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#41 ·
I don't see how this has anything to do with astartes. I haven't read anything about it, and just looked at the cover art but one guy looks like an Adeptus Arbites, another looks like a second edition Cadian. I don't see any reference to Astartes at all.. just a bunch of gangers and an astropath.
 
#42 ·
Well they really do dwarf the astropath like astartes would, they aren't just taller, they are physically larger in every way, carrying boltguns like standard rifles. Then theres the World Eater and Emperors Children icons two of them have. And the synopsis says astartes
 
#43 ·
I must be looking at a different pic because, there is a guy with an old school plasma, something that looks like a triple barreled stubber, a laspistol... I see a guy in purple, is that who they think is an Emperor's child? He is in arbites armour for sure! Also, where can I see a synopsis since there is NOTHING on the BL site that says anything about the book except,
"This is the story’s hero, an astropath on the run in the bowels of Terra, and his unlikely protectors. You’ll have to wait until later in the year to find out more. For now, have the whole cover to sate your appetites. And don’t say we never give you anything".

His unlikely protectors could be any ganger or hive worker that would be bigger than this wimp freak of nature depicted on the cover art. I've also magnified this pic to see any World Eater reference, and can't find it for sure.
 
#44 ·
The background looks ok, but the fellow on the right makes me think of cheesy 80's cartoons... and they are big like astartes, it's just they don't look noble. I for some reason always have in my head a picture of astartes with noble features even though the books sometimes show me otherwise.
 
#45 ·
HorusReborn said:
I must be looking at a different pic because, there is a guy with an old school plasma, something that looks like a triple barreled stubber, a laspistol... I see a guy in purple, is that who they think is an Emperor's child? He is in arbites armour for sure! Also, where can I see a synopsis since there is NOTHING on the BL site that says anything about the book except,
"This is the story’s hero, an astropath on the run in the bowels of Terra, and his unlikely protectors. You’ll have to wait until later in the year to find out more. For now, have the whole cover to sate your appetites. And don’t say we never give you anything".

His unlikely protectors could be any ganger or hive worker that would be bigger than this wimp freak of nature depicted on the cover art. I've also magnified this pic to see any World Eater reference, and can't find it for sure.
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The guy in purple has the Emperors Children icon slap bang in the middle of his helmet. Along with the fact that hes wearing purple and the icon is in gold, just like the EC. Then the guy on the right clearly had the World Eaters jaws on his left shoulder pad, he's again wearing the legion colours and looks to have cerebral implants.

The Waterstones synopsis says:
"When an Astropath has a vision about the end of the heresy, it falls to a group of renegade traitors to get him off Terra."

Renegade traitors sounds like astartes to me. But if all this wasn't enough, Mcneill himself says in this interview that the astropath will be accompanied by astartes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQHkuevG34g&feature=player_embedded#at=363
 
#49 ·
Don't know if this has been said before but the EC could be wearing Mark 1 power armor, or the remnants of one.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Power_Armour

This could imply he's been there for a while, and so might not be connected with his traitor brothers in the 3rd legion.
 
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#50 ·
I think I'm on the fence about this one. On one hand the cover art has a very Rouge Trader-ish feel to it. The on the other hand it does look really silly. The plot, however, seems really cool. Any novel set on Terra during the Heresy(?) sounds good to me.
 
#52 ·
I like how it says they are going to escort him but it makes it look like all 6 of them are about to murder him, he even looks like he sees that comin
 
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#54 ·
Child-of-the-Emperor said:
Personally my expectations are no different from any other HH novel by Mcneill. You are right in the sense that it's a similar sort of plot to Swallow's Nemesis (not covering a mainstream event or an Astartes Legion), which was a bit of a flop in my opinion. But that was Swallow.

I think this has the potential to be a great addition to the Heresy series. An astropath has seen some terrible truth or realisation, he is hunted by the agents of the enemy and protected by those who themselves have dubious loyalites. Hell of a lot of potential for character development right there. :p
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Well you are right about that, character-development sure would be interesting! I wonder too what secret he might have obtained there. One thing to look forward to surely.
 
#55 ·
This novel has garnered a lot of popularity. I have a hunch this might just be one of the best novels for the HH series. Don't quote me on that but, it's a feeling I have. I'm intrigued (cover art aside) at what knowledge this Astropath actually has and who these Astartes are. Good stuff.
 
#56 ·
Not a fan of the cover...
 
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#57 · (Edited)
To be honest, i kinda like it, except the Emperor's Child with that stupid helmet, but thats prolly just me :p. I hope this isnt a trend though, a break in the usually epic covers for something a little oldschool and cartoony is fine and well, but Age of Darkness (imo) has that similar cartoony feel, as horus looks kinda ridiculous...ah, well.
 
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