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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 3, 2024 15:36:55 GMT -5
I really like where this Space Wolf book is going. So far I'm really enjoying things on Fenris (AKA Planet Scandinavia), but it doesn't looks like the book is set there for too long. If anyone is interested, the audible edition is great. I know very little about Warhammer 40k lore, but I have watched a few videos on YouTube about the God Emperor and Horus, etc... 40k lore is a massive rabbit hole to jump down, if you get hooked you may never get out! I usually throw them up on YouTube while drifting off to slumber land. A few more chapters in. The audio book is still good but the narrator made a choice of changing Ragnar's voice after his death. Now he sounds too similar to the elder Wolf Priest who was first introduced. But maybe my ears will pick up on the difference eventually. I'm tempted to research Fenris and the Space Wolves more but I'll see what I can pick up internally through the first book at least. I'm guessing every named deity or supernatural being is an actual Warhammer character like Horus and the Emperor? How about Rus?
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Post by Von K on Jul 3, 2024 16:21:50 GMT -5
40k lore is a massive rabbit hole to jump down, if you get hooked you may never get out! I usually throw them up on YouTube while drifting off to slumber land. A few more chapters in. The audio book is still good but the narrator made a choice of changing Ragnar's voice after his death. Now he sounds too similar to the elder Wolf Priest who was first introduced. But maybe my ears will pick up on the difference eventually. I'm tempted to research Fenris and the Space Wolves more but I'll see what I can pick up internally through the first book at least. I'm guessing every named deity or supernatural being is an actual Warhammer character like Horus and the Emperor? How about Rus? Rus or Russ, ie Leman Russ? The Wolf King, Primarch of the Space Wolves and the Emperor's most trusted son, who gave his name to the Imperial Guard's famous battle tank?
If you get lost down that rabbit hole Jason I'll rappel down after you with a resupply kit and a med pack.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 3, 2024 23:30:44 GMT -5
I usually throw them up on YouTube while drifting off to slumber land. A few more chapters in. The audio book is still good but the narrator made a choice of changing Ragnar's voice after his death. Now he sounds too similar to the elder Wolf Priest who was first introduced. But maybe my ears will pick up on the difference eventually. I'm tempted to research Fenris and the Space Wolves more but I'll see what I can pick up internally through the first book at least. I'm guessing every named deity or supernatural being is an actual Warhammer character like Horus and the Emperor? How about Rus? Rus or Russ, ie Leman Russ? The Wolf King, Primarch of the Space Wolves and the Emperor's most trusted son, who gave his name to the Imperial Guard's famous battle tank? If you get lost down that rabbit hole Jason I'll rappel down after you with a resupply kit and a med pack. Ah, cool. Thanks for that. I'll stay away from that page, but was just curious about Russ. But I'll dive in after finishing this book. I'm into it now.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 17, 2024 20:56:03 GMT -5
Finished Spacewolf by William King, overall it was very good. I downloaded the follow-up, Ragnar's Claw to listen to next.
I see there are a handful of Space Wolves-based audio books, so I'll probably keep on getting them with my Audible credits.
I might be in the minority but this is a heck of a gateway to 40k.
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Post by Von K on Jul 18, 2024 14:27:49 GMT -5
Finished Spacewolf by William King, overall it was very good. I downloaded the follow-up, Ragnar's Claw to listen to next. I see there are a handful of Space Wolves-based audio books, so I'll probably keep on getting them with my Audible credits. I might be in the minority but this is a heck of a gateway to 40k. Jason Ray Carney is a big fan of that book as well. He came to it after reading the six Horus Heresy novels. Three more novels by William King in that series and another two by another author.
There's a lot to be said for your idea of Amazon starting with the Space Wolves. It would help gradually induct a more general audience unfamiliar with 40k into the lore in the same way that Ragnar was inducted during Space Wolf.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 18, 2024 23:00:34 GMT -5
Finished Spacewolf by William King, overall it was very good. I downloaded the follow-up, Ragnar's Claw to listen to next. I see there are a handful of Space Wolves-based audio books, so I'll probably keep on getting them with my Audible credits. I might be in the minority but this is a heck of a gateway to 40k. Jason Ray Carney is a big fan of that book as well. He came to it after reading the six Horus Heresy novels. Three more novels by William King in that series and another two by another author.
There's a lot to be said for your idea of Amazon starting with the Space Wolves. It would help gradually induct a more general audience unfamiliar with 40k into the lore in the same way that Ragnar was inducted during Space Wolf. I started on Ragnar's Claw tonight.... not 100% sure of their allegiance or deal, but I've read enough fiction to know when the Inquisitors show up, it's probably not a good thing.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 24, 2024 22:40:55 GMT -5
Any of you gents play Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader by chance? It looks like it plays like XCOM UFO Defense did back in the day.
It's currently on sale for PC and PS5. I'm eyeing the PS5 version. It looks like one of your squad members is a lost Space Wolf.
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Post by Von K on Jul 26, 2024 16:08:55 GMT -5
Any of you gents play Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader by chance? It looks like it plays like XCOM UFO Defense did back in the day. It's currently on sale for PC and PS5. I'm eyeing the PS5 version. It looks like one of your squad members is a lost Space Wolf. I've heard of it Jason but not played it. It's the latest crpg by Owlcat Games. I've played their previous two fantasy crpg releases for Pathfinder however which I enjoyed. Owlcat seem to make good games so it should be a worthy purchase if you decide to buy it.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 26, 2024 20:11:22 GMT -5
Any of you gents play Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader by chance? It looks like it plays like XCOM UFO Defense did back in the day. It's currently on sale for PC and PS5. I'm eyeing the PS5 version. It looks like one of your squad members is a lost Space Wolf. I've heard of it Jason but not played it. It's the latest crpg by Owlcat Games. I've played their previous two fantasy crpg releases for Pathfinder however which I enjoyed. Owlcat seem to make good games so it should be a worthy purchase if you decide to buy it.
Cool, I'm probably going to download it before the summer sale ends. Here's a video made prior to its release that I watched last night. Has a number of games that look interesting. Bolt Gun especially.
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Post by Von K on Jul 27, 2024 16:53:20 GMT -5
I've heard of it Jason but not played it. It's the latest crpg by Owlcat Games. I've played their previous two fantasy crpg releases for Pathfinder however which I enjoyed. Owlcat seem to make good games so it should be a worthy purchase if you decide to buy it.
Cool, I'm probably going to download it before the summer sale ends. Here's a video made prior to its release that I watched last night. Has a number of games that look interesting. Bolt Gun especially. Long vid. Didn't know there were so many. I've not played any PC or console 40k games so I can't offer any feedback, but you should be able to pick up some of those older titles for a very good price.
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Post by Von K on Aug 1, 2024 19:46:16 GMT -5
Latest news I can find on this:
Games Workshop Confirms Rumor That Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40k Production At Amazon Could Be Scrapped
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 3, 2024 6:30:35 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Aug 4, 2024 19:29:50 GMT -5
I've read that Cavill has contractual veto as Executive Producer over what goes in the show. Hope he sticks to his guns. It would be better to let the deal fall through judging by the kinds of changes Amazon are pushing for imho.
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 4, 2024 21:18:09 GMT -5
I've read that Cavill has contractual veto as Executive Producer over what goes in the show. Hope he sticks to his guns. It would be better to let the deal fall through judging by the kinds of changes Amazon are pushing for imho.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? At least Amazon just killed Conan outright, now they’re seemingly pulling a Netflix
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 7, 2024 0:14:02 GMT -5
Bummer, but hopefully clearer heads will prevail.
Being a few hours into the second Space Wolves book I'm even more convinced they should start with them. I'm being introduced to so much of the universe through Ragnar. They are about to do a lightning raid on some orcs on a planet they just arrived at. The orcs arrived there via a Space Hulk, but evidently there were already some in the jungle beforehand, that might have drawn the others to them. Should be fun.
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