Reviews

Cadian Blood by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

kghdodge's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

fritzh8u's review against another edition

3.0

The moment of empathy between the astartes and human psychers was touching. As was Seth's final stand. I would hear more of these tales, blips of hope in the grimdark.

itcamefromthepage's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-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

3.5

 I really enjoyed this one, although there are some character choices that make me want to sit down and ruminate on them a bit.

The action and horror in this is TOP notch. 

calli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ulzeta's review against another edition

4.0

A fun read.

kt6193's review against another edition

3.0

Cadian Blood is an enjoyable and fairly easy read. If you're new to the Imperial Guard (sometimes called the Astra Militarum) of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, this is definitely a good book to start with. It delves into the Cadians' history, tactics, general behaviors, and etc. You also get to see how well they get along with other elements of the Imperium of Man (which is what humanity is called in this universe). The premise of the story is that a horrible plague has enveloped the planet of Kathur (that doesn't sound familiar at all in 2021...) and essentially the Imperium has lost control of the world. The Guard is sent there to reclaim the planet, but things only get worse as they arrive and the sick people who call Kathur home are the least of their worries!

I rate it a 3 out of 5 due in large part to an absolutely horrendous Chapter 9. I won't spoil what's happening story-wise, but this chapter was so confusing and bad that I contemplated calling it quits right there and then. ADB (the author) then seemingly pretends he didn't just write that beginning of the chapter and continues the story like it never happened! If you can push through that rough part, you'll come out the other side having read pretty solid Imperial Guard book. All things considered, I still recommend this to others!

manthespace's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0