meadowsolace's review
3.0
i wouldve definitely rated this 3.5 if i could. this is the first warhammer book ive read and i have to say, i was happy with it. i loved the first story, it captivated me right from the beginning. i loved the concept of the stories being read, the prologue and epilogue connecting. but the language was a bit difficult for me to understand, as im not a huge fantasy/sci fi reader. but otherwise and awesome book!
ladyzbyrd's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
The pacing seemed to go slower and slower. At the very least, it’s an interesting read into some lore of Warhammer.
sirlag's review
3.0
To start, this is a collection of stories, one far better, one far worse. Yet even at the best of times, it is hard to imagine it as truly great. If I had to rate each individually, the first gets a 3.5, perhaps 4 out of 5. The second, the most interesting and the most sad, would rate higher, at a 4 or 4.5. But the third story wouldn't muster higher than a 3, and in it brings the entire collection down.
The Martyrdom of Sister Ishani:
This is a book of Martyrs. There is only one way it could end. Yet It is entirely entertaining as we follow a medic's journey against an unknown invasion. The miracles, when they happen were fun, serious but not overwhelmingly impossible. However, the story wasn't noteworthy, fun but forgettable, with a repeating plot element of getting stuck only to be saved by the cherub.
The Martyrdom of Sister Anarchia:
The most interesting of the three martyrs, told through multiple perspectives, human and alien. It is a tragedy, in the sense that there truly could have been cooperation, could have been a better way, but this is warhammer 40k, so it is not meant to be. And still we watch the Tau and the Sisters of Battle fight with words and plasma in equal measure.
The Martyrdom of Sister Laurelyn:
Less focused on a single character than the other two, and less focused as a story overall. There is still a fine, delightful note of satire and cosmic irony that makes a warhammer story great, but in the back of my mind, I was stuck knowing that if I wanted to hear a story of a Sister of Battle fighting against the forces of chaos, both [b:Requiem Infernal|44180899|Requiem Infernal (The Dark Coil)|Peter Fehervari|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572780052l/44180899._SY75_.jpg|68724569] or [b:Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint|54383945|Ephrael Stern The Heretic Saint (Warhammer 40,000)|David Annandale|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593852482l/54383945._SX50_.jpg|84866550] are waiting, and far more entertaining.
The Martyrdom of Sister Ishani:
This is a book of Martyrs. There is only one way it could end. Yet It is entirely entertaining as we follow a medic's journey against an unknown invasion. The miracles, when they happen were fun, serious but not overwhelmingly impossible. However, the story wasn't noteworthy, fun but forgettable, with a repeating plot element of getting stuck only to be saved by the cherub.
The Martyrdom of Sister Anarchia:
The most interesting of the three martyrs, told through multiple perspectives, human and alien. It is a tragedy, in the sense that there truly could have been cooperation, could have been a better way, but this is warhammer 40k, so it is not meant to be. And still we watch the Tau and the Sisters of Battle fight with words and plasma in equal measure.
The Martyrdom of Sister Laurelyn:
Less focused on a single character than the other two, and less focused as a story overall. There is still a fine, delightful note of satire and cosmic irony that makes a warhammer story great, but in the back of my mind, I was stuck knowing that if I wanted to hear a story of a Sister of Battle fighting against the forces of chaos, both [b:Requiem Infernal|44180899|Requiem Infernal (The Dark Coil)|Peter Fehervari|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572780052l/44180899._SY75_.jpg|68724569] or [b:Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint|54383945|Ephrael Stern The Heretic Saint (Warhammer 40,000)|David Annandale|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593852482l/54383945._SX50_.jpg|84866550] are waiting, and far more entertaining.
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