Dark Bjoern Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just start reading Watchers of the Throne: The Emperor´s Legion. I made it through the first quarter of the book and found it quite good so far. Anyone else who read it? What´s your opinion? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtse Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Awesome book Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5062212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Trajanus Ultor Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Great book ! I’d recommend Master of Mankind and the Carrion Throne. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5062257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinion Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I enjoyed it a whole lot, lots of cool insight into the politics and thinking of Sisters and Custodes and some High Lords, does get a bit too Bolter Porn at the end but its a 40k novel after all! Master of Mankind is another great read after this one, though a bit dated i think compared to Custodes wargear vs what FW gave them for rules Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5062428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I have not read it yet, but did read MoM am halfway through Carrion Throne (waiting for Custodes to appear!).... MoM was awesome. This one is on my read list though too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Now that i´m through with it, i must say i liked it very much and i hope for a sequel Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I will have to check it out ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krom4095 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 MoM was a great read, but I think I liked Watchers even better. The SoS character was the best IMO and made me a huge fan of the Anathema Psykana. I sure hope GW has plans to flesh them out w Inquisition so they can take their rightful place on the battlefield with Custodes as their psychic protection. They are so limited currently as a faction. Especially with no HQs. Would love FW to add Jenetia Krole to their HH character series. They just did Valdor, so maybe she'll be up soon. I own Carrion Throne but havent read it yet because someone said the Custodes actually feature very little in the book. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicebod Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Seriously good, a real underappreciated gem in my book. The Sisters character is the best written Sister of Silence I’ve read yet. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Darn guys... you're killing me here. Guess I'm picking that one up too. Carrion Throne is a good read, a very cool look at how everyday Terra feels, and the every day element of weeding out the seedy underbelly by Inquisition. I'm not finished it, but again I picked it up for the Custodes which have still not made an appearance. If you guys really think that book is better than MoM... I dunno. I guess I have to read it though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5065818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krom4095 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Don't get me wrong, Master of Mankind was brilliiant, and may be a better written book than Watchers (debatable), but I thoroughly enjoyed Watchers from beginning to end. The SoS character steals the show IMO, even though Trajan Valoris and the other Custodes characters are great. Definite must read for any fans of Custodes or SoS, or the Khorne invasion of Terra immediately when the universe split open. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5067254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 So this o e takes place at the onset of the Cicatrix Maledictum? Any mention of Guilliman? I will say one of my favourite aspects of MoM was the candid interactions between the Emperor and the main Custodes character, and I know that cannot be a component of this book considering the time line. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5067289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Yes, itˋs around the time when Guilliman arived on Luna, the opening of the Cicatrix Maledictum and the siege of the Lions Gate. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5067304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Got the novel today so excited to read it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5067312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 So this o e takes place at the onset of the Cicatrix Maledictum? Any mention of Guilliman? I will say one of my favourite aspects of MoM was the candid interactions between the Emperor and the main Custodes character, and I know that cannot be a component of this book considering the time line. Basically, the book is about the events on Terra of the leadup to the Cicatrix Maladictum, including both the arrival of Guilliman and the planning of the Indomitus Crusade. It's a sister-piece to Carrion Throne (even sharing a character), showing the workings of the Imperial Senate and Custodes, along with the return of the Sisters of Silence. It may not have the Emperor and Custodes interacting, but it does show how the Custodes have spent the last few millennia, and how the Imperium is led. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5069042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 It's a good book, not quite a great one. I don't like the continuel jumping between characters and artificial suspense, I also think there's a few too many/too long battle scenes in what is effectively a political story about the Throne World. The characters, general insight into the high Lords and overall story are really good however. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5070139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Actually, I liked the jumping. Having a book told entirely from the point of view of Sister "I hate absolutely everything, everyone ever all the time" Aleya would quickly grate, and there aren't really that many battles, just the story of Aleya returning, the already-established Siege, and the events of the end of the story. I would really love to see the story continued though, showing Tieron helping oversee the organization and progression of the Indomitus Crusade. Really though, I love that it actually shows the High Lords as competent, rather than the usual stereotypes of them being doddering buffoons who have no idea what they're doing, watching the Imperium collapse around them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5070971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Start reading MoM yesterday. It´s awesome! It´s interesting to see the differences between both books regarding the relationship of Custodes and Sisters now and then. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5074046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Really enjoying this one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/346471-watchers-of-the-throne/#findComment-5074932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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