DukeLeto69 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 3 hours ago, DarkChaplain said: Still no idea what Mike Brooks' orks series is supposed to be called on the meta-level, but the audiobook is special again. The novel in print/ebook only has chapters one to five, every chapter after that is called "Lotz". Around 20 "Lotz" chapters. The audiobook has the narrator (in-character) trying to think which chapter number it actually is - with corrections, or small arguments, etc. Really creative and something unique to the audiobook. Seriously, Harry Myers is incredible here. That's also the bloke who narrated The Wraithbone Phoenix, which was also brilliantly performed. Are Brooks’ ork books a series? Repeated characters? Not read them so no idea and just wondered if they were just a bunch of standalone ork books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Ufthak Blackhawk & Snaggi Littletoof feature in most of them, in one way or another! DukeLeto69 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto69 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, DarkChaplain said: Ufthak Blackhawk & Snaggi Littletoof feature in most of them, in one way or another! Are they good? I have almost exclusively focused my BL reading (forever) on human centred stories. Have avoided xenos as protagonist novels. Wonder if I would enjoy these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubiquitous1984 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 23 minutes ago, DukeLeto69 said: Are they good? I have almost exclusively focused my BL reading (forever) on human centred stories. Have avoided xenos as protagonist novels. Wonder if I would enjoy these? If you're looking for a xenos audiobook, please consider The Infinite and the Divine. A great story with excellent narration. I've not tried the Ork books yet, but will get round to them especially after DA's recommendation. Currently listening to Ruin, but the middle section lost me a bit. I probably needed more of an understanding of the necron societal structure before diving in tbh. I didn't feel 'lost' listening to Infinite and the Divine in the same way. Either way, I'm sticking with it and will listen to its sequel next. DarkChaplain and DukeLeto69 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrd9999 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Mike Brooks' ork books are great fun. Plotting good, humour is fantastic, he really 'gets' orks, while also making their decisions seem logical rather than just clowning. I'd start with Brutal Kunnin, or the short story 'where dere's da warp dere's a way.' DukeLeto69, cheywood, DarkChaplain and 1 other 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 4 hours ago, DukeLeto69 said: Are they good? I have almost exclusively focused my BL reading (forever) on human centred stories. Have avoided xenos as protagonist novels. Wonder if I would enjoy these? They’re excellent. Humorous, well written, engaging and absurd. Brooks has a wonderful narrative voice for his Ork works. It’s as if David Attenborough were producing documentaries about monstrously aggressive fungal races that love nothing more than a good crumpin’. DukeLeto69 and byrd9999 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto69 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Looks like I may need to pop my xenos cherry! DarkChaplain and cheywood 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, DukeLeto69 said: Looks like I may need to pop my xenos cherry! Enjoy! Prophet of Waaagh! By Nate Crowley is incredible as well. Probably my favorite Ork book. It’s a remarkable analysis of the Orks as a species and a fantastic book. DukeLeto69 and byrd9999 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSpirea Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I second Prophet of Waaagh! By Nate Crowley and also Xenos books by Rath. Personally, I can't stand Brooks's writing, it's cringy and he's trying way too hard to be cool and edgy. It reads like bad fan fiction. His take on Orks comes out easy and cheap. He's pushing too hard on the "comedy" part and completely fails to develop human characters. DukeLeto69 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I want to also throw Guy Haley's Prophets(!) of Waaagh short audio dramas onto the list. They're excellent fun. https://www.blacklibrary.com/audio/warhammer-40000-audiobooks/ork-prophets-of-waagh-mp3.html System Sound and byrd9999 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 If I had to rank authors of Ork stories from best to worst, it would be Haley, Crowley, Brooks. As much as I enjoyed Brutal Kunnin' and "The Enemy of My Enemy" (haven't read Ghazghkull yet), the adventures of Big Mek Uggrim and co. just hit differently for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolmeus Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 They are actually releasing a book of the return of the Lion! Splendid. Its called 'The Lion - Son of the Forest' by Mike Brooks Roomsky, cheywood and Ubiquitous1984 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSpirea Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Oh well... https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/29/the-hunt-is-on-in-the-lion-son-of-the-forest/ Why a terrible writer like Brooks gets so many LEs and nothing for Rath or Fehervari and similarly talented authors? At least the LE is ugly :cuss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto69 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, theSpirea said: Oh well... https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/29/the-hunt-is-on-in-the-lion-son-of-the-forest/ Why a terrible writer like Brooks gets so many LEs and nothing for Rath or Fehervari and similarly talented authors? At least the LE is ugly Funny we were just talking about Mike Brooks and Ork books! This is your first chance to read about the Lion’s exploits in the 41st Millennium – and to find out exactly what the Primarch of the Dark Angels has been up to since the end of the Horus Heresy. Not just sleeping, it would seem… So what do we reckon The Lion has been doing for 10k years? My bet is that The Lion has been using the time to get his head around the rulesets for the W40k game and each time he is ready to launch out there a new edition comes out and he has to start over again! System Sound 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansalt Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 The same text says "Awoken into the nightmare known as Imperium Nihilus". It's safe to say that he wasn't around until the Rift opened (unless turns out he was Cypher all along!) cheywood and skylerboodie 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelborn Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Alpharius is one of my fav Primarch novels and I'm pretty hyped for it! Give me loyal Fallen rejoining his retinue and keep the chaos ones as they are, elites for all chaos factions. The LE is not of my taste but I'll defo get the regular one! Ubiquitous1984, DarkChaplain, Tolmeus and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Antipodes Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thought this would happen after they sprung Angron on us. Not a bad choice of author (would have preferred Collins). Hopefully, they will actually wrap up the Fallen storyline like they hint in the article. Now all they have to do is update their BL coming attractions page so we know exactly when we can expect it.* *yes they say with the model but that doesn’t have a release date either (that I know of). skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubiquitous1984 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 There are so many possibilities with this book. The blurb confirms that he's not been asleep for 10k years ... so I wonder what he's been upto? Bringing The Fallen back into the fold is also appealing ... The DA chapter has so many possibilities for development now, this is superb news. GW have handed this one very well IMO. Only grumble is 2000 LE copies ... it's not enough GW! Kelborn and skylerboodie 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Uhh - I will definitely be doing my darnest trying to get the LE of that book! It looks lovely! Also - it is NOT Gav Thorpe! It is not Phil Kelly either. Both equal big wins for the Dark Angels! Roomsky, Tolmeus, System Sound and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Looking forward to this, hopefully it’s good! Don’t think I’ve read any Brooks but I’ll give it a go despite the mixed reviews on this page alone ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 As a fan of Brooks and avowed hater of Thorpe’s Dark Angels this is exactly the news I was hoping for. It’s likely this is the embargoed novel on Fnac. If their release date’s accurate, which is usually but not always the case, we’ll be seeing this in early July Ubiquitous1984 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
System Sound Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) Great to see that the novel is coming about with the model and not n years later. And it seems that Brooks is becoming the next Haley, with the amount of work he's pumping out lately. Oh and its a simultaneous release! 2 minutes ago, cheywood said: As a fan of Brooks and avowed hater of Thorpe’s Dark Angels this is exactly the news I was hoping for. It’s likely this is the embargoed novel on Fnac. If their release date’s accurate, which is usually but not always the case, we’ll be seeing this in early July The last Arks of Omen book should be coming out sometime in April. So I'm pretty sure this novel will be sold at the same time too. Edited March 29, 2023 by System Sound Tolmeus and cheywood 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roomsky Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 A timely release for big events? And with a competent author? Dear god, it's almost unbelievable. I'd encourage any put off by Brooks after Huron to check out his other works, especially Head of the Hydra. IMO when the man hits, he really hits. Kelborn, DarkChaplain, theSpirea and 3 others 3 1 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkChaplain Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 ....and the discussion on the News forum is already three pages deep. Always makes me wonder why we even have a dedicated BL board. Tolmeus, Kelborn, aa.logan and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto69 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, DarkChaplain said: ....and the discussion on the News forum is already three pages deep. Always makes me wonder why we even have a dedicated BL board. I posted on both to get coverage!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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