Having survived the Imperial Fists brutal recruitment regime, rivals Zatori, du Queste and Taloc advance to the ranks of Scouts. When they join the Imperial Fists in their action on Vernalis, a planet blighted by Chaos, their loyalty to the Emperor and their fortitude in battle will be sorely tested. Will they be able to overcome the power of the Roaring Blades Traitor Guard, or will old enmities lead to their downfall?
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" A talented storyteller, he has a unique ear, a clever eye, an eloquence all too rare in modern fiction fiction" -Michael Moorcock
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Chris Roberson's novels include Set the Seas on Fire, Here, There & Everywhere, The Voyage of Night Shining White and Paragaea: A Planetary Romance, and he is the editor of the anthology Adventure Vol. 1. Roberson has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction, twice for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and twice for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Short Form (winning in 2004 with his story O OneA"). He runs the independent press Monkeybrain Books with his partner.
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Chris Roberson's novels include Here, There & Everywhere, The Voyage of Night Shining White, Paragaea: A Planetary Romance, X-Men: The Return, Set the Seas on Fire, and the forthcoming End of the Century, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird, and The Dragon's Nine Sons. His short stories have appeared in such magazines as Asimov's Science Fiction, Postscripts, and Subterranean, and in anthologies such as Live Without a Net, The Many Faces of Van Helsing, FutureShocks, and Forbidden Planets. Along with his business partner and spouse Allison Baker, he is the publisher of MonkeyBrain Books, an independent publishing house specializing in genre fiction and nonfiction genre studies, and he is the editor of the Adventure anthology series. He has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award three times: once each for writing, publishing, and editing; twice a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; and twice for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Short Form (winning in 2004 with his story 'O One').
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Tolerable story killed by too many sidebars,
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This review is from: Sons of Dorn (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Fists) (Mass Market Paperback)
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Sons of Dorn may has well have been titled Imperial Fists, in homage to Space Wolf, the book that it is basically a portmanteau of. The first half of the book is the identical story of several characters who wish each other dead going through the initiation and initial Space Marine training. In place of the Cup of Wulfen and the icy peaks of the Fang, you have the pain glove and the Phalanx. What makes this rather tragic is how the book could've been rather good, especially given how teetering to the edge several of the characters become.
Through together a few macros on superhuman strength and stamina, a few on how power armor could've stopped X, but scout armor could not, and a few on fighting through pain, and you have about an additional 15% of the text of the book. In addition, SM's are supposed to be superhuman, and this portrayal paints them as the pinnacle of human, but only just. I prefer the comparison of a punch from me could snap your spine to I'm only slightly better than you. The enemies taken on in this volume, despite being amped up, should've still been felled like sheep at the slaughter, as that's what SM's do. Overall, a mediocre plot foiled by making it something that you've clearly seen before, and while this seemed to be one of the few moments where the Imps can claim a clear and decisive victory, priceless jewels for their rarity, it sure did not have the feel of a win. The tension and animosity that seemed like it would be a driving force of the story sputters and dies, with no apparent cause or reason for its departure. Read Space Wolf instead, better plot with better character closure.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not even good for pulp fiction...,
This review is from: Sons of Dorn (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Fists) (Mass Market Paperback)
I picked up this book thinking that I had read this author before, unfortunately I realized soon enough that I had been thinking of Anthony Reynolds (who is actually quite good) and that this author was too be avoided in the future.
The story started off decently enough, but soon was bogged down in the unbelievable rivalry between the three main characters. The circumstances of their anger at each other were forced and then the rest of the novel the reader is left to deal with the random outbursts of anger whenever the author decided you needed to be absolutely sure they hated one another. I am not sure why the other review says you get to see the training of space marines. You really don't, aside from a brief window into the pain fetish of the Imperial Fists. The initiates go from being winnowed through tasks the reader does not see to 4-5 years in the future when they are scouts. There is one training scene as scouts, then they are in the battle. In the end, there are plenty of better 40k books out there, avoid this one.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sons of Yawn,
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This review is from: Sons of Dorn (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Fists) (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed Ian Watson's Space Marine so I can dig this author's enthusiasm for pursuing a similar vein in Sons of Dorn. But it felt to me like a rehash (and a poor one at that). This novel is just 40K by the numbers: mention important Imperial Fists personalities like Vladimir Pugh, Darnath Lysander, and Rhetoricus (worst_name_ever) without fleshing out any character details (TICK); repeat ad nauseum that "no mortal man could take that kind of damage but (our protagonist) could because HE'S A SPACE MARINE!" (TICK); don't forget the nerve glove - no decent Imperial Fists novel can do without it (TICK). Honestly, Black Library authors/ editors have got to stop treating the 40K literary audience like bozos. I don't want to know about the Laraman's gland again - you've already explained it, along with every other Black Library author in current rotation. Yes, I do realise that scout armour is not the same as Astartes armour, so stop wasting my time with yet another comparison and get on with the story! This book is typical of the Black Library's recent approach towards their novels - assume the audience knows nothing about the WH40K universe and fill 'em in. It's distracting and it's a shame because the lore, not the story, often becomes the focus of the novel: disjointed and boring for the umpteenth time. If you doubt my words read some earlier 40K novels for a comparison. In fact, give Watson's Space Marine a go. Far, far superior to this watered-down rendition. Look also for books by earlier Black Library authors like Gordon Rennie, Brian Craig and Barrington J Bayley. Their stories are interesting, have direction and purpose and characters, good and evil, you'll want to return to time and again. If you enjoy a decent read, give Sons of Dorn a miss.
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