Into the Storm Book One of The Malcontents (Audible Audio Edition) Larry Correia, Ray Porter, Audible Studios Books
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A knight of Cygnar follows a strict moral code. His integrity is beyond reproach. He holds himself to the highest standards whether dealing with friend or foe. And he values honor above all.
The year is 606 AR, and Cygnar has been sorely pressed by its enemies both at home and abroad. In Caspia, the conflict with the Protectorate is about to erupt into full war with the looming invasion of Sul. The Cygnaran military is desperate for soldiers with the skill, strength, and bravery to take up the devastating galvanic weaponry of the new Storm Division. In this climate, every soldier is valuable, even those fallen from the honor expected of a Storm Knight. A group of such men - thieves, drunkards, and worse - comprise the Sixth Platoon. All they need is someone to lead them.
Lieutenant Hugh Madigan, a peerless warrior knighted during the reign of deposed King Vinter IV, has spent years in obscurity, punished for his loyalty to the former king. Now he has been ordered back to the front and given command of the Sixth, his task to turn a platoon of miscreants into elite soldiers fit to be called Storm Knights. Time is short, and war is coming. One way or another, Lieutenant Madigan must lead his men into the storm....
Into the Storm Book One of The Malcontents (Audible Audio Edition) Larry Correia, Ray Porter, Audible Studios Books
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Into the Storm Book One of The Malcontents (Audible Audio Edition) Larry Correia, Ray Porter, Audible Studios Books Reviews
Many are familiar with Larry Correia for his Monster Hunter and Grimnoir books, but Into the Storm is a hidden gem among good works.
Great characters and superb writing mean you don't need to be familiar with the game universe to enjoy this book.
Do yourself a favor, pick it up!
Very reminiscent of Glen Cook's Black Company without feeling like a rip-off of that story. Good characters that felt fully formed, and made you want to know more about them than the author gave. Solid storyline, with enough twists/changes on the expected results to keep the story fresh and moving forward. If there becomes a series of stories with these characters, or prequel style stories, I would come back. I will be reading this author's previous novels from his own created universe, as well as looking forward to any more Iron Kingdoms fiction he writes.
I could go on and on about how well-rounded the characters are in this book and that even minor characters get their spotlight moment. I could point out you can easily pick this story up without knowing anything about the game universe it takes place in (I didn't). I could tell you that it's incredibly well-plotted and that the action scenes are as good as anythnig you'll find in fantasy.
In the end, though, there are only three things you need to know
- Larry Correia
- Steampunk fantasy
- Dirty Dozen
If the combination of these three doesn't make you want to buy it based on that alone, you have no soul. Or taste. Buy this book now.
This tale gripped me from the beginning. The main characters's arcs were worth the time spent reading. So few stories give that to you. The motto on the unit's banner at the end really sold the tale. To be honest, the RPG at inspired his novel doesn't interest me, but he characters most certainly did.
However, there were so many instances of missing text and one or two typos that it took me out of the story and made it difficult to remain in the tale. ePub/mobi editing is no cake walk, but it is worth mastering it. To whomever edited this for electronic sale, please, please edit this so the author can enjoy the sales this tale deserves.
I read this because Correia writes great action, and this book was no exception. I don't play board/miniature games and knew nothing about the world. Correia gives just enough background info to understand what is going on with one exception - the book was ended by a character that was never mentioned previously in the book. I had to find the character in the glossary to figure out who they even were. I'm guessing this in due to some tie-in fans of the world would know about, but a bit of explanation would have been nice.
I'm an old D&D fan, but not familiar with this universe.
I've also read almost all of Correia's other books, and am a huge fan of the Monster Hunters and Spellbound series.
This book is an excellent combination of Correia's strong plotting and action sequences with an intriguing D&D style world. If you're a Correia fan, you'll feel right at home in this pseudo fantasy. If you're a fan of the setting, Correia is a great author slightly more at home with gun-play than sword and sorcery, but he twists the tale to his strength here.
I've got to say, this is some of the best tie-in fiction I've ever read. I've never read a Larry Correia book before. But I love the world of the Iron Kingdoms, having played the miniatures game and the RPG, and I've read Larry's blog and seen some of his comments on the Privateer Press forums.
Normally, I don't particularly care for tie-in fiction (having been burned very, very badly on Star Trek and Star Wars paperbacks) and so I was cautious wading into this. I was pleasantly surprised. This book is exactly what it looks like and what it claims to be an adventure, with enough heart in the characters and finesse to the storytelling that I read the whole thing in two days. I loved the way the odds were stacked against the characters, and I loved that I was rooting for the characters, that I cared how the whole thing came out. As somebody who doesn't really have time to read novels I don't enjoy, this one got me and kept me all the way through.
Way to go, Corriea. I'm a tough-to-please (read super picky) guy when it comes to my reading enjoyment, and this book, while not perfect (no novel is) was just exactly what I wanted as a Warmachine player and a literature reader. My hat's off to you, sir. ) If there was a paperback version, I'd want it signed.
P.S. Loved the cameo about 20% of the way through the book. ) That was a nice touch.
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy the Monster Hunter International books, (I am hunting around for a MHI green, horned smilie face patch to put on my range bag) but this book really took the author's writing to another level. Set in a fantasy/steampunk game universe it was so well crafted that hardly any suspension of disbelief was needed to enjoy the characters or settings. The technology is interesting in itself without being over powered or showing obvious seams where lines had to be drawn to prevent it from being overpowered. The characters were well realized, the plot was interesting and not oversimplified or overly tricky; kind of like life, it took odd turns but nothing that required you to believe three impossible coincidences before breakfast. It is genre fiction, if you are into military SF or adventure literature you will recognize certain memes. Sgt Whatisface for one. It doesn't matter because the memes that you find are drawn from real life.
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