Gamesday Anthology 2012

[Wyrmwood]

After a lot of hassle, I've ordered a copy; should arrive in a few days. The true purpose of this thread, however, is to discuss the six short stories within. There are two Horus Heresy short stories and one Scouring era offering from ADB, has anyone read this yet?

[boogle]

read the eisenhorn vs Ravenor one, I'd advise reading that before reading Pariah as things will fit a bit better

[Deepsix81]

read the eisenhorn vs Ravenor one, I'd advise reading that before reading Pariah as things will fit a bit better

Please tell me the Abaddon story isn't great so I can justify passing this up.

[Londinium]

Please tell me the Abaddon story isn't great so I can justify passing this up.

It's ADB, of course it's great

[Soul Hunter]

It's ADB, of course it's great

Its ADB and Abaddon the Despoiler. How the frell could it not be great?


SH

[DarkWarrior1981]

Oh, this is up for order, thanks for the info. I probably will order a copy as will not visit our Games Day next year.

Sadly only one Warhammer based story.

[Wyrmwood]

read the eisenhorn vs Ravenor one, I'd advise reading that before reading Pariah as things will fit a bit better

Ah, yes. I'll be re-reading Eisenhorn and Ravenor over the next month or two, in preparation for Pariah; I'm happy to see a related short story in this anthology. Still haven't listened to The Keeler Image though.

Its ADB and Abaddon the Despoiler. How the frell could it not be great?


SH

I do hope this means that we may actually get the story of Abaddon's rise to power.

Oh, this is up for order, thanks for the info.

No problem.

[shadowhawk2008]

That ADB short story is meant to be a lead-in to his new series about Abaddon's rise to power as Warmaster.

[Wyrmwood]

That ADB short story is meant to be a lead-in to his new series about Abaddon's rise to power as Warmaster.

That's good news. Do you have an ETA on the release of the first novel, or any information about how far into the writing process he is?

[malika]

Any interesting spoilers from those short stories?

[Anakwanar]

Any interesting spoilers from those short stories?

Any real spoilers for each story would be really appreciated

[shadowhawk2008]

That's good news. Do you have an ETA on the release of the first novel, or any information about how far into the writing process he is?

Its only been announced. To the best of my knowledge, he is currently finishing up Horus Heresy: Betrayer, and then has Horus Heresy: Nightfall. The Abaddon Scouring-era novel is next I think. A Sororitas novel by him was also mentioned at GD, given what I've heard from folk who went there.

[Art Is Resistance]

The only one I've read from the book so far was Penhelion - the Eisenhorn v Ravenor story.

After the Molotch incident Ravenor agreed not to use his Psychic Power for anything more than moving his chair in exchange for not hunting Eisenhorn down, The Cognitae are still around, and the main villain is called the Yellow King - think Dabnett's been reading his Lovecraft there....

[malika]

What about that Abaddon story?

[Kenzaburo]

yup, more info about the abaddon story would be mucho appreciated.

[Sikkukkut]

"Extinction" is a series of vignettes, apparently set in the period in which the Sons of Horus almost guttered out before Abaddon reunited them and set about reversing their fortunes. The decline isn't narrated directly, it emerges between the lines as we see the deaths of Son after Son on various battlefields and at the hands of various enemies. It wraps up with a short scene featuring Abaddon himself (not a death scene, obviously) which is a fragment in and of itself but which takes on more significance when you know the surrounding story and can see the symbolism.

[nagash66]

My just shipped today cant wait !

[Londinium]

"Extinction" is a series of vignettes, apparently set in the period in which the Sons of Horus almost guttered out before Abaddon reunited them and set about reversing their fortunes. The decline isn't narrated directly, it emerges between the lines as we see the deaths of Son after Son on various battlefields and at the hands of various enemies. It wraps up with a short scene featuring Abaddon himself (not a death scene, obviously) which is a fragment in and of itself but which takes on more significance when you know the surrounding story and can see the symbolism.

Sounds awesome, I like the idea of sudden cuts from Space Marine to Space Marine with them all dying and the Legion seeming to die out. Sounds like you expect the story to come to an end with the destruction of the Legion but having it end with Abaddon deciding enough is enough is a nice juxtaposition to the rest. Almost sounds like something you'd expect in the first three minutes of a 'Rise of Abaddon' movie, think the LOTR prologue, setting up everything ready for the main story. Wish I'd gone to Games Day now.

[Soul Hunter]

What about that Abaddon story?

There is one rather significant part in that story. The fate of a certain something.

The Vengeful Spirit's fate is finally revealed. Abaddon shut her, yes it's a she, down after the Heresy. Not completely sure why but the Vengeful Spirit has been abandoned in space, never to be activated again.

SH

[Wyrmwood]

There is one rather significant part in that story. The fate of a certain something.

The Vengeful Spirit's fate is finally revealed. Abaddon shut her, yes it's a she, down after the Heresy. Not completely sure why but the Vengeful Spirit has been abandoned in space, never to be activated again.

SH

It reappears, fully functional and in use during novel of your namesake and serves as Abaddon's flagship.