The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (Warhammer 40,000) [Paperback] Crowley, Nate

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Every single high-ranking Necron is having to come to terms with existing eternally, in a body completely alien to the one its mind evolved to sit within,” he says. This book is so good I've defected to the Necrons now and don't want to hear any more organic nonsense out of any of you. En comparación con la anterior entrega, este se siente un poco repetitivo a veces y en ocasiones parece que se extiende mucho en ciertas situaciones. Algunas cosas no las terminé de entender y no hay mucha información por ahora en línea. Pero en general, esos detallitos no arruinan la experiencia.

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There's like a single line of dialog discussing it. One Necron 1 mentions their matriarch, and Necron 2 seems to remember the matriarch being a patriarch. Necron 1 says "oh yeah no not anymore" and Necron 2 says "Oh, got it. Anyways" Djoseras had remembered their deeds for them. Oltyx knew he would never understand why. But if he had to guess, he would have said this was his elder’s way of paying silent penance for those legionaries who had died, in that training yard all those years ago, to teach his younger brother that life held no value. Gnarly stuff, but my focus immediately shifted to "hekatic decrees" and "language of reality". More on that after disintegrators.If you’re already a fan, you’ll recognise all the units, wargear, and esoteric technologies found on the tabletop woven into with a deeper exploration of their inner lives and culture.

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The original ground assets from the first version of Aeronautica Imperialis return. Featuring 16 ground assets and 14 plastic markers, including flak and missile batteries, bunkers, and landing zones, this set can really juice up your games – and give enemy pilots an extra headache from another angle. In one sense, this is part of his tragic story: Oltyx doesn't know how to be a king and truly has no plan for his people who, in addition to suffering from a pursuing army, are going mad from a plague and are burdened with an outdated mode of fighting and a rigid command hierarchy that requires absolute devotion to a king. And with the last king having gone insane, that doesn't put the kingdom in a very stable place.

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Oltyx must travel to Ithakas and face his King, Unnas, and a hostile court far too self-absorbed to understand the true scope of the danger. What follows is a great look at the dynastic politics within a Necron court, as well as a great insight into how their minds work in regard to their "subminds", each designated for a particular thought process (Combat, Diplomacy, Xenology, etc). The lore exploration of the Flayer virus is another highlight. It hobbles the Necrons in interesting ways and the story creates a rational explanation for the affliction, rather than bad batches of gene seed certain Space Marine chapters suffer from. The horror element to the flayer virus also gets some play. This immortality involved ‘biotransference’ – giving the necrontyr (all of them) advanced self-repairing metal bodies and in the process incinerating their mortal organic forms . . . and, as it happened, also their souls. They would no longer have hearts to beat, lungs to breath with. All of this proved much to the necrontyr’s eternal regret – but they were now no longer the necrontyr: they were the necrons. From now on they would forever wake up in a hollow metal shell and see the world through oculars instead of eyes. The extent to which they ‘miss’ – to put it in the mildest possible way – their organic selves is part of the body horror themes of this novel.

The Twice-Dead King: Ruin by Nate Crowley Warhammer 40,000: The Twice-Dead King: Ruin by Nate Crowley

Gaunt soon discovered that the Tanith were light infantry without peer, their combination of woodsmanship and the distinct camo cloaks they wore ensuring their pre-eminence as scouts and stealth troopers. Gaunt would later use the innate skills of the Tanith to undertake daring raids and accomplish missions often deemed far beyond the capabilities of a regiment of Imperial Guard. Been reading The Twice Dead King: Ruin as part of the Adeptus Ridiculous monthly book club and there's alot more here than I thought. I'll begin by saying that there is a boatload of Necron lore. Nate Crowley is also the author of Severed, a novella following our favorite Nemesor and his trusty Varguard, and he's working on a sequel to this book, so it's fairly safe to say that he'll be helming the lore ship of the Necrons for a while. There's a fair bit of retconning of older Necron lore, specifically in Devourer by Joe Parrino, with some potentially major plot points for future Necron lore, so this'll be divided into less spoiler-y and more spoiler-y sections with content warnings for the latter, which may also contain spoilers for Devourer by Joe Parrino and The Infinite and Divine by Robert Rath. Let's get started!

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Putting aside the quandary over whether humans can truly write about the mind of an alien or robot, the Crowley (similar to Rath) writes the Necrons as particularly human. Their range of feelings are the same, their interactions contain recognisable social cues, and they suffer versions of dementia and (extreme) dysphoria. To be honest I was inching towards a lower rating then the previous book but the last chapters turned me about and set me on course for a second 4 star rating, well done Nate Crowley for your contribution to necron lore! having read the book while in the grasp of a dark mood, I felt at times ill at ease to read the titular twice dead king Oltyx's woes and sorrow, his dark mood an at times uncomfortable mirror to my own bleakness surrounding new year. But, on the other hand that made it resonate stronger with me and the catharsis in the end I felt wholeheartedly. The juxtaposition of absurd humour and tragic melancholy that Crowley finds here lends this a tone and feel that simply couldn’t have come from any other author. On the surface there’s plenty to enjoy in the depiction of necron dynastic life, the contrast between the necrons and the orks, and Oltyx’s general viewpoint on the ‘upstart species’, but dig deeper and this is really a sad story about the loss of memory and identity, about legacy and what’s worth fighting for, and about the dangers of relying too much on tradition and getting caught up in the past. These necrons may be virtually indestructible and in many ways very alien, but they’re incredibly relatable too. The human (and transhuman) denizens of the Imperium may be the main focus of the overall 40k setting, but this just goes to show that the non-human viewpoints in 40k have just as much to say too.

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If you’re not familiar, Gaunt’s Ghosts are the protagonists of the long-running series depicting the trials and tribulations of Ibram Gaunt and his ill-fated Astra Militarum regiment. Faithful readers of the books no doubt have a soft spot for the original cast who served as their Colonel-Commissar’s most trusted retainers. The Twice Dead King is a Necron-focused novel series by Nate Crowley. It covers the exploits of Necron Lord Oltyx. [1] Books in series There is also a good explanation of how they conduct war. Yet, for all their power- the 60 million year sleep has not been kind to the fortunes of the Necrons. Corrupted code, madness, insularity, infighting, and degraded technology have turned them into a shadow of their true strength during the time of the War in Heaven. If you’re not familiar with the Necrons beyond the fact that they’re metal skeletons who aren’t very happy, these books will – hopefully – give you a hefty insight into what they’re about,” he adds. Four Platoon is the regiment’s scout platoon, led by Oan Mkoll. However, unlike more traditional regimental organisations, the scouts of Four Platoon are often spread out among the other Tanith platoons to serve as specialists. Mkoll is among the very best, having long mastered his craft amid the shifting woods of his former homeworld.However, the further the necrons run, the more apparent it becomes that the humans will never leave them alone. Spurred on by his most loyal advisors, Oltyx embarks on a risky plan to find an ancient planet, said to be ruled over by a deadly king and his hordes. Making use of long-lost technology, Oltyx and his people undertake a deadly trip towards their goal. However, a far greater threat soon emerges in the very heart of his ship. The flayer curse that has long infected his people and which drove Oltyx’s father mad has returned, and soon thousands are infected. Forced to take drastic actions to save his people, Oltyx soon learns the full weight of responsibility and loneliness that all kings must bear. But this king has a dark secret that will threaten the entire Ithakas Dynasty. Can Oltyx control the dark urges that reside deep within his soul or will a new twice-dead king rise to reign over the Ithakas necrons? Exile to the miserable world of Sedh, the disgraced Necron Lord Oltyx is consumed with bitterness. Once heir to the throne of a dynasty, he now commands nothing but a dwindling garrison of warriors, in a never-ending struggle against Ork invaders. Oltyx can think of nothing but the prospect of vengeance against his betrayers, and the reclamation of his birthright. But the Orks are merely the harbingers of a truly unstoppable force. Unless Oltyx acts to save his dynasty, revenge will win him only ashes. And so he must return to the crownworld, and to the heart of the very court which cast him out. But what awaits there is a horror more profound than any invader, whose roots are tangled with the dark origins of the Necrons themselves. Now that we’ve got the news of those incredible miniatures out of our system, let’s talk about… BOOKS. To drive the theme all the way home, and celebrate the Tanith First and Only in style, we’ve got a host of Sabbat Worlds-related offerings to show you. The Vincula Insurgency When writing Necrons, you can basically make them omnipotent… which can make for a pretty anticlimactic story. That’s why I chose to write about a dynasty in the terminal stages of decline – it gave me the opportunity to present Necrons almost as underdogs (although they’d never admit it), facing annihilation by an opponent with seemingly inexhaustible resources.