farilian's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
drwilko's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
itcamefromthepage's review
4.0
A great collection of short stories, that whilst not essential reading for the series, are nonetheless quality.
kavinay's review
1.0
The Raven Guard/Iron Hands marriages of convenience are becoming as tropey and boring as anything to do with Calth.
The Seventh Serpent might be the best story in the lot, but even then, you struggle to keep the cast of characters straight. Is it because it's too complex or really just that it's so hard to care about any of these interchangeable marines?
Move along.
The Seventh Serpent might be the best story in the lot, but even then, you struggle to keep the cast of characters straight. Is it because it's too complex or really just that it's so hard to care about any of these interchangeable marines?
Move along.
yrrah's review against another edition
4.0
Meduson by Dan Abnett - 5/5
Unforged and Unspoken by Guy Haley - 4/5 and 4/5
Immortal Duty by Nick Kyme - 4/5
Grey Talon and Hand Elect by Chris Wraight 5/5 and 3/5
The Keys of Hel by John French - 3/5
The Noose by David Annandale - 3/5
Deeds Endure by Gav Thorpe - 4/5
The Either by Graham McNeil - 5/5
The Seventh Serpent by Graham McNeil - 4/5
Unforged and Unspoken by Guy Haley - 4/5 and 4/5
Immortal Duty by Nick Kyme - 4/5
Grey Talon and Hand Elect by Chris Wraight 5/5 and 3/5
The Keys of Hel by John French - 3/5
The Noose by David Annandale - 3/5
Deeds Endure by Gav Thorpe - 4/5
The Either by Graham McNeil - 5/5
The Seventh Serpent by Graham McNeil - 4/5
trackofwords's review against another edition
4.0
Featuring Graham McNeill’s novella The Seventh Serpent as well as all the stories from the previously released Meduson collection, this is as close to a definitive picture of the Shattered Legions as we’re going to get.
With a clear theme and a strong sense of tone, this is perhaps one of the most successful anthologies in the series to date.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/05/24/shattered-legions-black-library-anthology/
With a clear theme and a strong sense of tone, this is perhaps one of the most successful anthologies in the series to date.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/05/24/shattered-legions-black-library-anthology/
camellia's review
1.0
I'm so invested in the Warhammer universe, and the Heresy in particular, that I feel really guilty about rating this one star -- but yeesh, what a train wreck.
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