Our Lord's silence was a marked feature of His demeanour during that dreadful night ; and it was not Let us now have a moment of silence for our deceased comrades that did not make it back with us.
They will go on forever in our hearts". Pictures on an enormous projection screen were shown of the victims, one at a time, in their finest My own impression as to the chief cause of his late inactivity and silence is the same as If the silence of the Church may be fairly considered as an authoritative sanction of the first day , when that Drawing on personal experience and centuries of tradition, McLaughlin explores the discipline of silence as a means of spiritual retreat -- a guide for incorporating silence into one's devotional life.
Tony grew up with unemployed, alcoholic, and abusive males, who were his mothers boyfriends. In his adult life, he played the 'Christian Game' for many years in order to get what he wanted. Eventually he marries Diane, and their lives take one downward spiral after another. When God Is Silent shows you how to trust God even when He seems unresponsive and remote — even when, as in the famous incident in the Gospels, He seems to sleep while you are buffeted by the storms of life.
Martinez shows how you can make better sense of your life once you realize that God has actually been closest to you when He seemed farthest away; and once you learn why He often speaks to you only in silence. Best of all, Martinez teaches you the secret of true happiness, which you can achieve even amid the troubles that are inescapable elements of every human life. With sober realism and simple faith, this book will show you how to discover — and then to take refuge in — the comfort our Lord offers you, even when He seems to sleep.
PDF] Comprende? Book By Silver Dolphin Press. Best Book. Ward Book. Cateora Book. Nye Jr. Book By Brita Lynn Thompson. It is the first Novel I have read of Mr. Chris Wraight. It won't be the last! The author has deep knowledge of the 40k lore and this is obvious by just reading the first pages. Very interesting characters, especialy Vorx.
Nice story. Simple but very interesting. Wraight shows the character depth, intelligence, purpose and strategy of a chaos legion that many times comes out as mindless with a will just to conquer and destroy with Such a pity that this magnificent Novel is only pages long! Wraight shows the character depth, intelligence, purpose and strategy of a chaos legion that many times comes out as mindless with a will just to conquer and destroy without reason.
Looking forward with anticipation for a possible sequel. Sep 23, Callum Shephard rated it really liked it. The surprising thing is that this book wasn't even on the review list. Really, due to extreme time and financial constraints, the next Ciaphas Cain novel was slotted in for today instead. I had been meaning to cover the series for years and the new novel was a chance to do just that, but it was unavailable at my local store.
So, Lords of Silence took its place instead. You might expect the next bit to say "and dear sweet heaven that was a mistake! If anythi The surprising thing is that this book wasn't even on the review list. If anything, it's the Death Guard novel we've been needing for years.
Synopsis Set during the more recent events of the Plague Wars, the events of the novel follow almost directly after the shattering of the Cadian Gate. Chaotic Warbands now race across the Imperium as the Eye of Terror stretches into a crack across the very galaxy itself, and the Death Guard are moving to answer Mortarion's call to war. Yet even as they answer the call to arms of their primarch, ancient secrets, mistakes and past battles haunt them.
While the Lords of Silence warband move to battle across the Imperium Nihilus, an especially dark and persistent specter of their past haunts their every step The Good Past reviews have typically been quite harsh of Chris Wraight, despite typically repeating that he is a talented author.
Much of this is due to his treatment of the Space Wolves in their own series, with the mistake of emphasising failings and weaknesses to the point of ignoring strengths. While this might be true of that chapter, no element of it is present here and that drive has been used in a more creative means. The exploration of their character has shifted from failings to the subject of worship, corruption and age, as we see how the Death Guard have adapted through the centuries.
While the mistake of linking modern and Heresy era events has led to some stories making it seem as if a few decades have passed rather than thousands of years, this is the opposite.
There is a real sense of weight to how corrupt and warped the marines in question truly are, thanks to how they view Nurgle's influence and the subject of decay as a whole. The nature of every marine's change is seen as much through how they describe the Warp, the nature of worship and even nearby daemons. There is a much more monastic sense of reverence within the warband, even by the standard of space marines.
While they are certainly willing to show some of the macabre joy Nurgle is known for, it's a more straight faced example than you might expect. Furthermore, daemons are used sparingly, but this helps to further emphasise how they are viewed by this particular warband in question. Plus it helps to hit much harder, as when they appear s when Wraight's more creative descriptions truly kick in, and he offers some fantastically vivid images of things which simply do not belong in this world.
The book is also one of the few to share a protagonist role in the form of Vorx and Dragan. This isn't so much the usual protagonist and deuteragonist relationship as you might expect, as you're never wholly sure just which one is supposed to be star of the show. Well, at least until the end anyway. Each is a contrast to the other, reflecting a way in which the Long War has influenced their lives, and even how their memories colour their sense of loyalty. While Vorx is old enough to remember the Great Crusade and is wise in his aged nature, Dragan is a relatively more recent recruit and shows devotion to the Long War.
It's an interesting dynamic, as it's not nearly so openly hostile as you would expect, but it reflects the shift in attitude. It leads to a multitude of interesting conversations and verbal sparring which makes for some of the book's most engaging moments, especially during the events in the Eye of Terror.
Given that history and ghosts of the past are a major subject within the story, it's fitting in a way that it's told through a non-linear structure, with frequent flashbacks and shifting chronological events. This allows the story to repeatedly hit the reader with a number of surprises, and several intelligent twists which makes re-reading the book all the more appealing.
It's delivered in a different manner to your typical flashbacks through dialogue and overall structure, and the hints delivered of certain events carry much more impact thanks to this. They are not so openly forecast, and the fact that they are chronologically much closer together means that there is more of an interesting connection.
Look, if you want it in layman's terms, it's less Lost than it is Reservoir Dogs. Finally, while a character piece first and foremost, it does utilise its locations very effectively. We see much more of the Eye and the Imperium in contrast to one another than would usually be expected, but it does so very effectively. There isn't a lost sense of mystery to the Eye despite this fact, and the Imperium itself is shown as reeling from the new changes.
While it does delve into a few lesser used tropes - notably that the Imperial characters in the book deny traitor astartes as even existing - it's seen as a farewell to those elements. They will be harder to justify in future works after all, and it's one last opportunity to fully explore them at this point in the timeline. The Bad After so many great elements, the negatives are mixed to say the least.
Some aren't truly badly handled, but they fail to fully fit in with the overall narrative, or simply don't mesh with they key subjects.
A big part of this is down to how the story is supposed to be very slow burning, and rather action-less book, with its focus concentrated on conversation pieces. Unfortunately, this just makes the action itself stand out like a sore thumb. While most Warhammer novels are typically able to work this into the story without issue, here much of it feels gratuitous. On its own it works fine, but there are only one or two fights which truly compliment the characters and work with the overarching story.
Furthermore, the villains of the piece were quite weak. Outside of the warband itself, both the intended antagonist and the Imperium lacks much in the way of real engagement, often coming across as bland or one-dimensional. While this could have been used for commentary or emphasis on the themes of corruption - as each traitor marine typically regards their move as an upgrade - it never comes across this way. As such, it feels as if the story only has a portion of what could be an excellent ensemble of characters.
Ironically, those who do break this trend are Mortarion and Typhus, both of who we barely see in the tale. A third major point which proves to be rather frustrating at times is how the story sets up certain elements, but never fully follows up on them. Some of this can be put down to establishing elements for future novels, or even as throw-away lines, but the way in which they are delivered sometimes makes it seem as if they were intended to be something more.
Vrox's hatred of the Thousand Sons is a major one, as it's framed and delivered as if it were a point which was meant to have much more impact at a later date, but we get relatively little from it. The Verdict While flawed, Lords of Silence nevertheless proves to be another great addition to the Black Library, and easily the best Nurgle related book we have seen to date.
With so many stories coming out on both sides, and the Death Guard's prominence of late, this could be the starting point to a great trilogy.
After all, with the Iron Warriors, Word Bearers, Night Lords and technically Thousand Sons all having had their time in the spotlight, the sons of Barbaras are long overdue a decent trilogy.
It certainly works as a stand alone, and I do strongly recommend it, but there's certainly potential for something more here. Sep 27, Brett Bricker rated it it was amazing. Oh what a joy it was to go through The Lords of Silence. Chris Wraight does a fantastic job of fleshing out the Death Guard and their Nurgle compatriots. This book is full of interesting and disgusting characters, tremendously interesting descriptions, and some tasty plot twists.
I plan on going through this book again as it is so filled with wonderful fluff and descriptors that it is hard to absorb it all in one pass. You will not find any slow or dull points as the pacing is just right. Ther Oh what a joy it was to go through The Lords of Silence. There is an interesting juxtaposition presented between the "old school" Barbarus Death Guard and the newer breed of Plague Marine. I like this tension as it shows a stoic legion, torn with some inner angst and turmoil over their leadership and ways very similar to how their issues started in 30k.
There are several parts in the book that felt a little out of place, but I am hoping they are setting the stage for a sequel. I look forward to any potential continuation of this story arc. Sep 20, Michael Dodd rated it really liked it. When the Lords of Silence, led by the strangely philosophical Siegemaster Vorx, are knocked off course they find themselves deep in Imperial territory and faced with the unexpected decision of what they ought to do next.
Aug 11, Tarl rated it really liked it Shelves: science-fiction , warhammerk. Plague Marines have been an interesting concept for me. There are a few novels out there in the 40k universe and they tend to do a fairly good job representing how they work and their motivations. There is a lot going on in this book, which ends up painting a fairly nice picture of the events that Game Plague Marines have been an interesting concept for me. There is a lot going on in this book, which ends up painting a fairly nice picture of the events that Games Workshop decided to put into motion to change how 40k worked.
We get to see how things were before the Eye exploded, and then afterwards when the primarchs started to return and all that fun stuff.
We even get to see the slow corruption of a normal human, which I thought was easily the most fascinating and best part of this book. Sure the marine stuff was interesting, with the inner fighting, the old heresy warriors vs the ones that converted into plague marines later on, as well as even Mortarion himself, which Wraight handled extremely well.
But the corruption of the one human painted a beautiful picture of how a person would slowly turn into a follower of chaos, especially Nurgle. It is actually quite believable and even the end of the book made it seem as if the plague marines were far more compassionate than the Imperium of Man is to their own citizens.
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