A review by lori85
Outer Dark by Robbie MacNiven

4.0

Robbie MacNiven's stuff has consistently been three stars for me, being rather too action-heavy for my tastes. But I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The mood is appropriately murky and gloomy for a chapter with a shark theme and there is a lot of exploration of the greater setting, including action on a Cemetery World, a type of place I've never visited before in a 40k novel. There was also a fun subplot involving the Ashen Claws, the rare rogue chapter loyal to neither the Imperium or Chaos. I especially liked the follow-up with Rannick and her character development, as well as the establishment of a lurking threat involving Khauri (Mika Doren Skell) and her connection to it.