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Perpetual by Dan Abnett

ratgrrrl's review

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A short, but sweet catch up with the mysterious immortal, Oll Persson, and his ragtag group of survivors of Calth as they do some Subtle Knife Sliders wibbly wobbly time and spacey on the way to Terra, revealing tantalising tidbits, and facing unforseen complications.

The is a wonderful little story that follows on from Know No Fear, continuing the tale of the eponymous Perpetual with hints of their purpose, affiliations, and feelings about a variety of pertinent subjects told with trademark Abnett aplomb.

Without context gained in at least Legion and a Know No Fear, I can see this story being utterly baffling, but I loved appreciate an epic series that doesn't feel the need to waste time rehashing everything (even though this does bite me on the bum occasionally). 

trackofwords's review

4.0

It’s day one of Black Library’s 2016 Advent Calendar, and the first story is Perpetual by Dan Abnett, a Horus Heresy audio drama. Continuing the story of Oll Persson, first introduced in Know No Fear, it picks up where the short story Unmarked (in Mark of Calth) left off with Oll and his companions journeying through time and space in search of Terra, only now they’re becalmed, unable to go forward. Time is passing – not normally an issue for a Perpetual, but with his mission to complete and dangerous foes in pursuit, Oll knows he will have to find a way to keep moving eventually…

Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/quick-review-perpetual-dan-abnett/