Prot Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I know it's confusing as there are a few novels/short stories called "deathwatch" but I'm talking about this one: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/Protilious/Prots%20Deathwatch%2040K/BLPROCESSED-deathwatch-ebook.jpg I just had to make a post about this. I get a lot of inspiration from the novels, and audiobooks. But a lot of them are pretty mediocre stuff, or just too short to really get you involved to any real depth. This Deathwatch novel is surprising the heck out of me though. From page one it's been very interesting. I'm not quite halfway through it, but the whole premise has been done (in part) many times.... but this is a really interesting take on it. Basically we're talking about Nids. Nids are coming... and what can the Imperium do about it? Deathwatch might be the obvious answer but it turns out an Inquisitor tried to handle this situation but has made it far worse (you gotta love upper management making the work twice as hard!) No spoilers though, you'll have to read to know why this is the case.... We're seeing lots of Artemis in this novel. Exploration of the basic layout of Black Fortresses, and outposts. How we operate, and the dire situation at hand is all revealed here. So far I've enjoyed this more than any other piece of Deathwatch fiction I've read to date. I don't want to get your hopes up too much, and this may not be setting the bar too high, but still I highly recommend it to anyone enjoying the recent Nid releases and Deathwatch stuff. Personally I am really enjoying the insight into the background. The scene set ups are quite epic too... imagining a starport bristling with Corvus Blackstars and other ships can get any Xenos hunter's blood pumping! I haven't read it all yet obviously but just assume if you keep reading it there are SPOILERS below, and that could include any posts other people make so please be forewarned. So if you've read this and have an opinion on it, I'd love to hear what you thought of it, and how you'd rank it amongst the current Deathwatch fiction line. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelborn Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Sounds interesting. Curious if they will publish it in Germany. Thank the Emperor for Amazon. ^^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/#findComment-4529059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sothalor Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 This is basically the story of Inquisitor Kryptman's plan to divert a tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan into the Orks, right? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/#findComment-4529628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Well in a way, yes it is, but it's more the continuation of that idea, and we are now seeing the result of it in action. The deeper I get in this book the more I appreciate the author's descriptive scenes and the 'mood' of the story is quite... eerie...almost hauntingly so as they are in the middle of a complete and utter annihilation of two warring species. Plus he does some good character interactions. We get a little depth beyond the very typical stuff we've seen so far. We see how even though some of these chapters have given their Tithe to the Deathwatch, many of these marines still have an affection for each other, as well as their chapter brothers. Good dialogue too where sometimes we can be put off by the bolter porn talk, there's some decent stuff here. The story feels fresh even though in part it's been done a million times. It's set up very nicely. I hope it continues to shine as I get around the halfway point... I am disappointed to see it is a mere 200-ish pages. I want to see Ian St Martin back, writing more Deathwtach. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/#findComment-4529742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Sounds like I should be reading this soon as well. Genestealer Cults was fantastic, and the anthologies in Legends of the Dark Millennium are well worth it so far (though I'm not done with the Space Wolves one yet). It seemed weird to me that they'd go from them being short story and novella collections to short novels, but at least the quality seems well done so far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/#findComment-4529945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeritorA Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 This is basically the story of Inquisitor Kryptman's plan to divert a tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan into the Orks, right? No - it's continuation and resolution Sounds like I should be reading this soon as well. Genestealer Cults was fantastic, and the anthologies in Legends of the Dark Millennium are well worth it so far (though I'm not done with the Space Wolves one yet). It seemed weird to me that they'd go from them being short story and novella collections to short novels, but at least the quality seems well done so far. It's a good stuff - Ian Martin did well. It has more bolter porn than Genestealer Cults but tis good anyway Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326774-deathwatch-the-novel-by-ian-st-martin/#findComment-4539373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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