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charlieglynn's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
trackofwords's review
4.0
3.5
The mining world of Ghyre is protected by an Imperial Fists honour guard, but when rising unrest prompts a call for reinforcements from the Chapter, a cult worshipping the mysterious ‘Father’ rises up in planet-wide rebellion. Forced by circumstance into taking command of the Imperial forces, Primaris Librarian Aster Lydorran has to contend with not just a coordinated and well-equipped insurgency driven by a prodigious psychic presence, but also Ghyre’s pampered, dithering, divided ruling elite.
It’s a book which puts the Imperial Fists front and centre, but at the same time takes them out of their element, ably demonstrating that they’re about more than just defending fortresses. Key protagonists not knowing that they face a genestealer cult does require a slight additional suspension of disbelief, but it also emphasises the overarching (very 40k) theme of characters coming to understand the cost incurred by the Imperium’s determination to do whatever it takes to find victory. If it’s a little predictable in some respects, it gleefully confounds expectations in others, and while it and doesn’t quite capture the fun factor of some of Clark’s other stories, it’s nevertheless an enjoyable and satisfying story which should make a good entry point to the more action-oriented 40k novels.
Read the full review here: https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/01/25/fist-of-the-imperium-andy-clark/
The mining world of Ghyre is protected by an Imperial Fists honour guard, but when rising unrest prompts a call for reinforcements from the Chapter, a cult worshipping the mysterious ‘Father’ rises up in planet-wide rebellion. Forced by circumstance into taking command of the Imperial forces, Primaris Librarian Aster Lydorran has to contend with not just a coordinated and well-equipped insurgency driven by a prodigious psychic presence, but also Ghyre’s pampered, dithering, divided ruling elite.
It’s a book which puts the Imperial Fists front and centre, but at the same time takes them out of their element, ably demonstrating that they’re about more than just defending fortresses. Key protagonists not knowing that they face a genestealer cult does require a slight additional suspension of disbelief, but it also emphasises the overarching (very 40k) theme of characters coming to understand the cost incurred by the Imperium’s determination to do whatever it takes to find victory. If it’s a little predictable in some respects, it gleefully confounds expectations in others, and while it and doesn’t quite capture the fun factor of some of Clark’s other stories, it’s nevertheless an enjoyable and satisfying story which should make a good entry point to the more action-oriented 40k novels.
Read the full review here: https://www.trackofwords.com/2020/01/25/fist-of-the-imperium-andy-clark/
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