World Famous Comics: The Armour of Contempt (Gaunt's Ghosts)
The Armour of Contempt (Gaunt's Ghosts)
By: Dan Abnett Publisher: Games Workshop Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Games Workshop Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 416 Publication Date: December 04, 2007
Product Description: The Imperial crusade, including Gaunt's Ghosts, are sent back to the planet Gereon to join forces with the Imperial defenders and liberate the planet from Chaos. However, the brutality of the 'liberation' pitches Gaunt into opposition with his commanders, who believe victory must be achieved at any price, no matter how cruel.
Good read, but felt kinda shortsighted Well another great addition to the Gaunt's Ghost series, but overall not really the best. First of all I'll talk about the good, it kinda goes into the background of the Imperial Guard a bit, detailing about "followers of the strength" good info. There are good action pieces throughout the book as they return to Gereon. The bad is well they return to Gereon, then towards the end of the book it feels as if it was rushed or just didn't have much thought put into it. It wasn't the return that was expected I guess. A good extension of the storyline overall though.
The Armour of His Comtempt Unexpected twist to this story line. Not sure if it was intentional to begin cross over to other story lines.
A good yarn, but essentially connective tissue SPOILERS This novel is really just a fill in the blanks novel combined with a coming of age story. I think Abnett did his duty to his fans in closing the Gereon loop. But, like other reviewers noted, this doesn't do much more than that. There are several very interesting scenes, the demon tank being one of Abnett's best moments, but this Gereon is anemic compared to the Traitor General version of Gereon. On the flip side, the lack of Abnett's sometimes Machiavellian sub-plots lets you focus on the combat scenes, which are pretty gosh darn good. However, the very fact that Gereon is not the "kill you at every turn" world that it was in Traitor General makes it really seem like Abnett didn't know what to do with the return and was just trying to get it over with. That's a shame, because Traitor General was one of his very best (including the Eisenhorn/Ravenor novels) in my opinion. I don't know how Sobile didn't get shot in the back, but that's the mystery of the Guard...
More good work from Abnett. I liked it very much; not sure if it was because I always like Abnett or because I'd just finished that dreadful Descent of Angels book. Good plot development, just enough characters to make things diverse without losing any tension. Could have been a bit longer, but that's just me.
A Good Piece Of Ghost This book is, while not one of the best GG's novels, it brings a new aspect to the table. There is a new Ghost in the regiment, and he is proudly welcomed, and is a great character. The whole book is good overall, and has a heartbreak ending. It also does a great job of giving a point of view of your common, run of the mill trooper, who is just now experiencing battle, and a huge one at that. Read it, and if you don't like it, then at least you can move on to the next book.
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