cheywood Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 In a year largely devoid of great books (and especially devoid of great prose) the first few chapters of this have been a wonderful surprise. I enjoyed The King of the Spoil, but Dominion Genesis feels like a clear level up in terms of writing quality. The first chapters already contain some fantastic Mechanicus pov writing that doesn’t feel soggy with overwrought jargon. Will update as I get further in. darkhorse0607, StrangerOrders, Roomsky and 2 others 1 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliesin Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Agreed. Also got my copy and enjoyed the starting chapters. cheywood, darkhorse0607 and Malkydel 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6067138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSpirea Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Enjoying as well cheywood, darkhorse0607 and LemartestheLost 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6067145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I enjoyed that Book, especially showing some inside Mechanicus interaction. Its well written and i probably buy more from that author. cheywood, Taliesin and darkhorse0607 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6069202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 It's quite well written. I'm about 30% through. Is one of the characters names a reference to Rambo? cheywood and Roomsky 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6069366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Just finished it. The author sure likes to play with all the toys. Most 40k books just have two factions. Nearly everyone appears in this one. I like it. Roomsky and Malkydel 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6070479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhorse0607 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Would you folks say it's safe for someone new to the Adeptus Mechanicus? Or is there an better intro point, I'm looking to dip my toes into the faction Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemartestheLost Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 6 minutes ago, darkhorse0607 said: Would you folks say it's safe for someone new to the Adeptus Mechanicus? Or is there an better intro point, I'm looking to dip my toes into the faction Haven't finished this yet but I would probably recommend the Forges of Mars trilogy by McNeill over anything else purely Ad Mech that I've read so far. It's an absolute rollercoaster with a good amount of horror and just classic fun Pre-Rift 40k. The whole omnibus is still up on the GW webstore/EBay for 25 USD if you want a physical copy! darkhorse0607 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhorse0607 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Thanks! Not trying to derail the thread too much, I had heard about the Forges of Mars books just didn't know if this would be a good one-off Ill check them out Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 2 hours ago, darkhorse0607 said: Would you folks say it's safe for someone new to the Adeptus Mechanicus? Or is there an better intro point, I'm looking to dip my toes into the faction Its safe if you have Basic Lore knowledge and want to know more of the inner workings of the Faction but the Mars trilogy is more pure Mechanicum. darkhorse0607 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wecanhaveallthree Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 I had this thread open earlier today to say exactly what Lemartes did (but forgot about it, as is my wont). McNeill's Mars trilogy runs the full spectrum of Mechanicus characters and ideas on top of just being a fantastic, stand-alone set of books. LemartestheLost and darkhorse0607 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I would say it is a good entry point darkhorse0607 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6071439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemartestheLost Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Okay, I really loved this book... until the last fifty or so pages. The ending possesses some very cool moments in snapshots, but it felt like Beer either wasn't given the requisite pages for a strong conclusion, or Kyme and Co. at editorial fell asleep at the wheel. There are so many abundant missteps condensed into 45 pages I'm just baffled. I should note, the last chapter/epilogue was quite good, but the several beforehand just left me scratching my head. Perhaps I missed something (maybe two somethings!), I don't know, but this was a rough ending for an otherwise excellent novel. My brain is addled from a hectic week, so I won't go into the land of spoilers, but don't be surprised if you see an edit here from me in the next day or two for more clarification. I was ready to give this one a 9/10 but I've soured on it considerably. Maybe a reread will clarify some details/plot choices for me but as it stands this gets a 6.5/10 until I feel inclined to give it another shot. byrd9999, Matcap86, Roomsky and 1 other 1 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6075921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matcap86 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 (edited) 10 hours ago, LemartestheLost said: Okay, I really loved this book... until the last fifty or so pages. The ending possesses some very cool moments in snapshots, but it felt like Beer either wasn't given the requisite pages for a strong conclusion, or Kyme and Co. at editorial fell asleep at the wheel. There are so many abundant missteps condensed into 45 pages I'm just baffled. I should note, the last chapter/epilogue was quite good, but the several beforehand just left me scratching my head. Perhaps I missed something (maybe two somethings!), I don't know, but this was a rough ending for an otherwise excellent novel. My brain is addled from a hectic week, so I won't go into the land of spoilers, but don't be surprised if you see an edit here from me in the next day or two for more clarification. I was ready to give this one a 9/10 but I've soured on it considerably. Maybe a reread will clarify some details/plot choices for me but as it stands this gets a 6.5/10 until I feel inclined to give it another shot. Also just finished this and 100% agree. Book feels like it was actually a two parter and the last 20% needed to cram the second book in some 40-50 pages. Resulting in some very lacklustre payoff for a brilliant setup. Edited November 16 by Matcap86 Ubiquitous1984, LemartestheLost and byrd9999 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6075961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted November 26 Author Share Posted November 26 (edited) Finished this up yesterday. I agree with everyone saying the ending felt rushed, but it still read better than most all of what BL’s published this year. I really enjoyed having a character-centric look at the mechanicus. Too often it’s all techno-babble and ideological conformity. 8/10, 3rd favorite book of the year so far (behind TEATD 3 and Lords of Excess). Edited November 26 by cheywood darkhorse0607, byrd9999, Felix Antipodes and 5 others 4 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384084-dominion-genesis-jonathan-d-beer/#findComment-6077765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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