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| Skaven Lord Vinshqueek | 26th February 2007 - 03:41 PM Post #31 |
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I believe we have the discussion regarding the Nemesis Crown campaign in the WH General forum and here too, one of the points that are somewhat of a dissapointment to me are the overwhelming cliches used to portray the Skaven. This is to me also the case with the Skavenslayer novels, where the 'pillars' of the Skaven community (as in: the greater clans) are literally dealt with like killing flies with a newspaper... Off course, we all know the Skaven are the biggest opportunists in the Old World and gladly stab each other in the back, but for some reason you continuously see the forces that side with Gotrek and Felix survive like in a miracle, while the Skaven die in the hundreds. I mean, for feth sake, a warlock engineer that apparently is a pyromaniac (sp?) and dies from the flames his weapons inflicted on the buildings? I don't know, to me it's just all too obvious. @SneakyRodent: I recently bought the first omnibus of the Ragnar Blackmane novels and the people in the Games Workshop store mentioned those books as very good reading material as well. While I'm not directly a big fan of Space Marine novels (too invulnerable for my liking, which indicates why I prefer the Gaunt's Ghosts and Double Eagle series), would you advice reading it, if only for the insight it gives into that period? Greetz |
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| SneakyRodent | 26th February 2007 - 03:53 PM Post #32 |
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Well, the Ragnar novels aren't bad (I've read three of them now) but I found the novel 'Space Marine' actually slightly better. (can't remember the author of the top of my head, but the Chapter featured is the Imperial Fists). The first Ragnar book and 'Space Marine' both detail the makings of a Astartes warrior and are both done well. With Ragnar there is the curse of the Wulfen, and even the Imperial Fists have problems with their gene-seed in certain individuals it seems! From then both books follow scout missions (here I think 'Space Marine' excels) before the main characters become fully fledged Marines.... but at this rate I'll be giving away too much of each book so I'll stop! So I'd say that all the Ragnar books are worth reading, but don't pass up the chance of catching 'Space Marine' which I think is the best of the lot.
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| Skaven Lord Vinshqueek | 26th February 2007 - 04:13 PM Post #33 |
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*grins*... For some reason I've always been a sucker for the Space Wolves, though perhaps that has something to do with my interest for the midevil period and then especially regarding the Scots (William Wallace) and the Scandinavians. So whatever happens, the Space Wolves always will be my most favorite Space Marine force to read about. Greetz |
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| RandommaN | 27th February 2007 - 03:20 AM Post #34 |
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Recently I've been reading the Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid. I got it cause I the TV series based on it was awesome (if a little disturbing). Let it be said that the book is even better (and more disturbing).
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| shade the exiled one | 27th February 2007 - 04:19 AM Post #35 |
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i can't stress it enough Life of pi |
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| Warlord Bloodfang | 17th May 2007 - 05:13 AM Post #36 |
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LIVE! LIVE! MY UNDEAD TOPIC! Decided I'd post here instead of making a new thread. Has anyone here read "The Rats" by James Herbert? I've been thinking about getting it (or at least borrowing it) and would like to know others opinions of it before I do so. Also if anyone has read the two sequals then that would be useful too. |
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| Azhtabak | 17th May 2007 - 06:53 AM Post #37 |
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Current Reading List: _Fool's Errand_ by Robin Hobb _Golden Fool_ by Robin Hobb _Fool's End_ by Robin Hobb (If I can find it, anyway) _A Dance of Dragons_ by GRRM (When he finally finished writing it, anyway) _City of Ashes_ by Michael S. Smith (When I finish writing it, anyway) Ninjas! Shameless Advertisment! Ninjas! |
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| SneakyRodent | 17th May 2007 - 07:10 AM Post #38 |
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I're read all three - The Rats, Lair and Domain. At the time I read The Rats (a looong time ago now!) I can honestly say it was a book that scared me enormously. James Herbert is not one to skimp on graphic sex and violence though, and is not afraid of visiting horrible death on a wide range of unfortunates, so you have been warned! Lair is pretty much a rerun of The Rats, but Domain adds a nice twist by being set in the immediate aftermath of a limited nuclear strike on London. If you're after a couple of nights looking nervously into shadowy corners, (and being put of camping for life after one particular bit) then these three books are for you! |
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| Azhtabak | 17th May 2007 - 07:16 AM Post #39 |
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Hmm, sounds kind of like GRRM About half of the main characters had died before the end of the first book, and there's only 2 of the 9 left now, at the end of the fourth ![]() Though, in all fairness, mine seems to be containing a lot of killed-off main characters, too... |
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| scrivener | 17th May 2007 - 08:34 AM Post #40 |
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Hey, that's the Tawny Man bunch ain't it? I'm currently on Assassin's Quest, and Robin Hobb is a brilliant writer. Though her fictional universe seems a bit simplistic, she's pretty good with characters, especially the very human Fitz. |
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| Scarfester | 17th May 2007 - 09:03 AM Post #41 |
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I've also read all three of the 'Rat's novels' by James Herbent. Rats, Lair, and Domain. I think the books are great! As Sneaky says, there is a lot of graphic violence and some pretty graphic sex stuff in them. Not for the faint hearted, or the too young. However, they are great reads and very gripping. I finished all three books at around 4am, because I got near to the end and just couldn't put them down. ![]() All three are good books, and I think they do get progressively better each time. Warning - The only problem with these books, is that it will force you into assembling and painting LOTS of giant rats, as suddenly they have become even cooler. ![]() At the moment i'm reading about the 10th Sharpe novel in the series. Sharpe's Honour. Now those are some fantastic books. |
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| Skaskrit Venomclaw | 17th May 2007 - 09:33 AM Post #42 |
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Sharpe is fun. Not very deep, not very sophisticated, not very complicated or intricate, but fun. Those Rat books are some I sure never heard of... I've got to check them out sometime it seems to me. |
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"I have a post-Armageddon vision. We and all other large animals are gone. Rodents emerge as the ultimate post-human scavengers. They gnaw their way through New York, London and Tokyo... within 5 million years, a whole range of new species replace the ones we know. Herds of giant grazing rats are stalked by sabre-toothed predatory rats. Given enough time, will a species of intelligent, cultivated rats emerge?" Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale | |
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| Scarfester | 17th May 2007 - 09:54 AM Post #43 |
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The Sharpe novels are indeed fun. The plotlines are very well devised and the characters are fantastic. Sharpe himself is a great character, just because he's such a fish out of water at the start of the books. But it shows what the British Empire was built on, a bunch of rough, murdering, alcoholic, stealing ba"£$£rds'. ![]() The fact that the novels are factualy very accurate (apart from Sharpe being there of course) is also something worth noting. Its like getting a great history lesson, but with a story too. The James Herbert novels are well worth a read Skaskrit. |
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| Warlord Bloodfang | 17th May 2007 - 09:55 AM Post #44 |
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Yeah I was thinking of reading them as they were supposidly of some inspiration for the Skaven. Back on the topic of books read. Does anyone remember the Goosebumps series of books by R.L.Stine? Those were popular when I was in Primary School and some of them were really good. Not really a book but the Tintin series are great. I got the animated series on DVD for Christmas and spent the next few days down memory lane. |
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| Rusty Tincanne | 17th May 2007 - 01:21 PM Post #45 |
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...you can still call me Rusty Tincanne if you want, though.
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Primary School? High School/undergrad for me. Never read them, but I knew of them. I mostly read southern gothic stuff, which isn't for everyone. I would highly suggest the book "Geek Love" to you all, though. The premise is that a husband/wife team that runs a circus and get fed up with all their sideshow freaks running off. So they start to impregnate the wife while she imbibes fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, LSD and other drugs, and then radioisotopes. They have 4 (or 5 depending on your view of siamese twins) children that survive. I won't say more, but I assure you that each and every page is wierder than the last! |
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