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I picked it up because it was unusual. It was entertaining if a bit off the wall.
SO interesting if you're into this kind of thing and want to be depressed about the deficiencies of our US Congress
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: ETS biên soạn
I loved it! And if any of you have watched the tv show Supernatural . . . well, you are in for some fun. Just stuff concerning demons and angels, though.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hal F.Rosenbluth
"People who can't stand being alone make the worst company."
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Quang Huy
What I've learned so far is that I simply must read more of Steven Johnson's work as soon as I'm done with this one. Joseph Priestly is a fascinating historical character about whom I wish I'd known more much earlier.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Từ Kế Tường
i have only read half the book, in norwegian, the translation was not too good... i loved the story and want to read it in english -highly recommend if you are intr in multicultural relationships...
OMG OMG OMG! Another book about the Sabbat Worlds crusade! Wait, let me back up. So about a year ago, Dan Abnett was writing like 30 books at the same time (the dude writes a BUNCH!), and it turned out he was sick. He wen't to the doctors and found out, in his words, that it was, "just epilepsy" his schedule slipped a bit. Prospero Burns, which was supposed to come out at the same time as A Thousand Sons, is now coming out this coming January. Also, the thirteenth Ghosts book (13, really?!) had its deadline missed. So in order to tide over all the 40k nerds, they decided to put this anthology together, so here it is. The first story is called Apostle's Creed, by Graham McNeill. This story is an after-story from Double Eagle, which in my opinion is one of the best 40k books out there! We follow a squadron of Thunderbolt pilots that are the best of the best. The story here is not overly complecated, and I had figured out the plot in the first 5-10 pages. That being said, this was an excellent story! The combat was seat-of-your-pants good and the time in between the combat was very well paced. This was pretty much the best kinds of 40k short story. Brutal, fast, and didn't make me think too much (and I totally mean that as a complement). Next up, we have The Headstone and the Hammerstone Kings by Matthew Ferrer. Now I have commented on how much I liked Mr. Ferrer's Arbitor book, but I did have a hard time reading his story in Fear the Alien, so I was a bit worried about reading this story. Unfortunately, my fears were founded. I believe this story, like Faces from Fear the Alien, was too smart for me. I just really couldn't get behind it. After sitting working for three nights in a row trying to force myself through the 30 pages of this story, I had to give up. I just couldn't finish this story. I really feel as if its a good story, but its just not what I want from my 40k. I want to read to relax, not read to exercise my brain. The third story in this anthology is Regicide by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. So after trying for three days to read THatHK, I read all 28 pages of this story in one night. Aaron D-B does an excellent job with this story. It is a story that takes place about fifteen years before the current Ghosts timeline. A Guard soldier has been captured the archenemy right after the great victory at Balhaut. His captors are trying to get him to tell them about the death of Warmaster Slaydo. Finally he does, and we get a very first hand account of the death of the Warmaster. Aaron D-B does a very good job of jumping back and forth, and while most of the story is the retelling of the story, we also learn about Commodus Ryland. What a good good story! Iron Star is a Ghosts story by Dan Abnett. This story takes place right after the end of Only in Death, and delves into what happened to Gaunt immediately after he is rescued in Only in Death. The story is a bit vague, but for a reason. It is a bit confusing, for a reason. In the end it is a decent story. I don't think it was supposed to be a surprise, but I figured the story out very early in to it. It wasn't bad at all, but not the best in the book. After Dan Abnett's story is his wife's first 40k story, Cell, by Nik Vincent. This story tells of an underground resistance on an archenemy-held world. I really liked the build-up of the story. Vincent does a good job of getting us to buy into a lot of the main characters. The story moved along at a very good pace and I started feeling and rooting for the characters. Until the end of the story. At the end of the story, all of the action takes place. Now it may be because I read as I'm laying in bed right before I go to sleep, but I found it very hard to follow. I was literally sitting there saying to myself, "how did that happen? What is HE doing? What? Hes dead? Hold it, HES dead too? Where did he come from? I didn't even know he was even there!" That being said, I thought it was a pretty good story. Next came another gem of this anthology, Blueblood by Nick Kyme. I have not been a big fan of Mr. Kyme, but this story is awesome. It tells a story about Royal Volpone, known as the Bloodbloods. The main character is Major Regara. He has been punished and sent to a backwater worlds named Sagorrah. He has being punished for writing a commendation for the Ghosts for actions that take place in chapter Blood Oath in the book, Ghostmaker. The reason I like this story is that Kyme makes us like the Bloodbloods and then makes us hate them, and then makes us like them again. That up and down of the story is really what I liked about it. The next story is A Good Man by Sandy Mitchell. I really like Sandy Mitchell (hurry up and write another Cain book!). This is a story about a munitorium scribe on the recently pacified planet of Vergast, sight of the book Necropolis. This story is about a man trying to find his buddy, and what happens when he gets himself into a situation he is in no way capable to handle. There is very little action in this story, but Mitchell is very good at the character interaction. I really enjoyed it. Lastly, we have Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities (whats up with these long-old names?) by Dan Abnett. This is another Ghosts story to wrap up the whole sh-bang, and what a way to end it. This is an awesome story for no other reason than it takes place not too long after the Ghosts were founded. This means two things, first, we get to see some of the Ghosts that have past. It was great to see Corbec and Bragg again. Second we see what it was like when everyone hated Gaunt almost as much as Rawne did/does. I thought both of these were very well done in the story. One of the other things I thought was kind of nice was the "foreshadowing" (I guess that is what you call it when the story takes place earlier in the continuity, but was actually written after the things it is referencing) that is all over the place. Gaunt notices the Domor has, "quick eyes," there is a comment about how Feygor has a smooth voice, and Gaunt playfully (sorta) threatens to amputate Larken's foot. I think some people may say that he does this too much, but for me each one triggered a memory about that person, some of whom are no longer with the Ghosts, so I didn't have a problem with it. And thats the book. There were some really good stories in it, and some not very good ones. But the good was really good, and that bad wasn't terrible. Plus the good stories outweighed the bad. I was afraid I was going to have to give a bad, or mediocre rating for this book, but the last story really pulled it out for me. My only other complaint is that the book seems a little small for an anthology, eight stories seems a bit light for me. I remember the days of Let the Galaxy Burn with its 38 stories, and this one just seems to be a bit of a lightweight for me. Based purely on quality, and not the quantity, I give this book four sightings of the Sabbat beti, out of five.
I was reluctant to read anymore Hemingway after being subjected to a Farewell to Arms in High School Lit. but my aunt Barbara said this was her favorite book so I gave it a shot and I am so glad that I did. This book transported me in a way that few, if any, ever had. I read it laying in the hammock at the lake house but I really felt the chill in the old man's small boat. It doesn't overwhelm you with grand language or complicated plot but its intensity is fierce.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thiên Lương Thông Việt
Pretty much your standard "quest to find missing masterpiece from dead author" book. This time, it's an undiscovered play by William Shakespeare. I figured out one of the main twists very early on and couldn't figure out why the characters were so dumb as to not see it as well. I found the narrator completely obnoxious and irritating and the ending seemed very anticlimactic. But it was a quick, fun (at times) read. Definitely a good book to get from the library, as opposed to spending any money on it.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Quốc Kha
This book was awesome. It is very well written to the point of making you feel you are right there experiencing what the characters are experiencing. I look forward to her next installment of this storyline.
Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.