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A review by trackofwords
Survival Instinct by Andy Chambers
4.0
Andy Chambers’ classic 2005 Necromunda novel Survival Instinct is the story of spire-born noblewoman turned underhive legend D’onne Ulanti, otherwise known as ‘Mad’ Donna. After receiving a message which dredges up ancient history, Donna finds herself on a danger-filled journey that leads ever-deeper into the underhive, and the dark corners of her past.
It’s very much a child of its time, so it’s not particularly sophisticated; the plot is simple but effective, the writing is very readable if not technically outstanding, and the supporting characters aren’t especially well developed…but everything is so well rooted in the setting that it just doesn’t matter. While it’s harsh to call those flaws considering the nature of this book – its objectives at the time were surely to sell Necromunda and tell an entertaining tale – those…characteristics…rather bely the fact that this is actually a pretty well-constructed story. It’s all just great fun – a bit silly, and hardly original, but hugely entertaining all the same.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/01/29/survival-instinct-andy-chambers/
It’s very much a child of its time, so it’s not particularly sophisticated; the plot is simple but effective, the writing is very readable if not technically outstanding, and the supporting characters aren’t especially well developed…but everything is so well rooted in the setting that it just doesn’t matter. While it’s harsh to call those flaws considering the nature of this book – its objectives at the time were surely to sell Necromunda and tell an entertaining tale – those…characteristics…rather bely the fact that this is actually a pretty well-constructed story. It’s all just great fun – a bit silly, and hardly original, but hugely entertaining all the same.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/01/29/survival-instinct-andy-chambers/