Shadows of Ullanor, by Rob Sanders, supposedly featuring the full might of the Mechanicus, and everything else the Imperium has left. The Full might?! Rob Sanders?! Ohhhhhhhhh baby, sign me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Kjaran Coldheart Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 are there more Ad Mech models that need selling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 well they just introduced a 'punisher class titan' in the last book ... so maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 speaking of selling stuff! has anyone noticed that the rumors are pointing to the deathwatch codex, and the new book will probably be about the deathwatch? what a coincidence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeritorA Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 speaking of selling stuff! has anyone noticed that the rumors are pointing to the deathwatch codex, and the new book will probably be about the deathwatch? what a coincidence! No coincidences here - only GW train ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 The Deathwatch Codex is confirmed as of today, we got a trailer for it, narrated by Toby Longworth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 · Hidden by Iron-Daemon Forge, August 2, 2016 - Been a idiot Hidden by Iron-Daemon Forge, August 2, 2016 - Been a idiot Like most gamers, Gork and Mork got bored of Total War: Milky Way when they began steamrolling every other faction and thus abandoned their creations instead of finishing the playthrough to focus on other games like Age of Sausage. Since then and without their gods, orks have never grown as powerful as during the Beast's reign. The Ruinous Powers, on the other hand, do complete their victory conditions but then leave out of boredom instead of mopping up the survivors, like in the World-that-was. Ok, I tried but I just can't help myself. WTH is the age of sausage and why is it the age of sausage. PM the response please so the mods don't delete this and the answer :D Link to comment
Xisor Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 For what it's worth - I was categorically wrong about "The Beast Must Die". There's a good old section wherein they all discuss that it's an obvious trap. And it was good. I'd still enjoy longer politicking on the point - but that's a complaint about TBA in a nutshell. Even the really good disaster porn bits are like nothing compared to the stimulating politics that is displayed now and then. It's a case for the political where I think less isn't more, merely more is more. More please. (And a 40k The Thick of It, please.) Can't wait for the next one. Super excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Peter Capaldi would make a damn good Inquisitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkins Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Book 9 incoming Blurb The attempt to hunt down and kill the orks' leader has ended in failure and catastrophe. The Imperium is reeling from the loss of so many beloved heroes, and the military forces of mankind have been reduced to tatters. Koorland now knows that brute force is not the answer - but how else can the orks be fought? In a radical move, he creates small, mixed Chapter units of Adeptus Astartes - compact teams that will hit the enemy hard and fast, and with deadly accuracy. With armour painted the black of mourning, the new strike teams become known as the Deathwatch. But will this be enough to tip the balance, or does the Imperium need to discover new means to defeat the orks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yeah, it's usually the first or second Saturday of each month, I think they do the second if there's some other release planned for the first slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeritorA Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Good, at least something new to read this Saturday. Sadly it would be another book about nothing, cause it all will be just to up the number of episodes. Same as with the next book. The only episodes that would matter would be the penultimate and last one - so, it's books 'Shadow of Ulllanor' and 'Beheading'. But, as I said - at least we will have something new to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Some people might say that the journey is more important than the destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xisor Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 · Hidden by WarriorFish, August 12, 2016 - No reason given Hidden by WarriorFish, August 12, 2016 - No reason given Other people, sympathetic to DarkChaplain but with more contempt in their lives, might also say that there's more to a book than a list of plot points, you blithering fool. What a daft way of speculatively evaluating worth. Link to comment
HeritorA Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Some people might say that the journey is more important than the destination. Destination is the main result and expected result of every journey ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Still gotta go through the journey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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