Who's your favorite Warhammer author and why is it Dan Abnett? If I'm honest, I wasn't going to read this book at all. There's a lot of books that make up the series known as The Horus Heresy. I already knew there were a lot of books written by many different authors that make up the Black Library, but Heresy is comprised of 41 books and I decided early on that I could probably skip the short story compilations on recommendation from a friend who has read them all. However, this one was on my Kindle, and after the fiasco of the last book I read, I thought I would treat myself to some shorter tales. I'm finding I actually really enjoy the small snippets of story. The Heresy series is galaxy spanning and covers the events of a civil war from the perspective of the main people involved and then hundreds of smaller groups, military chapters, mutants, humans, Space Marines... the scope is absolutely staggering.
The great thing about these short stories is that you get a great little close up of the literal fall of the most powerful man in the universe from every possible angle. That's what the series is achieving so far, book to book, and it can get a little difficult to deep dive into a new set of main characters but when you come at it from a short story point of view, the writing pace has to be different to have a similar effect at a more convenient length. Each story is by a different author and I almost felt like I was shopping for a new author to get excited about. Dan Abnett is already a firm favorite of mine, but considering that this collection touches on a few very different chapters of Space Marine, I felt like I was shopping for a new favorite among those too. The Inquisition and proximity to heresy is what interests me most, but up until now I'd only seen that aspect covered by two authors who stuck pretty close to Inquisitors and their ordos. The Black Ships that carry the psychic refuse of the galaxy to be turned to the profit or benefit of the Emperor of Mankind hold so much interest for me from the perspective of the Sisters Of Silence, an all female order of witch hunters. As a woman, I am drawn to female characters and find endless enjoyment and empowerment in strong female characters, not just token ones. I want to read more about this terrifying order of women who strike fear into the hearts of all who cross their paths. YES. THESE ARE THE CHARACTERS I WANT TO SEE. THESE ARE THE FEMALES I GET INSPIRED BY. Yes please. Do yourself a favour, read up on the Null Maidens. My favorite thing? They're not sexy, they're fucking TERRIFYING.
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