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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
In this book, Ahzek Ahriman takes over the Thousand Sons primarily by virtue of being really sad and also passing out several times (I'm pretty sure it's like 5 or 6 times -- I get the feeling French doesn't really like writing transitional scenes). Either way, this is a fun daemon-filled warp romp featuring the Chaos Legions' saddest, wettest meow-meow and the people he's coerced to serve him by being the only one around willing to make decisions (and also by secretly being a reality warping nuclear warhead in the shape of the galaxy's most depressed Astartes). I can't wait to read more about this pedantic, tragic, wily little f**ker.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Though the book wades through a quagmire a little in its middle stages, overall it's a delightful read and one fans of the Thousand Sons, Ahriman, or magical grimdark space tomfoolery in general should take the time to digest.
Released back in 2012, Ahriman : Exile was John French’s first novel for Black Library, and you’re unlikely to find a more assured, complex, detailed debut novel than this. The first in a trilogy regarding one of the most famous villains in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, when we first meet him Ahriman is at his lowest ebb, years after the failure of his Rubric and his exile from the Legion he tried to save. Masquerading as a lowly sorcerer serving a motley warband of Traitor Marines, he’s a far cry from the former Chief Librarian of the Thousand Sons, resigned to his fate as an exile and hiding away from his past, his enemies and his own power.
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/ahriman-exile-john-french/
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/ahriman-exile-john-french/
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One I've read 3-4 times already, not many Warhammer books are worth the reread, but this is definitely one.
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes