A review by smcscot
Honour Guard by Dan Abnett

3.0

In a continuation of the Gaunt's Ghosts series Mr. Abnett provides a satisfying sequel and a beginning to a new cycle. As always Mr. Abnett is wonderful in his descriptions of battles. He has a singular ability to make the war seem real, despite the otherworldly (literally) locations. What makes this one particularly interesting is that we learn a little more of the mythology of the Warhammer 40k world. Part of the issue, however, is that Mr. Abnett doesn't conclude the story line. It's almost as though he gets caught in the trap of knowing that he will have another book to write so he can continue on the story line there. For an insignificant plot development, or a character trait this would be OK, however the plot development is a series ending event and it's left dangling. If there was a bit more cohesive storytelling (it's a bit sporadic in the beginning because he separates four different groups) and this plot line was resolved, it would have been a much higher grade. It's worth it however to get the mythology so if you're reading the series, don't skip it.