Bellarius sees if the Imperial Fists can be done justice in Seventh Retribution by Ben Counter.
“A tale of how ambition and concepts cannot drive forwards a story by themselves.” – Bellarius, The Founding Fields
Getting his hands on a copy of the limited edition release, Bellarius examines how effective an adaptation it is of the Horus Heresy’s opening trilogy.
“Taking a step backwards for every one made forwards.” - Bellarius, The Founding Fields
Bellarius concludes his look at the Soul Drinkers saga with the Annihilation omnibus by Ben Counter.
“Ending in fire but not in darkness, the omnibus gives the finale fans wanted.” – The Founding Fields
Bellarius looks into both the strengths and failures of the first trilogy of Ben Counter’s Soul Drinkers series.
“A reasonable trilogy in spite of an extremely flawed start” – The Founding Fields
Lord of the Night and Bane of Kings continue their re-reviews of the Horus Heresy Saga, returning this time to the Siege of Isstvann III, the final act of the opening trilogy, written by Ben Counter and published by Black Library.
“Galaxy in Flames is the Horus Heresy version of an over-the-top action movie, with an action-packed, page-turning read but little in the development of characters. However, Counter manages to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the last installment of the initial trilogy.” ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields
“An enjoyable third novel that while not meeting the same standard as its two predecessors, is still a good book with plenty of incredible moments.” ~Lord of the Night, The Founding Fields
Shadowhawk reviews the latest Warhammer Heroes novel.
“Ben Counter returns to top form for Black Library in his first full-length Warhammer Fantasy fiction and writes a novel that is as much about the incredible diversity of magic in the Old World, as it is about one man’s revenge. If you read one Warhammer novel this year, Van Horstmann should be that one.” ~The Founding Fields
Eroldren reviews the WH40K anthology, Dark Imperium, edited by Marc Gascoigne and Andy Jones, collecting shot stories from Simon Jowett, Ben Counter, Gav Thorpe, Barrington J. Bayley, Neil Rutledge, Robert Earl, William King, Andy Chambers and Matthew Farrer.
“All strangers interested in Warhammer 40,000 will find themselves enthralled by the grim darkness somewhere within these pages .” – The Founding Fields
Bellarius takes a look at the return of an old favourite with Bloodquest: Prisoners of the Eye of Terror by Ben Counter and published by Black Library.
“An enjoyably explosive but very flawed return to a classic Black Library tale.” – The Founding Fields
Revisiting an old title, Bellarius sees how Ben Counter’s Daemon World has stood the tests of time.
“Better used as a source of inspiration than a true Chaos novel.” – The Founding Fields
Bane of Kings reviews the latest instalment in the Space Marine Battles series, entitled Architect of Fate, published by Black Library and set in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. This features novellas from Sarah Cawkwell (Accursed Eternity), Darius Hinks (Sanctus), Ben Counter (Endeavour of Will) and John French (Fateweaver). This anthology is currently available in stores, having been released this month. (May 2012).
“A top of the range anthology containing some awesome novellas. A collection that truly raises the standard of themed anthologies, and one that is not to be missed by any Warhammer 40k fan.” ~The Founding Fields
