Siege of Terra - Fury of Magnus

[Preliminary Bombardment]

Forgot to put a reminder in my calendar..

[Fire Golem]

I completely forgot about this. Ah well, at least it’s not a main series one. 

[DarkChaplain]

I completely forgot about this. Ah well, at least it’s not a main series one. 

 

Not a main series one, but unlike Sons of the Selenar, it appears to establish plot points that'll be picked up on by main series books later. So it's quite annoying. Hopefully the regular release happens before the next main novel.

[Taliesin]

The regular hardcover is scheduled for January, so it will come out before the regular release of Siege of Terra 5, but not before the limited edition of it I expect.

[Marshal Rohr]

256 pages in definitely not a Novella. I’ll wait for the audible, and I’m pretty interested to see why it’s so long.

[DarkChaplain]

Isn't it typical Heresy-McNeill for him to tack on another 100 pages, whether the book needs it or not? :')

[Marshal Rohr]

I love Graham as a person and for everything he did for the lore in the studio but his books definitely are in my ‘ok, fine’ folder

[Shield-Captain]

Totally forgot. Ugh. First one I missed

[StrangerOrders]

I... completely forgot as well. 

 

Its weird that this subject is being addressed in a novella though and its weird that it costs the same as a mainline CE and so big besides.

 

Will see for spoilers, but is it weird that I feel strangely happy I forgot to buy it?

[Taliesin]

McNeill said in the Track of Words interview that he went beyond his brief, pagecount wise, which is a good thing apparently because he has a lot og story to tell.

 

And yes, at 256 pages youre definitely looking at a novel here.

[theSpirea]

I'm actually not happy to hear that. His long novels lack editing and usually would benefit from being shortened by at least 100 or even more pages. I'm looking at you, Fulgrim and Angel Exterminatus.

[Knockagh]

I'm actually not happy to hear that. His long novels lack editing and usually would benefit from being shortened by at least 100 or even more pages. I'm looking at you, Fulgrim and Angel Exterminatus.

I’m with you here. McNeills longer books can be properly boring. He needs kept on a short leash by a good editor. I loved Sons of Selenar, which was the first McNeill book in ages I really enjoyed, it was nice and short.

[Fedor]

Fulgrim would have benefited from using the first 100-200 pages better rather than heavily editing what was already there. We needed to see more of Fulgrim before he started getting trolled by the sword.

[m_r_parker]

Ok, that was a fun read (seeing as I managed to get through ~250 pages in one day), and may require a second reading to fully appreciate the narrative arc. 

I like the more grounded writing of Magnus, he's more relatable. 

[aa.logan]

It’s the right length.

 

Lots happens.

 

It’s very pacy, and I found it incredibly satisfying. Not everyone is going to like where it goes, but McNeill has a pretty impossible task of tying up so many strands and does it well. Some folk may object to those strands existing in the first place, but that’s another matter entirely.

 

It hits the sweet spot for a non-numbered book for me, important and consequential, exploring avenues that should be wandered down, but also one that won’t massively change the rest of the story.

 

The characters are consistent with earlier portrayals and, despite what’s said in the afterword, there is a nice air of finality to the story.

 

Dead good. Once again, the LE is a lovely object and the interior artwork is nice too.

[Kelborn]

Will the novellas receive a regular hard-/ softback release?

 

Sounds good thus far.

[theSpirea]

Will the novellas receive a regular hard-/ softback release?

 

Sounds good thus far.

Sons of Selenar regular hardcover is already out, I'm pretty Fury of Magnus will get it as well.

[Runefyre]

When can I expect the regular hardback to be released? Really looking forward to reading this one, loved Crimson King. 

[theSpirea]

When can I expect the regular hardback to be released? Really looking forward to reading this one, loved Crimson King. 

Usually 3 to 4 months after the Limited Edition release

[Scribe]

Spoiler synopsis? I doubt I even know all the plotlines around Magnus at this point.

[aa.logan]

Spoiler synopsis? I doubt I even know all the plotlines around Magnus at this point.

I mean the ultra-basic thing that folk take from this is going to be that

the Emperor tricks Magnus into killing Malcador and asks him to come back to his side but Magnus turns him down and he has a fight with Vulcan

, but that does the book a massive disservice, so no-one should read what I wrote. Seriously.

[Roomsky]

 

Spoiler synopsis? I doubt I even know all the plotlines around Magnus at this point.

I mean the ultra-basic thing that folk take from this is going to be that

the Emperor tricks Magnus into killing Malcador and asks him to come back to his side but Magnus turns him down and he has a fight with Vulcan

, but that does the book a massive disservice, so no-one should read what I wrote. Seriously.

 

 

Now I'm always a proponent of the just and good attitude of "read the book before passing judgment."

 

But that happened in a novella?

[aa.logan]

 

 

Spoiler synopsis? I doubt I even know all the plotlines around Magnus at this point.

 

I mean the ultra-basic thing that folk take from this is going to be that

the Emperor tricks Magnus into killing Malcador and asks him to come back to his side but Magnus turns him down and he has a fight with Vulcan

, but that does the book a massive disservice, so no-one should read what I wrote. Seriously.

 

Now I'm always a proponent of the just and good attitude of "read the book before passing judgment."

 

But that happened in a novella?

I told you not to click on it!

 

Loads of mad stuff happens, for example-

 

Fenris and Nocturne manifest to have a fight with Magnus in the first half of the book, too

 

But the first spoiler is going to be the big takeaway. It’s done really well, too.

[Kelborn]

. . .

 

 

 

 

Well, I wasn't prepared for this.

 

Guess, I have to catch up with Crimson King before reading that one. :O

[Indefragable]

@aa.logan

 

Wot mate?