tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459540647304704291.post5360385249591840825..comments2010-10-09T20:23:36.942-04:00Comments on Get Thee to a Nerdery: A Thousand SonsKinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267024485069239972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459540647304704291.post-82147397686527094702010-03-19T13:14:08.061-04:002010-03-19T13:14:08.061-04:00Thanks! IMHO, the first three were very good, but...Thanks! IMHO, the first three were very good, but had the advantage of taking an entire novel for character development before hitting the serious plot stuff. The rest have all been one-shots (except for Descent of Angels/Fallen Angels), so they have to develop characters and plot at the same time, and be finished by novel's end.<br /><br />Flight of the Eisenstein was a little slow to me but decent, Fulgrim was kind of weak, Descent of Angels was kind of bad but also necessary for the much-better sequel Fallen Angels, Legion was amazing (by our boy Abnett), Battle for the Abyss was abyssmal (hah!), and Mechanicum was amazing. Tales of Heresy was okay, but it was more short stories that happened to be set during the Heresy than short stories that had anything to do with the plot of the Heresy.<br /><br />So I would highly recommend Descent of Angels and Fallen Angels, Legion, Mechanicum and A Thousand Sons. The others, meh, read 'em or don't.Kinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267024485069239972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459540647304704291.post-66093430480803309992010-03-19T11:12:01.828-04:002010-03-19T11:12:01.828-04:00I have to agree Dan Abnett is by far my favorite 4...I have to agree Dan Abnett is by far my favorite 40K author. FIRST AND ONLY! I read the first couple of Hersey books but was not impressed with many after that, I have all but given up on them...but I may have to read this one. Good Review btwJaybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019549926414585017noreply@blogger.com