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Never read a Reynolds novel...should I? I. Sort of compelled to get this, sight unseen.

 I think Reynolds is a very talented author. He never struck me as one to push the envelope, but to my mind he really gets the setting, I haven't read anything by him that had me scratching my head, which is true even for the likes of Abnett and ADB. His prose is very easy to read.

I think Reynolds is the most entertaining/humorous author in BL's stable. He manages to get in the heads of a lot of characters you may not initially expect, like Fabius Bile, and add his own twist to them while maintaining their overall character. He's whacky and weird but also grim and dark.

 

He can write the most ridiculous stuff (see: Blood Bowl: Manglers Never Lose, even includes a Gotrek & Felix cameo and made me laugh plenty of times) but also more serious, reflective stuff like Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix and probably the best Nagash/Undead in WHFB/AoS. His Lukas the Trickster shorts/audio drama have been pretty spot on too.

I received a booklet including six shorts from HH, 40K and AoS as a gift in my local GW store.

Didn't expected to get that much due to BL's celebration.

 

It contains The Last Son of Prospero as well as a short about Lukas done by Reynolds. Will read it after finishing PoD but I'm intrigued about those shorts as we got shorts from Chris, Aaron, Josh, Guy, John and David in one book. Seems promising. ;)

You get that booklet for free when ordering from the online store as well. Was planning to do that to get the paperback of Eisenhorn: The Magos two weeks earlier than Amazon will be getting it to me, along with the miniature. Alas, sold out. Grrrr.

 

All the included stories have been out digitally before, so I'm sure somebody'll have things to say about the Lukas one too.

This is good stuff. Will dig up some quotes and thoughts later but quite enjoyed it. If you liked the Bile books or the Wraight SW books, you're in with a good shot of enjoying this.

 

It's essentially a comparison piece for Lukas and Duke Sliscus, with a lot to say about both of them. Lukas himself isn't just some goof, he's the proverbial stinging fly that stops his brothers from being complacent. He challenges them, calls out (what he sees as) uncomfortable truths around the hearth. When an old warrior says 'it has always been this way, it is the way of the wolves', he's there to go 'pffff.... why though?' He's a surprisingly bitter dude, that grin covers a lot of anger. This kind of covers his character.

 

It's also the first 40k book to deal with some of the pre-Russ background revelations from Inferno.

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