Dan Abnett
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4.25 | 5229 Users | 204 Reviews
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| Original Title: | First and Only |
| ISBN: | 1841542687 (ISBN13: 9781841542683) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gaunt's Ghosts #1, Warhammer 40,000 |
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In the Chaos-infested Sabbat system, Imperial Commissar Gaunt must lead his men through as much in-fighting amongst rival regiments as against the forces of Chaos. For a thousand years, the Sabbat Worlds have been lost to the Imperium, claimed by the dread powers of Chaos. Now, a mighty crusade seeks to return the sector to Imperial rule. And at the forefront of that crusade are Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and the Tanith First and Only – better known as Gaunt’s Ghosts. Trapped in the grinding trench warfare of Fortis Binary, the Ghosts find themselves drawn into a conspiracy to assassinate the crusade’s leader, Warmaster Macaroth. With enemies all around them and no one to trust, Gaunt and his men must find a way to save the warmaster and prevent the Sabbat Worlds Crusade from falling into anarchy – even if it means waging war on their supposed allies. Read by Toby Longworth.Describe About Books First and Only (Gaunt's Ghosts #1)
| Title | : | First and Only (Gaunt's Ghosts #1) |
| Author | : | Dan Abnett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | November 7th 2002 by The Black Library (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. 40k. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.25 From 5229 Users | 204 ReviewsAppraise About Books First and Only (Gaunt's Ghosts #1)
THE EMPEROR FUCKING PROTECTS.Don't let the fact that this should be mass produced Warhammer 40k garbage throw you. Dan Abnett has a particular talent for this kind of story and a lot to offer even those of us who are not really into the 40k universe.First and Only covers a major campaign in the Ghosts' history and is a good introduction to the Imperial Legions or whatever they are and how the various troop interactions work between the different companies that are harvested from different worlds. This book has a lot of
Surprisingly good..either that or i'm on a four star kick. I approached this thinking it was going to be mindless dribble. I was wrong. Think Band of Brothers but in space battling all kinds of nasty alien forces (this is actually Derek Manus' evaluation of the book, but i find it very apropos). There is also a bunch f infighting which Abnett ties a little too perfectly together. The writing is solid and the characters are lush, though it's a little confusing at first because a number of them
I am military fiction lover and believe me this is trash. Leo Kessler is far more better in description of military action then this piece of mass produced Warhammer stuff. On the other hand it was enjoyable to read, but not as Sandy Mitchell's books. I was counting the death toll on the First and only regiment trough the books and seriously they would not make it trough the one book. The evil general, even more evil inquisitor plus evil rival regiment tried to kill our hero, who uncovered the
My entry back into sci-fi! Feels like I had an incredibly long break similar to what bad relationships tend to go through. In lieu of the time spent away, I chose some safe tie-ins. The writing is what initially pulled me into this universe. It's just as good as I remember. As the author himself stated in the introduction, everything that makes a solid story is present in this book. It's hard to believe that this is Dan's first 'long-form fiction' that was published. Then again, the man is a
Fantastic. Nothing more needs to be said, except that Abnett truly brings the Warhammer 40k universe to life.
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