Night Lords

Has a good mix of action, story telling and politics.

Fantastic book, well worth the price

Aaron DB’s writing is simply phenomenal. You lose yourself so completely that admiration for what he has created is the only thing that pulls you back into the moment, making you step back and admire the perfection of the plot progression, the dialogue, the characters, and the myriad of things he just gets right so perfectly. This Omnibus and Reynold’s Fabius Bile Omnibus do something beyond any of the other 30k and 40k books (I have read all (100s) except the newer books from the authors I don’t know) it provides closure along every facet it creates, this is genius tiered attention to detail that satisfies the intellect and the soul. Both use humor; black, vast, and as cold as the void, as an integral part of their composition and it marks their “villains” as the wiser, infinitely more comprehending of their universe, and frankly the more heroic of any of the Astartes on either side or from any period of the long war. This Omnibus is something to be purchased on Kindle making it accessible always but should also be bought in paperback or hardcover and cherished as lovingly as any Bible. Last note, if you are or have served in the military, in small team combat focused elements particularly, and have been in combat, reading these books will bring you a sense of being seen and understood, and provide a form of comfort few things and fewer people can. I have read the books in this Omnibus 3 or 4 times and would also like to say “thank you” to Mr Dembski-Bowden for the gift of his stories. When inevitably asked by someone which Legion is my favorite and seeing shock and wariness on the face of strangers when I say the “VIII” or “The Nightlords” tells me a lot about the person I’m speaking to, I know from their reaction that they either haven’t read the books and or they have never been to combat. Final note BUY the Konrad Curze hardcover while you still can. Guy Haley wrote as if possessed by Aaron DB the writing is so perfectly synched. Ave Dominus Nox

I’m a huge Warhammer fan and this omnibus is amazing so far. I’ve only finished one of the novels in it, but I feel that’s enough to leave a review. In my opinion, Aaron Demski is one of the better authors and he writes chaos very very well

This is what I've been looking for in a chaos Space Marine book for quite a while and many elements that have been missing from the Warhammer books in general. The book follows Talos a chaos Space Marine of the Night Lords who also is afflicted with the gift of prophecy like his primarch Konrad. The thing I mostly enjoyed was that Talos was a Space Marine from the time of the heresy and Pre-heresy functioning in the modern Warhammer 40k universe. I enjoyed getting the thoughts and comparisons of what the Pre-heresy empire had looked like compared to now and the reactions to everyday imperial citizens to his knowledge of the old empire. Talos is also not the mindless marine we usually see in these books, imperial or chaos. He thinks about the whys and how's of what happened and his place in it. He's definitely evil and flawed but strangely introspective. There are also quite a few chapters of Talos remembering his times with his Primarch Konrad. I always enjoy the fleshing out of the character of the Primarchs and their backgrounds. We also finally get a more human story line with two of his slaves Septimus and Octavia. We see how they filter the experiences of traveling with chaos marines and how they adapt. There is also true romance and loyalty with these two, something else rarely seen in the Warhammer universe. It's a small side story but one that's often overlooked in the novels. I don't read Warhammer for a love story, I read them for battles and duels and cool sci-fi, fantasy but even this universe needs glimpses of the higher human emotions at least for believability. The action is nicely written and paced. We see good space battles and duels. We also see a chapter showing its strengths and weaknesses in battle. The space lords specialized in psychological terror and warfare during the empires expansion and do not fair as well in stand up fights with other chapters. They know this and try to fight accordingly. Reason for four instead of five stars comes down to plot. There wasn't really an overall plot or antagonist to the series. The elves are barely seen even when they are set up as the main antagonist of the last third of the omnibus. It was just a stream of incidents loosely tied together but still fairly cohesive. I also was not impressed with the interactions with Abbadon. Wasn't really true to how he'd been written in the past. Also without having read any of the other Warhammer books I think a reader would be lost. Definitely not the book to start with if wanting to get into the Warhammer books.

A must read and amazing book, in your hands, before a book you really want to read is shot up to 1000% its original MSRP, like other books from this amazing author. Now I know why ADB is considered one of the best Warhammer authors ever.

The Knight Lords are some screwed up people but in such a crazy grim future they often seem the most sane, or at least pragmatic of the Chaos forces. It does a great job of showing the terrible state the Chaos Forces should be in because they have no logistics unless you are snuggled up to Abby, wile doing a decent job of explaining why they made their choices. Great protagonist and fun squad members. The humans are also more believable then the usual ones we get. Just people trying to survive in an absolutely insane environment.

Absolutely worth the wait, it's an amazing set of stories about the sons of the night haunter.

Une trilogie consacrée aux seigneurs de la Nuit et de la Terreur! Trois romans, deux novellas, cet omnibus est bien fourni pour quiconque est fan des Night Lords. Et j'ai adoré suivre les actions de cette bande si disparate mais aussi, bizarrement, plus "humaine" que d'habitude. Le grand talent d'Aaron Dembski-Bowden est de développer la personnalité de ses personnages jusqu'à leur donner une épaisseur qui les rend réalistes, et nous fait apprécier les plus grands salopards de la galaxie, qu'il s'agisse de Night Lords comme ici, ou de Word Bearers comme dans Le Premier Hérétique ou dans Félon, dans la série Horus Heresy. Les Night Lords sont des pirates et des pillards, et c'est très bien rendu dans cette trilogie, avec des assauts de vaisseaux très bien décrits et menés. On visite la galaxie en compagnie des night lords avec plaisir, des restes de Nostramo errants dans l'espace intersidéral jusqu'aux confins de l'espace connu, sur Tsagualsa, en passant dans le Maëlstrom devant Huron Blackheart lui-même. On suit Talos, un astartes hanté par le sentiment d'échec face à l'Imperium et par l'amertume de ce qu'est devenue sa légion, qui n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même après dix mille ans de Longue Guerre où jamais les légions traitresses n'ont semblé progresser contre l'Empereur. Pire, les machinations d'Abaddon n'ont fait que diviser encore plus des légions déjà divisées, comme le montre très bien le premier roman. Talos évolue au fil des romans et devient son propre maître, avec des ambitions retrouvées et mises en œuvre dans le dernier volet de la trilogie. Tsagualsa devient l'épicentre de son plan pour redorer le blason sanglant des Night Lords et peut être ressouder la Légion autour de ses grands projets. Sans en dévoiler trop sur l'intrigue, cette trilogie est une véritable réussite. La mélancolie de Talos tranche avec le réalisme de ses comparses, et crée un contraste vraiment intéressant tout au long de la lecture. Le final est parfaitement réussi, et l'épilogue nous montre un avenir potentiel pour lequel on se prend à attendre des développements (qui ne viendront jamais, malheureusement, parce que la Black Library suit les changements opérés par Games Workshop...). Non seulement les personnages progressent, mais avec eux, progresse également la situation générale dans laquelle ils évoluent: on ne lit pas un ensemble de texte "one-shot" sans aucun lendemain. Un excellent moment de lecture!

La trilogia di Dembski-Bowden è un’avvincente storia, che fa vivere al lettore le cupe dinamiche delle warbands dei Night Lords. Crudo, brutale e spietato anche con i personaggi stessi dell’opera. Soul Hunter, Blood Reaver e Void Stalker hanno tutti una narrazione coinvolgente. I personaggi hanno un carisma ben definito e ti ci affezioni nonostante siano i cattivi della storia. Consigliato a tutti i fan di Warhammer 40K AVE DOMINUS NOX!

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