I just finished The Armour of Contempt, by Dan Abnett, the tenth novel in the Gaunt's Ghosts Warhammer 40,000 series.
It is a very serious story, about how war changes men and women, and has won high praise for its portrayal of the abject terror of combat.
Also about trust, betrayal, and the so-called 'greater good'.
I am going to read the recommended book.
But I still don't know what the Jane Austen universe is? Could you please give me a range of dates?
I also think that your plan to do an aftershow is awesome. I remember how much "talking Dead' helped me with 'Walking Dead' and its' family of shows.
If I watch the show, which is likely, your aftershow will probably be invaluable in helpling me to understand what even the basics of this universe are.
oh man! I remember Talking Dead! That was a great show. Wow! 10th novel. That is quite the series. It must be good.
That does sounds like an interesting premise. There is no denying that was changes us.
So... if we are talking about Jane Austen Fan Fiction. There can be a range of dates, but most common would be Regency era (when Jane's novels were set) and Contemporary. The book featured in this post has a contemporary setting.
Happy reading and thanks so much for your continued support!
If I'm not mistaken, then, if I recall correctly the actual Regency dates would have been the final decade of King George's madness, 1810 - 20. And the other type of JAU books, if I may be permitted an acronym, would be books that have a particular atmosphere or tenor.
As far as the WH40K novel is concerned, it resonates in a way that you Americans (and us Canadians, over Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan) are all too grievously familiar with - having bled, killed, fought, and in some cases died or received life-changing physical injuries, not to even begin with the psychological ones, only to see some higher (usually non-combatant) authority decide to abandon ground every inch of which was bought with American, Canadian, British, or Dutch blood. (The foregoing were the only countries that sent troops 'outside the wire', with the exception of France, which I do not believe was technically part of the alliance.)
The series actually starts with just such an abandonment, as Gaunt's regiment leaves its' home planet behind to be destroyed, NOT by the advancing enemy aliens, but by their OWN Imperial Navy, as part of a 'scorched earth' policy that involved the destruction of dozens of worlds that were deemed 'expendable' in order to deny the Tyrannid Hive Fleet bioresources, and deflect them out of Imperial Space. So they are called Ghosts for two reasons - one, that they are the ghosts of a murdered world, Tanith; and two, that they are infiltration and recon specialists (yes, exactly -'ghost recon').
I put this much into this post, because we earlier discussed your husband's reading. If he loves Harry Bosch as much as I do, he might just like Ibram Gaunt, although he takes a few books to grow on you.
You asked, so...
I just finished The Armour of Contempt, by Dan Abnett, the tenth novel in the Gaunt's Ghosts Warhammer 40,000 series.
It is a very serious story, about how war changes men and women, and has won high praise for its portrayal of the abject terror of combat.
Also about trust, betrayal, and the so-called 'greater good'.
I am going to read the recommended book.
But I still don't know what the Jane Austen universe is? Could you please give me a range of dates?
I also think that your plan to do an aftershow is awesome. I remember how much "talking Dead' helped me with 'Walking Dead' and its' family of shows.
If I watch the show, which is likely, your aftershow will probably be invaluable in helpling me to understand what even the basics of this universe are.
oh man! I remember Talking Dead! That was a great show. Wow! 10th novel. That is quite the series. It must be good.
That does sounds like an interesting premise. There is no denying that was changes us.
So... if we are talking about Jane Austen Fan Fiction. There can be a range of dates, but most common would be Regency era (when Jane's novels were set) and Contemporary. The book featured in this post has a contemporary setting.
Happy reading and thanks so much for your continued support!
If I'm not mistaken, then, if I recall correctly the actual Regency dates would have been the final decade of King George's madness, 1810 - 20. And the other type of JAU books, if I may be permitted an acronym, would be books that have a particular atmosphere or tenor.
As far as the WH40K novel is concerned, it resonates in a way that you Americans (and us Canadians, over Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan) are all too grievously familiar with - having bled, killed, fought, and in some cases died or received life-changing physical injuries, not to even begin with the psychological ones, only to see some higher (usually non-combatant) authority decide to abandon ground every inch of which was bought with American, Canadian, British, or Dutch blood. (The foregoing were the only countries that sent troops 'outside the wire', with the exception of France, which I do not believe was technically part of the alliance.)
The series actually starts with just such an abandonment, as Gaunt's regiment leaves its' home planet behind to be destroyed, NOT by the advancing enemy aliens, but by their OWN Imperial Navy, as part of a 'scorched earth' policy that involved the destruction of dozens of worlds that were deemed 'expendable' in order to deny the Tyrannid Hive Fleet bioresources, and deflect them out of Imperial Space. So they are called Ghosts for two reasons - one, that they are the ghosts of a murdered world, Tanith; and two, that they are infiltration and recon specialists (yes, exactly -'ghost recon').
I put this much into this post, because we earlier discussed your husband's reading. If he loves Harry Bosch as much as I do, he might just like Ibram Gaunt, although he takes a few books to grow on you.