This omnibus edition of the first three Gaunt's Ghosts novels follows the story of the Tanith First-and-Only regiment (nicknamed the Ghosts) and their charismatic commissar, Ibram Gaunt. As they travel from warzone to warzone in the Chaos-infested Sabbat Worlds system, the Ghosts must not only carry out the most dangerous of missions but also survive the deady politics of the Imperial Guard.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By SJP
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Anyone who's already familiar with Dan Abnett's work will know that he has mastered the art of writing fast-paced, straight for the throat, action based sci-fi. Indeed, he has become a notably popular writer for his work on both the UK based sci-fi weekly comic 2000AD, as well as for his WH40K novels, with a frankly astounding volume of quality output.
The Founding is a collection of Abnett's first three novels in his Gaunt's Ghosts series: First and Only (Abnett's first published novel), Ghostmaker and Necropolis. Also included is a short story named Honour Guard.
The series follows the adventures of the Tanith First regiment of imperial guardsmen, led by battle-hardened veteran Commissar-Colonel Ibram Gaunt.
Abnett has produced a great character in Gaunt, a commissar who goes against the standards set by his peers, refusing to throw his men to pointless deaths, but still managing to take them to glorius victory after glorius victory.
This is a very human tale, taking the reader into the horrors of war and allowing you to share all the emotion and fear felt by the characters, and although its set in deep space in the 41st millenium, it never feels like its too far away.
The Founding is a collection of Abnett's first three novels in his Gaunt's Ghosts series: First and Only (Abnett's first published novel), Ghostmaker and Necropolis. Also included is a short story named Honour Guard.
The series follows the adventures of the Tanith First regiment of imperial guardsmen, led by battle-hardened veteran Commissar-Colonel Ibram Gaunt.
Abnett has produced a great character in Gaunt, a commissar who goes against the standards set by his peers, refusing to throw his men to pointless deaths, but still managing to take them to glorius victory after glorius victory.
This is a very human tale, taking the reader into the horrors of war and allowing you to share all the emotion and fear felt by the characters, and although its set in deep space in the 41st millenium, it never feels like its too far away.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Mulciber
Format:Paperback
I'm sure the intellectual policemen of 'Literary' Sci-fi would despise this novel; after all it is part of the growing agglomeration of identikit IP tie-ins that are taking over the geek-ghetto of your local bookshop. So if you're loking for painstaking world building, political comment, and subtly disguised real-world satire, you wont find it in a Gaunt's Ghosts omnibus.
But what there is, is entertainment; in spades. 'The Founding' reads like a remix of every war movie you loved as a kid, its characters are shameless cliches whose relationships are awash with sentiment, and you know what? - Its glorious.
Here the science always takes second place to drama; laser guns have recoil, force-fields crackle around lumbering battle-juggernauts, and nuking from orbit is never an option if it would spoil a good scrap on the ground.
And Abnett gets away with it all, with the dash of an audacious cavalry commander. Why?, because ultimately there is substance here.
Cliches are after all cliche because they have truth, and Abnett will always play down the war-porn to show us the real impact of Warhammer's cartoon-like mega weapons on both his characters, and the civilians they try to protect.
So dive in and enjoy a not so guilty pleasure.
But what there is, is entertainment; in spades. 'The Founding' reads like a remix of every war movie you loved as a kid, its characters are shameless cliches whose relationships are awash with sentiment, and you know what? - Its glorious.
Here the science always takes second place to drama; laser guns have recoil, force-fields crackle around lumbering battle-juggernauts, and nuking from orbit is never an option if it would spoil a good scrap on the ground.
And Abnett gets away with it all, with the dash of an audacious cavalry commander. Why?, because ultimately there is substance here.
Cliches are after all cliche because they have truth, and Abnett will always play down the war-porn to show us the real impact of Warhammer's cartoon-like mega weapons on both his characters, and the civilians they try to protect.
So dive in and enjoy a not so guilty pleasure.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. Fox
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Dan Abnett is good. Very good. If you like military sci-fi, you'll love this series, whether you're a seasoned teenage Warhammer 40k aficionado or not (and I'm certainly not).
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The xeno will get... Read more
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Well ive finished this book and i have to say i have become fond of colonel commisair gaunt and the tanith fighting company. Read more
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Gaunts Ghosts has to be the best imperial guard series out there! gritty, immersive, awesome story line and great character development! Read more
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Like the title says, I just couldn't put this book down. If you are into WH40K then you will love this book. It is just full of meaty war. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2010 by Philip Wright
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Like all of the gaunts ghosts series.
Fantastic.
Every one of the Gaunts Ghosts books is very well written. This Author is very very good.
I cannot stress enough how much i enjoyed these books. Read more
Every one of the Gaunts Ghosts books is very well written. This Author is very very good.
I cannot stress enough how much i enjoyed these books. Read more
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