Casual Heresy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Greeting Fraters. I'm currently reading World Ablaze to start getting hyped for the renewed Armageddon storyline and I've been quite enjoying it. All the stories I've red so far and been entertaining, and most importantly quite diverse. Riderz of da Storm was my favourite so far, and I was surprised the Robbie MacNiven's story is actually a sequel to Blood of Iax. Has anyone else started this one? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Not yet. I ought to check it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6171949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Antipodes Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Literally just starting it after finishing Chem Dogs. Author line-up looks strong, so hopes are up for good reads. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6171981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagashsnee Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Can anyone give us a rundown of the stories? On the fence about getting it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6171988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, Nagashsnee said: Can anyone give us a rundown of the stories? On the fence about getting it. Just finished it this morning and it is a pretty good selection in my opinion. Some are better than others, but nothing I hated. I'll do brief spoiler free one line pitches below. Spoiler Mike Vincent: Pursuit of Redemption - Exploration of Blood Angels and their curses. Denny Flowers: Riderz of da Storm - A washed up Flyboy and his unwilling Grot's last chance at glory (great fun). Jude Reid: The White Horror - Black Templars vs 40k Indominus Rex with Reid's trademark medical experience on show. Guy Haley: Good Enemy - Honourable Orks and Idiot Guardsmen. John Sollitto: Rok Crackers - Solid Steel Legion vs Orks short. Justin Wooley: Steel Mayhem - Suddenly, Wazdakka. R S Wilt: Fighting Blind - Poor unfortunate Crimson Fists Richard Swan: Ash and Steel - Really interesting Steel Legion story. Robbie MacNiven: Ark of Salvation - Surprise! It's Blood of Iax 2 ya'll! Rhuaridh James: Home Front - The best of them (though Jame's Ork dialogue could use some work). Marc Collins: Seasons of Woe - Space Wolf and Salamander team up. Xin Ceithan, Dalmyth, darkhorse0607 and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Hide contents Rhuaridh James: - The best of them No one should be surprised by this. Casual Heresy 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Oh Rhu James is in this? He's excellent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 7 hours ago, Jareddm said: Hide contents Rhuaridh James: - The best of them No one should be surprised by this. Damn, is he really that good? I have like 4 guard books in my backburner and one of theme is his (Death Rider). Should I just bite the bullet? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 16 minutes ago, The Scorpion said: Damn, is he really that good? I have like 4 guard books in my backburner and one of theme is his (Death Rider). Should I just bite the bullet? Rhuaridh is early career so he does have somethings to learn with regards to pacing and dialogue, but he is very good. Definitely one to watch. Helps that his day job is background writer at GW! Death Rider is an early contender for BL book of the year in my opinion so I heartily recommend it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted Sunday at 01:25 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:25 AM When does World Ablaze get out in digital? Was there a mention on WarCom? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Antipodes Posted Sunday at 04:08 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:08 AM It’s been available on both Amazon and the BL app since 9th May. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted Sunday at 11:35 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:35 PM The stories look promising, so I tried the Black Library app and... I do not like it one bit. The book stays inside the app, and the ebook reader is far inferior to the one I used for the website downloads. I can't scroll vertically. I can't even adjust the brightness properly. I can't set it between 10% and 0% so I cannot read at night. Massive GeeDubs L. Fool me once... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Antipodes Posted Monday at 02:13 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:13 AM Yeah, I used it to download a couple of the freebies they offered and quickly realised it wasn’t for me. Since I’m also not a fan of Amazon’s attempts to also lock in their digital releases that means I am no longer purchasing any digital releases. GW’s loss not mine. The Scorpion 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted Monday at 01:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:01 PM I read the first two stories and I mostly agree with @Casual Heresy: "Pursuit of Redemtion" is mid. Nothing he haven't seen before, but it has good lore about the Armaggedon campaign. It is a good way to start the anthology. "Riderz of Da Storm" is funny :cuss:. The idea of a Megatrakk Scrapjet pilot being a former flyboy is genius. His past glories included the Ork invasion of Bacchus from Flowers' other novel "Outgunned", which I found nice. Also, I don't know why I found so funny that the Kommandos like their drink to be mostly fuel but still pretend like they want beer. Grots are dumb as bricks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted Monday at 01:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:20 PM The black library app is atrocious. I’d call it downright useless. One of the worst products GW has released. There is no chapter selection screen or keyword search, there’s no options to adjust anything other than typeface, font size and brightness (which you can obviously already adjust on your device). There’s no point in using it when virtually every other e-reader/app has these features and many more. I can’t for the life of me see how it was approved as ready, the people who designed it must have never read a book in their lives, only heard of them while watching tv. World Ablaze on the other hand is quite a fun anthology. Halfway through and I’ve quite liked both Flowers and Haley’s shorts. The Scorpion and DarkChaplain 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sothalor Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM Wait the BL app doesn't have a chapter select screen?! Or keyword search?! Hasn't anybody involved looked at ANY other digital book reader software released in the last... two decades?! cheywood and DarkChaplain 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorpion Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago (edited) "Fighting Blind" is a good story. But I wonder why it was placed in this anthology. Just cuz it has Orks? (Admittedly a ton of them) The Crimson Fists are fighting on a planet called Alarco, which is not in the Armaggedon system as far as I know. This reads more like one of those prequel stories for a larger book, will the conclusion be on Armaggedon proper? Edited 13 hours ago by The Scorpion Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheywood Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 18 hours ago, Sothalor said: Wait the BL app doesn't have a chapter select screen?! Or keyword search?! Hasn't anybody involved looked at ANY other digital book reader software released in the last... two decades?! It’s pretty crazy, this app would have been woefully lacking even 15 years ago. Now it’s honestly embarrassing. Whoever developed it should probably just quit and do something else. DarkChaplain and Felix Antipodes 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387973-world-ablaze-a-warhammer-40000-anthology/#findComment-6172729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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