Lazarus: Enmity's Edge by Gary Kloster

[Joe]

 

Definitely an uptick in newer authors recently.

[phandaal]

Balthazar died in a blurb so we could have this character. Hope this book is a good one!

[Blindhamster]

13 minutes ago, phandaal said:

Balthazar died in a blurb so we could have this character. Hope this book is a good one!

tbf, not like balthazar was massively more fleshed out or anything either right

[jaxom]

He did a Lazarus short story called The Buried Beast which was pretty good. If it's building off that then I have a modicum of hope.

[ChargingSoll]

30 minutes ago, jaxom said:

He did a Lazarus short story called The Buried Beast which was pretty good. If it's building off that then I have a modicum of hope.

Didn't even know lazarus had anything other then Psychic awakening. Will have to get it. 

[Lord Nord in Gravis Armour]

I'm not sure why they think it's worth mentioning that Lazarus was "the first Primaris Space Marine to enter the secretive Inner Circle."

 

Lazarus is an ascended Firstborn. He's not one of the Greyshields foisted on the chapter by Guilliman, which was the source of any "outsider" status.

 

I realize the Inner Circle is gonna Inner Circle, but any hesitation they had about accepting Lazarus should have had zip to do with him personally being Primaris, unless they think the Rubicon process involves some kind of brainwashing.

 

Edited December 9, 2023 by Lord Nord

[Cactus]

35 minutes ago, Lord Nord said:

...unless they think the Rubicon process involves some kind of brainwashing.

 

When you're sufficiently paranoid the absence of proof that it doesn't is enough reason to be cautious.

[Master Ciaphas]

On 12/9/2023 at 4:24 PM, Blindhamster said:

tbf, not like balthazar was massively more fleshed out or anything either right

 

Well...Balthazar did have a number of works attached to him... Malediction, The Last Guardian, The Eye of Ezekiel, Dark Vengeance, Pandorax...where he either has cameos, supporting character or main character status... 

I miss Balthazar...

 

And to stay on topic; I think it is awesome that other people get a shot at writing Dark Angels. So, so tired of Gav Thorpe molesting the First Legion. Also, I think it cool that it seems the spine of the book matches The Lion, Son of the Forest novel, so that is neat! Definitely picking this one up in hardback. 

Edited December 11, 2023 by Master Ciaphas
Needed to keep it on topic and forgot to add my thoughts on Lazarus book

[jaxom]

On 12/9/2023 at 1:24 PM, Lord Nord said:

I'm not sure why they think it's worth mentioning that Lazarus was "the first Primaris Space Marine to enter the secretive Inner Circle."

 

On 12/9/2023 at 1:24 PM, Lord Nord said:

I'm not sure why they think it's worth mentioning that Lazarus was "the first Primaris Space Marine to enter the secretive Inner Circle."

 

Huh, sounds like they're retconning War of Secrets then, because a Greyshield was inducted to the Deathwing at the very end. Or at least offering a different in-universe option (Is "Everything is canon, but not everything is true" still a thing?). I'm so okay with retconning War of Secrets out of existence. 

On 12/11/2023 at 3:58 AM, Master Ciaphas said:

And to stay on topic; I think it is awesome that other people get a shot at writing Dark Angels. So, so tired of Gav Thorpe molesting the First Legion. Also, I think it cool that it seems the spine of the book matches The Lion, Son of the Forest novel, so that is neat! Definitely picking this one up in hardback. 

Say what you will about Thorpe's treatment of the Dark Angels, he at least had a cohesive theme and narrative he was exploring (how good they were is another thing altogether). Phil Kelly and some of the other authors just seemed to lean into bad internet tropes and shock value.

[The Scorpion]

On 12/11/2023 at 2:58 AM, Master Ciaphas said:

 

 

 

And to stay on topic; I think it is awesome that other people get a shot at writing Dark Angels. So, so tired of Gav Thorpe molesting the First Legion. 

 Luther book was good though.

[phandaal]

3 hours ago, jaxom said:

I'm so okay with retconning War of Secrets out of existence. 

 

Yes, please. Let Phil write his Tau and leave the Dark Angels out of it.