porlarta's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dobbykroket's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nightshade_novels's review against another edition
4.0
Another Cain story with a very slow start which meant it took a long time for me to get into it. I was also a bit thrown as normally each book will see Cain arrive on a new world and the story develops from there. However, this time 100 pages in Cain leaves the world that has been established for this book and sets off on a journey through the warp.
Mira was an incredibly annoying character that I was very happy to see the back of when her and Cain finally parted ways for a while.
For me this book only got really good, and to the standard expected from the previous books, when Cain entered the spawn. From then on it felt much more like a traditional Cain novel and was very enjoyable, meaning the last part of the book was a very quick read.
Mira was an incredibly annoying character that I was very happy to see the back of when her and Cain finally parted ways for a while.
For me this book only got really good, and to the standard expected from the previous books, when Cain entered the spawn. From then on it felt much more like a traditional Cain novel and was very enjoyable, meaning the last part of the book was a very quick read.
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
3.0
Quick impressions: The big minus is the character of Mira, the governor's daughter, who is more irritating than anything else. To be honest, the character feels tacked on to the story, and the rest of the story likely works without her just fine. On the plus side, I liked seeing Cain's relationship with the Space Marines, especially with the techmarine. Overall this was good, but not great.
(Full review on my blog later)
(Full review on my blog later)
utbw42's review
4.0
Awesome reboot of this series by Mitchell after the somewhat lukewarm last one. This one starts out quickly as Cain rescues a governor and his daughter from planetary rebels, develops a relationship, somewhat reluctantly, with the daughter Mira, and finds himself alongside Space Marines as they search for a massive genestealer vessel threatening the entire system. Cain once again demonstrates the self-preservation tactics that are meant to keep him out of trouble, but once again his reputation puts him right in the middle of it. The strengths of this book are the return of some very humorous writing and strong characterization, especially detailing the Cain/Mira interactions. The last section of the book, detailing Cain and Jurgen's harrowing time on the Spawn vessel, are absolute page turners.
zevach's review
2.0
It was ok, It's a warhammer book typical blasting and swinging of chainswords. I just didn't understand the character Mira. I got this for a buck at a Friends of the Library sale, worth it.