Christian Dunn (1)

A mixed bag, as is so often the case with Black Library. Gardens Of Tycho - good detective story, would read more if there was any. Fear Itself - featuring EMDR as a tool for overcoming tyranid trauma, worthy but not very interesting otherwise. Prometheus Requiem - in which Nick Kyme is boring about Salamanders. Mistress Baeda's Gift - fun and wry. Iron Inferno - boring. Sanctified - a bit dull. Faces- entertainingly weird. Unity - quite good but missed some tricks. The Core - best of the bunch, ADB's Night Lords are a step beyond most BL authors. Ambition Knows... - ok if you like Necrons I guess.… (meer)

I kept this one for the Alpha Legion story 'The Long Games at Carcarias, which is a great story, but upon a reread I find that maybe the bookshelf space could be better used! Runes is boring, The Rewards of Tolerance is OK but nothing special, same with Black Dawn. Heart of Rage was boring and badly written, whereas But Dust In The Wind was just boring. Exhumed was well written but uninspiring, Primary Instinct felt like it was aiming for profundity but missed, and finally Sacrifice was a rare Ben Counter story that was a good read. One for the fanboys only.… (meer)