Reviews

The Beast Must Die by Gav Thorpe

kghdodge's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

kavinay's review

3.0

Bonus star for the Black Templars going full "Leroy Jenkins!"

trackofwords's review

4.0

We hit book 8 in Black Library’s The Beast Arises series with Gav Thorpe’s second in the series, The Beast Must Die. We’re two thirds of the way in now, and with the return of the primarch Vulkan the Imperium finally has a chance to strike a decisive blow against the invading orks. With a withdrawn and brooding Vulkan as figurehead and Koorland reluctantly calling the shots, a combined force the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the Heresy besieges legendary Ullanor in an attempt to bring The Beast to battle and kill the ork warlord. Simultaneously, unwilling to trust to brute force Vangorich secretly makes his own plans for dealing with The Beast.

Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/the-beast-must-die-gav-thorpe-the-beast-arises-book-eight/