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A review by st_ruben
The Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first half of this book takes place during the third book (Galaxy in Flames) and follows my favourite legion; the Death Guard after the treachery of the Warmaster has been revealed *dun dun dun*.
It's quite similar in scope and story to the previous books, but because it relies quite heavily on characters/settings/scenes from the previous books while primarily feautiring new characters that don't get the room to evolve and grow as much as characters in the trilogy before had.
This is ofcourse not a big problem as the setting of the story is well established up to this point and this book really fills in some perspective of the events on Isstvan III and what happened to the Eistenstein afterwards. If you're invested up to this point than this book does share some key moments and events that help fill some gaps that are there when "The Siege of Terra'' book series starts.
It's quite similar in scope and story to the previous books, but because it relies quite heavily on characters/settings/scenes from the previous books while primarily feautiring new characters that don't get the room to evolve and grow as much as characters in the trilogy before had.
This is ofcourse not a big problem as the setting of the story is well established up to this point and this book really fills in some perspective of the events on Isstvan III and what happened to the Eistenstein afterwards. If you're invested up to this point than this book does share some key moments and events that help fill some gaps that are there when "The Siege of Terra'' book series starts.