Hive - Dan Abnett

[Tolmeus]

Got my edition today. The slipcase / dust jacket was in good order, as well as the books themselves. 

 

Read the first chapter, so only got a taste by now but I like it. 

 

Even now one will notice the extensive use of new words and phrases by Abnett. It fits in it's function to create the atmosphere of a Hive with it's own many subcultures.

 

Look forward to reading more tomorrow and your opinions on both the novels.

[grailkeeper]

Very early into it.

 

It needs a thesaurus.

 

It's not full of samaragdine harpagons, but he's made up a lot of vocab. I suppose the slang localises it to a particular place. I don't mind it at all, but I can see it attracting comments.