In the War-torn future of the 41st millennium, the Sabbat Worlds Crusade has begun. With the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard hard-pressed by the evil forces of Chaos, mankind must prevail - whatever the cost in lives. Commisar Ibram Gaunt has vowed to lead the men of the Tanith First-and-Only safely through this campaign, but they must evade the treacherous scheming of rival regiments just as much as the lethal firepower of the enemy.
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Dan Abnett combines the pace and action to keep you turning pager after page... - Enigma A writer with a strong sense of plot and pacing. - SFX
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Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent, in England. Well known for his comic work, he has written everything from the Mr Men to the X-Men in the last decade, and received particular acclaim for his five year run on The Legion for DC Comics. He is currently writing Majestic for Wildstorm, and Sinister Dexter and The VCs for 2000 AD. His work for the Black Library includes the popular strips Lone Wolves, Titan and Darkblade, the best-selling Gaunt's Ghosts novels, and the acclaimed Inquisitor Eisenhorn trilogy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Isen
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This book being the first of the series defines Gaunts Ghosts, where they came from, who they are, and why they are here.
Colonel Commissar Gaunt has been detailed to take command of volunteer regiments from the Imperial Planet Tanith. This is Taniths first and only contribution to mankinds crusades. During the process of taking command of these new men the planet is assaulted by a chaos death fleet. Gaunt has to decide whether to save as many units as he can and flee the planet or stand, fight and die at the hands of a superior force.
Gaunts Ghosts are an elite regiment of the Emperors Imperial Guard. Mankinds first line of defence against the horrors of the universe. Dan Abnetts series of books follows this unit and it's characters through their many deployments and battles during Warmaster Macaroths crusade to release the Sabbat worlds from the grip of the chaos abomination.
IMHO Dan Abnett has done a fabulous job of bringing these characters from the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000 alive and is a credit to this genre. This series of books must be read in the correct order for you to achieve the most enjoyment, buy them and I promise you wont be sorry.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I've never really played warhammer 40,000, although I've dabbled, I thought it was an interesting enough premise to carry along into a book, a futuristic war with some really cool technology, and looking at other reviews it seemed the Gaunt's Ghosts series was the best place to start.
This book is based upon the trials and tribulations of the Tanith First and only regiment in the Imperial army who fight for the emperor to keep the evil Chaos race at bay. Who, with their legendary leader Gaunt, must prove themselves, not only against evil, but also against those in the guard who look upon the Tanith as an undisciplined expendable rabble.
Now to begin with I must admit I was a little (being an understatement) confused by a LOT of the story. However, I found that eventually, if you can just go with it for a while everything will be explained, and it's WEEEEELL worth it!
I've never been a sci-fi reader, usually keeping to the "tame" (in comparison to this series) fantasy novels of David Eddings and Pratchett etc. however I was gripped by the un-censored action in this book. If someone's shot in the head then damn, Dan is gonna make this as vivid as possible for you, make you feel like your in the book.
First and Only is a great book, and while it'll take you a while to get to grips with all the characters involved (there's so many names!) you'll care for them by the time you finish the book, and be hurrying to order the next one in the series "Ghostmaker".
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. J. Cull
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First and Only is the first (but thankfully not the only) Gaunt's Ghosts book, in this series set in the Warhammer 40K universe. The plot gets somewhat tortuous at times but this is offset against some tremendous, exciting episodes of conflict and treachery, as the Ghosts battle against their Chaotic foes, and the author does a good job of establishing the character and backstory of Ibram Gaunt. This is a fine introduction for anyone unfamiliar with this genre or the original board game. For fans of Warhammer 40K fiction, or military SF in general, Dan Abnett is definitely the business.
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Published on 26 Jun 2008 by Mr. R. Coleman
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Published on 16 Dec 2006 by M. Behenna
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A good way of opening the series.
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If its all out fighting and action with a damn good story line and great characters to do with the imperial guard and their constant deaths by the thousands then this is for... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2006 by "ciaphas_cain"
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Good piece of military sf
Usually, a book written in the universe invented for other purpose (film, tv, rpg) is bad. But there are exceptions to the rule, and this is one of them. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2003 by Piotr Konieczny
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