Die Chronik des Uriel Ventris Sammelband Zwei

by Graham McNeill, Christian Jentzsch (Translator), Bent Jensen (Translator)

Ein Warhammer 40.000 Sammelband

Nachdem sie aus ihrem Orden verstoßen wurden und im Auge des Schreckens gegen die Mächte des Chaos gekämpft haben, müssen Uriel Ventris und Pasanius von den Ultramarines nun zu ihrem Orden zurückkehren, um ihre Ehre und ihren rechtmäßigen Platz an der Seite ihrer Brüder wieder einzunehmen.

WARUM DU DIESES BUCH LESEN SOLLTEST

Während Uriel Ventris in den Geschichten des ersten Sammelbands einen eher untypischen Ultramarine darstellte, der gegen die Vorgaben seines Ordens rebellierte, ist er in diesem Band zu einem Captain gereift, der die Bedeutung des Codex Astartes zu schätzen gelernt hat. Somit sind die enthaltenen drei Romane und vier begleitenden Kurzgeschichten perfekt für Leser dar, die erfahren wollen, was genau es heißt, ein Ultramarine zu sein. Gemeinsam mit Sammelband eins komplettiert dieser Band die ursprüngliche Chronik des Uriel Ventris.

BESCHREIBUNG

Die Ultramarines sind das Paradebeispiel eines Space-Marine-Ordens. Sie sind Krieger ohne Gleichen, ihr Name steht für Disziplin und Ehre und ihre Taten sind legendär. Nach seinem Exil ins Auge des Schreckens, kämpft Captain Uriel Ventris darum, sich in den Augen seiner Brüder zu bewähren und in die Reihen des Ordens zurückzukehren. Doch als die Verräterlegion der Iron Warriors Ultramar ins Visier nimmt, offenbart sich eine düstere Vorahnung: Ventris wird in dem kommenden Krieg eine bedeutende Rolle spielen, zum Guten oder zum Schlechten.

INHALT

Feld der Toten
Kampfgefährten
Der endlose Krieg
Das Auge der Vergeltung
Codex
Umkreisen noch immer Adler den Berg?
Der Tod von Uriel Ventris

Geschrieben von Graham McNeill
Übersetzt von Christian Jentzsch und Bent Jensen

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Pulp

1203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2021

About the author

Hailing from Scotland, Graham McNeill narrowly escaped a career in surveying to work for Games Workshop as a games designer. He has a strong following with his novels Nightbringer, Warriors of Ultramar, Dead Sky, Black Sun and Storm of Iron.

Reviews

[Gigadildross · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great to continue the story of Uriel Ventris along a series of unique settings and even revisiting familiar locations. I enjoyed the focus on other ultramarine characters within the seperate chapters.

I feel that each story while epic, was a short-lived experience compared to the first chronicles volume. Wishing I had perhaps spent more time reading into the conflict with the Tau or perhaps more into the green skins.

Every moment with Vaanes was exceptional, what a wonderfully written character and I loved that the writer was able to write a suitably complex character that didn’t fall under the banner of “I fight for the emperor” or “I fight for the ruinous powers”. Having a more grey area motivated character, even if selfishly, really added to the depth of Vaanes and allowed me to appreciate the complex nature of the mental battles that the space marines must face.

Vaanes portrayal really allowed the dichotomy of Ventris and the Newborn to shine through. That there isn’t just a good and a bad. That the imperium of man and the humanity that lives within it is complex and that zealotry to the employer or ruinous powers ≠ the status quo.

[JJacy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Carnage and Commands

Space marines and their codex mostly cleaning up the unclean of the galaxy. I commend the author for keeping the core of the books interesting- the battles. Utilizing multiple planets this time in a massive theater of war it really felt meaningful for the characters. Throw in a splash of redemption and the characters were more than one note as expectations shifted amongst many of the key enemies. A solid chronicle.

[Derek Swanson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Can’t recommend these unless you’re someone who can totally suspend disbelief, ignores 40K lore routinely with no problem, and loves deus ex machina solutions to situations that were impossible to begin with. The first omnibus was not great, but this one is not just merely unreadable, it is sometimes infuriating. I actually returned this because it was so bad, which is the first time I’ve ever done that. I was hoping for something with much better storytelling that adhered more closely to established 40K lore, especially for such a mainstay of iconic lore with the Ultramarines, but I did not get that here.

[William J McPherson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably into the strong 3, weak 4 range without The Chapter’s Due. TCD is too long, split between too many stories, too much Deus Ex, and ends on some random new character rather than any character we have spent time with.

Oh and Cato Sicarius sucks...a lot.

[David Brady · Rating 4 out of 5]

McNeil does it again. Grand ol' existing in the massive world building that W40k demands. Great stuff.