What you guys reading? I finished Old Mans War!

[Vormotus]

Hey guys! I just finished reading Old Mans War by Scalzi ...

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I had not enjoyed a novel so much since last year when I binged in a row like 14 novels of Gaunts Ghosts.

Go read it , its fun, it is practically Starship Troopers 2.0 of sorts :D

First 3 books are great, though the best is the first, reading the fifth of the saga, did not like much the fourth, still one more to go but dropped it to read The Spin Trilogy, which is quite interesting but a bit too melodramatic , but had to as some of my friends enjoyed it so reading it just so I can talk with them about it.

The Spin Trilogy is not quite what I hoped it would be but last book has been the best for me so far, number 1 and 2 being somewhat okish to my tastes.

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So wanted to spread the word and see what else you guys reading? I love Bolter Porn and Sci Fi of all Sorts. :D

Bonus mention:

This is how you lose the Time War.

Read it, you will find out early on if its something you like or not, for me it was quite fun and interesting.

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And Borne because I love how weird and surreal it was:
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Much love from the Isthmus my grumpy virtual friends! :)

[getlostgreg]

One of the only sci-fi books I've read was called Sea of Rust. It was about robots living in a post-human world. It makes you wonder what it really means to be a living being.

But I mostly read fantasy.

Just finished the Book of the Ancestor trilogy. It takes place in an ancient galaxy where all the stars are dying. One planet has an artificial moon that slows the ice from swallowing up the equator. The main character is a girl sold by her mother into slavery. She eventually finds herself in a convent where she becomes a magical assassin nun.

God I love describing that series... xD

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Now I'm back to Wheel of Time. Nearly finished with the 4th book.

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[nostalgiaquest]

oh man, wheel of time. that series is like running a marathon. Sometime during the middle books you're going to look inside your soul and say "what the fuck am I doing this to myself for?" but if you can make it through, it's worth it... i think?

A couple years ago I decided to start trying to read more and found myself really getting into series as apposed to single books. Here are a few of my recent favorites.

- Mistborne Trilogy : Just finished these a couple weeks ago. Was pretty enjoyable. Unique magic system, decent story, female lead (if you're into that). Will be checking out more of Sanderson's work shortly.

- The Black Company : I really enjoyed the first three books, which are a stand alone series in themselves. I started reading the next one but kinda burned out and switched to another series. I plan on going back later.

The First Law - would recommend these to anyone who's trying to get back into reading. The plot is enjoyable and not too difficult to follow and the characters are fun.

The Sword of Truth - I read the first book and thought it was ok. Meant to keep reading by the second book was checked out from the library so i moved on. Will check out the others later i suppose.

The Dark Tower - psuedo western setting if you're into that. What I really enjoyed about these is that Stephen King wrote them over the course of his career. First book was in 1982 and the final 2004. So you get to experience his maturing as a writer throughout the series. I think it got a little boring in the middle (pretty much every series does) but was glad I stuck it out.

Hitchhikers Guide - This is a great series, but my advice is to not read it all at once. Douglas Adams is a great writer and the content is pretty hilarious, but after reading 1 or 2 books, it gets a little old and i found myself starting to skim through parts that i knew were comedic fluff. So yeah, read something else in between and you'll appreciate the writing a lot more.

Raven's Shadow series - I really enjoyed the first book. The second was OK, and I haven't bothered with the third yet. Maybe one day i'll go back.

I'm thinking the next series i want to do is the Malazan series. I tried to get into the first book when i was first starting to read, and frankly it was too hard to follow. Now that i'm a more seasoned reader I plan on giving it another shot because it's so highly reviewed.

[Jimjam]

You guys got way bigger brains than me.

I'm reading Legacy, which is hard to describe. Very loosely it is a police crime / legal drama set in the Warhammer 40,000 IP.

In p1999 terms it would basically be a novel about a CSR trying to resolve a camp dispute.

I have small brain.

[Thrombosis]

Just finished the Book of the Ancestor trilogy. It takes place in an ancient galaxy where all the stars are dying. One planet has an artificial moon that slows the ice from swallowing up the equator. The main character is a girl sold by her mother into slavery. She eventually finds herself in a convent where she becomes a magical assassin nun.

Have you read the Thorns trilogy by the same author? Book 1 Prince of Thorns was one of the best reads I'd had in a long time but others have told me they didn't like it.

Currently reading The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks, a series of short stories. I've decided I don't really like short stories, Banks' previous book Use of Weapons (a Culture novel) was fantastic though.

[Mblake81]

The Warrior Trilogy (https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Warrior_Trilogy), part of the Battletech universe and written by Michael Stackpole. I found some original run copies from the 80s. I just got some of the The Shadow (https://twitter.com/raz0rfist/status/898531367620825088?lang=en) pulp books. Also picked up one of the old Perry Mason (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Mason) pulps, I would watch that show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUJRh0CRkU) with my Grandfather.

[Lulz Sect]

a smidgen less boring than Sun Tzu

https://i.imgur.com/otQN2t3.jpg

[Jimjam]

Best to be both loved and feared.

[Quinas]

Working my way through Temeraire series - 9 books.

I recommend NK Jemisin (Broken Earth trilogy) and Liu Cixin (Rememberance of Earth's Past trilogy), recently read and they're both excellent if you like fantasy / sci-fi.

Still waiting for Lies of Locke Lamora continuation.

[deezy]

oh man, wheel of time. that series is like running a marathon. Sometime during the middle books you're going to look inside your soul and say "what the fuck am I doing this to myself for?" but if you can make it through, it's worth it... i think?

around 10ish years ago after robert jordan passed away i finished knife of dreams and became really sad because it felt like all of the characters i felt like i knew really well had all collectively died.

Brandon Sanderson did better than what I was expecting to finish off the series. So that was nice.

[BlackBellamy]

Just finished this:

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Would not recommend as reading this book will lead to physical violence the next time some whiny bitch makes a play for your time.

[getlostgreg]

Have you read the Thorns trilogy by the same author? Book 1 Prince of Thorns was one of the best reads I'd had in a long time but others have told me they didn't like it.

I have not but it's certainly on my radar.

[getlostgreg]

Going back to 2018 a couple standouts for me:

The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington. He's a big Wheel of Time fan and this is basically his homage.

Also Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. It's like D&D meets heavy metal. Groups of mercenaries form "bands" and go "on tour" around the world slaying monsters in order to become rich and famous. It was unique.

https://i.imgur.com/AsxvkaW.png

[Donkey Hotay]

a smidgen less boring than Sun Tzu

So I wasn't the only one. I was so underwhelmed when I got around to reading "The Art of War". It reads like a self-help book of vague dictums: Attack your enemy where he is weak. No shit?! I get that this is true and you're supposed to then get all galaxy brained and assess the situation to apply this advanced strategerie but if I had the innate intelligence and ability to do that in every confrontation, I wouldn't need Boomer Tzu's advice on performing the obvious.

Also reading "Life on the Mississippi" by Twain.

[Vormotus]

-Sea of Rust. It was about robots living in a post-human world. It makes you wonder what it really means to be a living being.


-Book of the Ancestor trilogy. It takes place in an ancient galaxy where all the stars are dying. One planet has an artificial moon that slows the ice from swallowing up the equator. The main character is a girl sold by her mother into slavery. She eventually finds herself in a convent where she becomes a magical assassin nun.



HMmmm will add these to the ole trusty kindle!

I really really like reading stuff like this, I just finished the spin trilogy and it was ok, the end was actually very good and for me made the series better.


Also seeing some other nice books in the thread will keep adding them to my library!

So many good books! SO LITTLE TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! :eek:

I must confess something, I think I am reading more now with the kindle than with regular books.

I used to have a ton of novels back in the day but found sadly, that due to me moving so much after my exile it is much easier to have stuff on digital , much easier to carry around!!! Also due to my failing eyesight the kindle suits me better, plus the weight and the backlight make it a bliss for me to read at night.

Very nice recommendations here so far, I also want to share something that is a bit niche, but I SEVERELY enjoyed it , it is a small history, in 2 books, known as the Gravedigger Chronicles

Very few people I have talked about even know of it, it is lost amidst the myriad fantasy, sci fi novels out there, but I always tell people to read it, for me it was like a dream travel, perhaps others might enjoy it ... or not.

Give it a small reading see if it hooks you, I just found the whole universe lore quite compelling for such an obscure novel:

https://i.imgur.com/q6pLbey.jpg

and book 2

https://i.imgur.com/gPfOADt.jpg

The ending was abrupt but within the narrative of weirdness.

And also on the issue of Wheel of Time, I once tried to read it , but I never made it past a few chapters, so kudos to anyone that has managed to read it for so long. ;)

Wheel, of Time and Malazan have been for me not quite as compelling to me as to others, perhaps it is the way the author writes?

Thanks for your input, I will definitely be adding new stuff to my little trusty device

Much love as usual to everyone from the lonely Isthmus :)

[Vormotus]

-Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. It's like D&D meets heavy metal. Groups of mercenaries form "bands" and go "on tour" around the world slaying monsters in order to become rich and famous. It was unique.

https://i.imgur.com/AsxvkaW.png

Ohhhhh will look out for this one!

I totally loved the Gotrek and Felix series, is it like that? Love mercenary style bands of adventurers rampaging across the world for loot, women, booze and fun, saving the world is a bonus haha.

So much stuff, so little time to read!

[Jimjam]

Oh you need to listen to Realmslayer.

Brian Blessed is Gotrek. The dude punched out a polarbear IRL.

[GhostCow]

I haven't read anything recently. I think the last new book I read was Oathbreaker. Eagerly awaiting the next Mistborn book. I mostly wanted to comment to say that I love Old Man's War, but so far none of the other books in the series can hold a candle to it

[Kaveh]

Going through Arthur c Clarke then gonna re-read dune

[Wwen42]

The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom

[Lojik]

Someone mentioned the Licanius Trilogy, I liked the first two books. Enjoyed the Malazan series, although sometimes it was just way too over the top for me, I liked a lot of the characters though. Ravens shadow series was ok, last two books a little of a let down. Stormlight archive has held my interest.

I was going through a ton of audio books for a while, but currently trying to finish The Brothers Karamazov and I think it kind of killed my momentum hah. Also trying to go through the cycle of arawn.

I, Claudius, American Gods, Never Split the Difference, Lawrence in Arabia were other books I liked recently.

[Wwen42]

I finished Foundation I and I understand what people like, but also find it dull. It's like the Simarilion, but with no interesting attached stories. Also psychohistory is hard to swallow. It's like mega-sociology, but with math and stuff I guess. And that's the whole premise the story leans on to work.

[Vormotus]

Oh you need to listen to Realmslayer.

Brian Blessed is Gotrek. The dude punched out a polarbear IRL.

:eek::eek::eek:
Hahaha, perhaps I will, will try to look for him right now thanks to the magic of the intertubes haha

EDIT>

OMFG! WOW I LOVE IT!

https://youtu.be/HWAu7CQK6Wg (https://youtu.be/HWAu7CQK6Wg)

[Jimjam]

:eek::eek::eek:
Hahaha, perhaps I will, will try to look for him right now thanks to the magic of the intertubes haha

EDIT>

OMFG! WOW I LOVE IT!

https://youtu.be/HWAu7CQK6Wg (https://youtu.be/HWAu7CQK6Wg)

Isn't it just the most perfect casting of all time?

[Vormotus]

I was going through a ton of audio books for a while, but currently trying to finish The Brothers Karamazov and I think it kind of killed my momentum hah.



I get you 100% ... anything classical is honestly a path into boredom only a bit more interesting than camping a manastone in green right now on a single account without people warming up the list spot logging in your account and you being forced to avoid sleeping.

Mighr I suggest you try more modern literature? haha.

Super big hug to you:)

[Vormotus]

Isn't it just the most perfect casting of all time?

It really fits, I must agree 100% amazing recommendation.

Makes me wanna go read all the Gotrek Novels again.

I really loved the ones by the original author WIlliam King, subsequent ones lacked some of the punch , the ones by Nathan Llong, but still it was Gotrek and I loved them so much.

Seeing Gotrek, Felix and Teclis in the same spot battling chaos was quite interesting to be honest, as I am a bit of a Warhammer fanboi, not of the tactical game but the RPG one, love the story and background.

You really need to be a rich person to actually play Warhammer, such an expensive hobby, but the RPG material they delivered during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition of the rpg game was, and is , SUPERB alongside the fluffbooks.

[Madbad]

Three Body Problem

Cixin Lui

Thank me later

[xane17]

Just finished up the Three Body series! Currently on second reading of Malazan.. also just started the LightBringer series.

[Vormotus]

Three Body Problem

Cixin Lui

Thank me later

This ... this looks interesting ...

I just finished reading Forever War and was pleasantly surprised, I might be coming late to it, but honestly my backlog of anything good to read is too big, starting Forever Peace now.

https://i.imgur.com/Atzv7aN.jpg

I only decided to start reading in earnest in english a few years ago when I got a kindle and well, if my exile has worked for anything good in my life is giving me ample time to read and surf the net finding books.

This thread has helped me add some interesting books to my queue which slowly grows bigger every day.

Also I have to confess to everybody here CALIBRE is like ... wow, so amazing.

https://calibre-ebook.com/

I heartily recommend it to everybody , its so simple to organize your virtual library, have a backlog of over 300 books, and I go through only a handful of books per monthso it keeps growing bigger.

Glad to see fellow readers here :)
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[Hazek]

Living Water: Viktor Schauberger and the Secrets of Natural Energy

[Vormotus]

Hey guys, I started reading this book ... it is a trilogy, and currently on book two .

Might want to give it a try if you like gritty fantasy ... adult fantasy.


https://i.imgur.com/VQ9LrVv.jpg

Might not be everyones cup of tea ... but I really liked the language , or how it sounds to my translating mind.

[getlostgreg]

Might want to give it a try if you like gritty fantasy ... adult fantasy.

I'd love to try out some grimdark fantasy at some point. Unfortunately I'll be reading Wheel of Time for a couple more years and will only have room to keep up with a few on-going series that I'm invested in.

There's too much good fantasy these days for a slow reader like myself. xD

[Vormotus]

I'd love to try out some grimdark fantasy at some point. Unfortunately I'll be reading Wheel of Time for a couple more years and will only have room to keep up with a few on-going series that I'm invested in.

There's too much good fantasy these days for a slow reader like myself. xD

Yeah I know a friend that is still glued to Wheel of Time, it is ... addicting to some people.

He always tell me this stories about characters there.

Tried it to read it once, but could not get past a few pages, even forcing myself.

But I know about time, so little of it and so MUCH STUFF OUT THERE.

Even today I discovered at least 2 more books I want to read but wont have time between job, family and chores.

But hey! If it makes you happy hope you can keep reading it and eventually finish it! :D

[Mblake81]

Recent pickups. Some online, others at a good local book store.

Battletech: Test of Vengeance by Bryan Nystul. 2001 copy.
Mark of the Shadow by Maxwell Grant. 1966 copy
The Penetrator: Divine Death by Lionel Derrick. 1977 copy
James Bond: Moonraker by Ian Flemming. 1955 copy
The Executioner: Battle Mask by Don Pendelton. 1972 copy

https://i.imgur.com/4e8N46H.jpg?1

Also my birthday present. Buffalo Trace, Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon. OFC, Kentucky.

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[Vormotus]

Also my birthday present. Buffalo Trace, Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon. OFC, Kentucky.

https://i.imgur.com/kgHqCXE.jpg?1

Ahhh! Gotta love seeing people drinking Bourbon!

Cheers my friend! I saw your book bounty and found it quite interesting!

Been a while since I got anything in real paper, due to me moving frequently I am forced with digital , but glad to see you got some nice stuff!

Cheers man! I will drink some of my own special 18 Years Old Parr reserve and think of you!

Have fun! :D

[Mblake81]

https://i.imgur.com/oNbFisi.png?1

James Bond: Thunderball by Ian Flemming. 1961
Murder & Magic by Randall Garret. 1979
The Guardians: Brute Force by Richard Austin. 1987
Death Merchant: The Cosmic Reality Kill by Joseph Rosenberger. 1979
Nick Carter: Devil's Cockpit by Manning Lee Stokes. 1967
Mark Hood: Operation Octopus by James Dark. 1968

W.A.S.P: Live...in the RAW. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOhnEQAsUtg)
Overkill: State of Decay.
Dust, double album. Dust & Hard Attack

Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare Bourbon. Kentucky

Death Metal Charger shirt, FSM. (https://youtu.be/qhak5I5_pMw?t=614)

[Vormotus]

Murder & Magic by Randall Garret. 1979
The Guardians: Brute Force by Richard Austin. 1987
Death Merchant: The Cosmic Reality Kill by Joseph Rosenberger. 1979


Any personal reviews on these?

[Tethler]

Going through Arthur c Clarke then gonna re-read dune

Nice. I read Dune when I was in high school 20 years ago. Should totally give that another read.

[Kaveh]

Hey guys, I started reading this book ... it is a trilogy, and currently on book two .

Might want to give it a try if you like gritty fantasy ... adult fantasy.


https://i.imgur.com/VQ9LrVv.jpg

Might not be everyones cup of tea ... but I really liked the language , or how it sounds to my translating mind.

Interesting, I’ll check this one out

[Ostepop]

Ed McDonald: Raven's Mark trilogy. Blackwing is the first book, steampunk with horror elements. Sort of a grimdark meets Lovecraft thing.

Miles Cameron: Traitor Son cycle. This author has worn plate armor for fun over extended periods of time. So good, both in terms of details and overall story.

Mark Lawrence. Literally anything this guy writes. I see he's been mentioned above.

Annalee Newitz: Autonomous. One of the best sci fi reads I had last year. Got some Neuromancer vibes off it in terms of how fresh the theme felt.

That Licanus series was disappointing though. Gave up after 100 pages into book 2. Had the feeling that I've read this stuff so many times before, and I was starting to hope those 3 annoying teenagers would just die.

[matticas]

just finished "Sapiens" by Harari and it blew my mind. So, so good.

[JurisDictum]

Three Body Problem

Cixin Lui

Thank me later

J says this one is for bug-men

[Madbad]

J says this one is for bug-men

No u

[Bardp1999]

Ive read all of Wheel of Time, Malazan Book Of The Fallen, Game of Throne, King Killer Chronicles, and The Stormlight Archives

1) Storm Light Archives
2) Game of Thrones
3) Malazan Book of The Fallen
4) King Killer Chronicles
5) Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time and Malazan Book of The Fallen are both so long its hard for me in good conscience to recommend them to anyone. I can not recommend the Storm Light Archives by Brandon Sanderson highly enough.

[Vormotus]

Nice. I read Dune when I was in high school 20 years ago. Should totally give that another read.

For me, Dune was one of those books that totally changed me ... I can clearly set a point in my life before and after reading Dune and all the myriad books that go after it.

The whole UNIVERSE is so thick in lore and backstory, even the not so good but good because they are in the Dune Universe novels like the Butlerian Jihad are ... wow.

And the Bene Gesserit and the Reverend Maters war, the Tleilaxu, the Ixians, the Navigators, wow, so much stuff in a novel and universe!

Re read it and enjoy it! One of the few universes I have tried to gather as much stuff as I can in RPG format as well.

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[Vormotus]

Ed McDonald: Raven's Mark trilogy. Blackwing is the first book, steampunk with horror elements. Sort of a grimdark meets Lovecraft thing.

Miles Cameron: Traitor Son cycle. This author has worn plate armor for fun over extended periods of time. So good, both in terms of details and overall story.

Mark Lawrence. Literally anything this guy writes. I see he's been mentioned above.

Annalee Newitz: Autonomous. One of the best sci fi reads I had last year. Got some Neuromancer vibes off it in terms of how fresh the theme felt.


Interesting books! Will add them to the list! Ahhh so much good stuff to read! so little time!

[getlostgreg]

Wheel of Time and Malazan Book of The Fallen are both so long its hard for me in good conscience to recommend them to anyone. I can not recommend the Storm Light Archives by Brandon Sanderson highly enough.

I'm only five books into Wheel of Time but I already know that I would never recommend this series. A few of the main characters are just too goddamn insufferable.

That said I still plan to finish the series. Then I'd like to start digging into Sanderson's work.

[Vormotus]

just finished "Sapiens" by Harari and it blew my mind. So, so good.

Saw a review for this, looks interesting! Might give it a look ... ;)

[Vormotus]

I can not recommend the Storm Light Archives by Brandon Sanderson highly enough.


This one piqued my interest! amazing! I read some prior stuff by Sanderson before on the Mistborn novels which are actually quite entertaining :D

[Ostepop]

This one piqued my interest! amazing! I read some prior stuff by Sanderson before on the Mistborn novels which are actually quite entertaining :D

I really love the Stormlight Archive. My only complaint is that Sanderson is so good at planning and structure, sometimes it feels like I am being fed carefully measured spoonfuls of key story elements in regular intervals.

[Vormotus]

I'm only five books into Wheel of Time but I already know that I would never recommend this series. A few of the main characters are just too goddamn insufferable.

That said I still plan to finish the series. Then I'd like to start digging into Sanderson's work.

Sandersons work is quite entertaining. So far I have read the Mistborn novels and found the whole magical mechanic of it quite original. Burning metals to generate effects and then having a special chapter at the end discussing all possible effects on the yet unknown metals was quite a nice touch.

Then I found out about this huge megaverse of his with different worlds and magic systems and wow ... seems he is very keen on world building which is a plus!

So much stuff to read, so little timeeeeeee!

https://i.imgur.com/WBwkJ6B.gif

[Vormotus]

I really love the Stormlight Archive. My only complaint is that Sanderson is so good at planning and structure, sometimes it feels like I am being fed carefully measured spoonfuls of key story elements in regular intervals.

It is already on my queue on CALIBRE ...

And well, like I mentioned before, he has this huge thing behind all his works!

The Cosmere thing is so ... vast!

The Cosmere is the name of the series and universe in which Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, White Sand, and stories contained in Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection are all set. This idea came from Sanderson's desire to create an epic-length series without requiring readers to buy a ridiculous number of books. Because of that, he hides connections to his other works within each book, creating this "hidden epic". He has estimated that the Cosmere sequence could conclude with at least 40 books

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[Old_PVP]

Horus Heresy

[Bazia]

wheel of time is one of those unfortunate scenarios where when it was released it was more enjoyable because so much media was later inspired by it that when you go back to experience it feels derivative or contrived when in reality it was anything but at the time of release

[Vormotus]

Horus Heresy

It is a HIT or a MISS , depending on which book you read of the series, which last time I checked was on book 50ish?

Some are quite good, others decent bolter porn, others are ... ok I guess?

Early ones are great but I think I stopped around book 12 or 13 of the chronological order of printing.

Honestly I find Gaunts Ghosts far superior to the Horus Heresy series, alongside Ravenor and Eisenhorn, but again it might boil down to taste and the fact the HH series has so many authors (and quality of writing) compared to what Dan Abnett pumps out.

[Old_PVP]

It is a HIT or a MISS , depending on which book you read of the series, which last time I checked was on book 50ish?

Some are quite good, others decent bolter porn, others are ... ok I guess?

Early ones are great but I think I stopped around book 12 or 13 of the chronological order of printing.

Honestly I find Gaunts Ghosts far superior to the Horus Heresy series, alongside Ravenor and Eisenhorn, but again it might boil down to taste and the fact the HH series has so many authors (and quality of writing) compared to what Dan Abnett pumps out.

I've been reading them in chronological order for several years now, currently on book 43 (Shattered Legions). Many of them were very good reads, some were boring full of forgettable characters, and those were usually the anthology books with too many short stories. My enthusiasm for the HH series has waned over the years, mainly as a result of Black Library just not bringing it to a conclusion already. Now after all those HH books, they have started a new series "The Siege of Terra"...:rolleyes: which I'm sure will drag on and most likely be followed by another series presumably called "The Great Scouring".