peachy_'s review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
trackofwords's review
5.0
Peter Fehervari’s Cult of the Spiral Dawn comprises a short but powerful novel – originally released with the bland title of Legends of the Dark Millennium: Genestealer Cults – plus an accompanying short story, Cast a Hungry Shadow (or Casts…depending on which version you read). Whether as an introduction to Fehervari’s writing or part of an ongoing exploration, it is – quite simply – essential reading for any 40k fan looking to dig beneath the surface a little.
Taken as a whole this is a 40k story that’s a dark as any other, layered with detail and told with a real eye for both compelling storytelling and the essential elements that make 40k unlike any other science fiction setting. Fehervari’s work isn’t going to appeal to everyone, and this is no different, so you’re best off going into this with your eyes open. If what you want is a story that’s bleak and complex and powerful and creepy – and that rewards you for really paying attention – then there’s not much else out there which compares to this. Just be warned – it’s a dark and twisted path, and you might find yourself ensnared.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/04/19/cult-of-the-spiral-dawn-peter-fehervari/
Taken as a whole this is a 40k story that’s a dark as any other, layered with detail and told with a real eye for both compelling storytelling and the essential elements that make 40k unlike any other science fiction setting. Fehervari’s work isn’t going to appeal to everyone, and this is no different, so you’re best off going into this with your eyes open. If what you want is a story that’s bleak and complex and powerful and creepy – and that rewards you for really paying attention – then there’s not much else out there which compares to this. Just be warned – it’s a dark and twisted path, and you might find yourself ensnared.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/04/19/cult-of-the-spiral-dawn-peter-fehervari/
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