Well, this would be big news. I liked the Books immensely, and Inquisitor Eisenhorn would be a good introduction character to W40K Universe.
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/07/17/heretic-traitor-rogue-inquisitor-tv-stargw-homepage-post-2/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=40K&utm_content=40KEisenhornAnnouncementJuly17&fbclid=IwAR0cU-fO6XWuUmnfnN2N-sGcerol7YLZb7H7st1a72ywrlBsZvcnk-sJypg
Should go for Caiphus Cain instead - then we'd get a Flashman TV series at long last. ;)
I hope it's better than that Ultramarines film. What am I saying? It would have to be.
Quote from: von Boom on 18 July, 2019, 05:15:33 PM
I hope it's better than that Ultramarines film. What am I saying? It would have to be.
I've hd that shrink wrapped for about 8 years, could never bring myself to watch it.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 July, 2019, 12:18:29 PM
Quote from: von Boom on 18 July, 2019, 05:15:33 PM
I hope it's better than that Ultramarines film. What am I saying? It would have to be.
I've hd that shrink wrapped for about 8 years, could never bring myself to watch it.
Allow me to congratulate you on your intelligence and good taste. I wish I had the same foresight.
Here's Frank Spotnitz talking [rather too quietly] about his plans for a W40K TV show. Audio quality is not the best. https://youtu.be/6XPzMr_Mia0
Can anyone recommend a good introductory book to the Warhammer world?
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 06:28:03 AM
Can anyone recommend a good introductory book to the Warhammer world?
There's an awful lot going on with the Warhammer 40k but I'd suggest one of the following:
Gaunts Ghosts: The Founding - 40k from a more human point of view, written by the boards beloved Dan Abnett. Very exciting in places. There's tons of these Guant books and they get worse as they go along but the first 5 or so are worth a read.
Abnett's books are generally a good bet, his Eisenhorn books are also highly rated and if you wanted to go back into the Heresy era Horus Rising or Prospero Burns are good reads.
Storm of Iron - basically a book about a massive battle between Space Marines. Some characters reappear from other books but as a stand alone book it doesn't require much background knowledge.
Soul Hunter - written about a bunch of traitor marines from the Night Lord legion. A bit more steeped in the lore, but this is one of if not the best 40k book I've read. Atmospheric and a great take on the motivations of the bad guys of 40k who too often are a bit moustache-twirly caricatures.
I started reading the Horus Heresy series over lockdown - I'm 33 books in and it's a bit of a slog at times, so I'd definitely suggest cherry picking stuff you're interested in as the Black Library quality is wildly variable and covers all sorts of time periods and different races.
Thank you, this is perfect.
Someone else recommended Gaunt's Ghosts but I mistakenly thought it was a standalone book; I'll look forward to getting stuck in.
Ooh, Eisenhorn would make a good grimdark demon-of-the-week style cop show alright.
Eisenhorn- first book is great. Second and third are just the same thing all over again.
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 08:11:41 PM
Thank you, this is perfect.
Someone else recommended Gaunt's Ghosts but I mistakenly thought it was a standalone book; I'll look forward to getting stuck in.
Let us know how you get on!
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 06:28:03 AM
Can anyone recommend a good introductory book to the Warhammer world?
Ultramarines series/ Uriel Ventris chronicles
Grey Knights
Brothers of the snake
Valdor,birth of Imperium
Word Bearers series
Space Wolf (but only the ones by William King)
Macharian Crusade
Games Workshop valued at £3.8bn as hobby demand fuels its latest sales surge (https://www.licensing.biz/games-workshop-valued-at-3-8bn-as-hobby-demand-fuels-its-latest-sales-surge/?fbclid=IwAR3OvgBq2Ma7JJZF1Z7H7iqSpUEKqPHqexHAqmP4AksihvTLwwNKZ9ph-Zg)
That's how much you have to pay for a single land raider nowdays.
Yeah, I think that barely covers my own donation to their coffers. It's nice to see avaricious bastards that are at least competent in the execution of their bastardy.
Quote from: Barrington Boots on 13 January, 2021, 04:23:19 PM
That's how much you have to pay for a single land raider nowdays.
:lol:
Very limited selection in my local bookshop (I had a voucher) but I managed to get The Founding (and Malleus) - they didn't have the other two.
Quote from: Barrington Boots on 13 January, 2021, 08:56:46 AM
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 08:11:41 PM
Thank you, this is perfect.
Someone else recommended Gaunt's Ghosts but I mistakenly thought it was a standalone book; I'll look forward to getting stuck in.
Let us know how you get on!
Thank you Smith - is chronology important?
Quote from: Smith on 13 January, 2021, 09:11:00 AM
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 06:28:03 AM
Can anyone recommend a good introductory book to the Warhammer world?
Ultramarines series/ Uriel Ventris chronicles
Grey Knights
Brothers of the snake
Valdor,birth of Imperium
Word Bearers series
Space Wolf (but only the ones by William King)
Macharian Crusade
Quote from: Rara Avis on 13 January, 2021, 05:57:02 PM
Thank you Smith - is chronology important?
Quote from: Smith on 13 January, 2021, 09:11:00 AM
Quote from: Rara Avis on 12 January, 2021, 06:28:03 AM
Can anyone recommend a good introductory book to the Warhammer world?
Ultramarines series/ Uriel Ventris chronicles
Grey Knights
Brothers of the snake
Valdor,birth of Imperium
Word Bearers series
Space Wolf (but only the ones by William King)
Macharian Crusade
All of those (and basically every other WH40k novel series) are standalone. Just start at book 1 of that series.
Also,I discussed it here recently, Gothic War duology doesn't get enough love.
I agree that Caiphas Cain would be better for a series, if only because it could be made slightly lighter and mainstream.
For a movie Storm of Iron would probably be the best for an adaption.
Quote from: edgeworthy on 14 January, 2021, 08:46:16 PM
I agree that Caiphas Cain would be better for a series, if only because it could be made slightly lighter and mainstream.
Not for the budget. Eisenhorn on the other hand is basically a detective story in space. You can kinda cheat there.
Quote from: Smith on 14 January, 2021, 09:28:23 PM
Not for the budget. Eisenhorn on the other hand is basically a detective story in space. You can kinda cheat there.
Good point! Caiphas Cain is basically a greatest-hits tour of the most expensive slavering hordes WH40K has to offer.
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 January, 2021, 09:40:38 PM
Quote from: Smith on 14 January, 2021, 09:28:23 PM
Not for the budget. Eisenhorn on the other hand is basically a detective story in space. You can kinda cheat there.
Good point! Caiphas Cain is basically a greatest-hits tour of the most expensive slavering hordes WH40K has to offer.
We would have to hope for a Game of Thrones level production budget.
Really enjoying this :
https://youtu.be/M6M9-oFEKpk?list=PLl6BRvEJ-auZ5aYPHj1B3pKJ_pLjg9qNU
Quote from: Rara Avis on 10 February, 2021, 06:54:23 PM
Really enjoying this :
https://youtu.be/M6M9-oFEKpk?list=PLl6BRvEJ-auZ5aYPHj1B3pKJ_pLjg9qNU
I don't have the money or inclination to buy into the game, but the universe is fantastic.
It's incredible but I'm happy to just stick with the lore.