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I'm only 2 chapters in and this is already so much fun. Terrifying conceptually, but very entertaining.

China is a phenomenal writer, and I am very hooked by the mystery here, but I need this to pick up a bit because these past 100 pages or so have felt very slow and over-indulgent. I'm only 1/3 of the way through, so I'm sure it'll get there, but it's starting to crawl now.

I'm a pretty big Dune fan - I am halfway through book #5 at the moment, and I'm also currently reading a nonfiction/coffee-table book about the World of Dune and it's origins and influences - so, when the original was chosen as our next Bookclub pick I was chuffed, but instead of rereading it, I'm going to take this opportunity to refresh my memory by finally picking up the official 3-volume Graphic Novel adaptation!

The first story in this little collection, The Ardennes Forest is very reminiscent of Harpman's rediscovered modern classic, I Who Have Never Known Men, and I liked it for all the same reasons.

Whichever one she originally wrote first undoubtedly inspired the other, but it's been a while so this made for a nice way to jump back in her work.

This is a wonderful little book. So pleasing to read, it's a great size and a nice feel, and it's full of really interesting bite sized pieces of information and historical art I've never seen before.

Apparently I'm too old to stay up late finishing a book now, however thrilling it is. I will be wrapping this up today at work - it's a mad finale already.

I wish I could be giving this more time, because I am adoring it, but it's really dense, heavy and progress feels slow when having to juggle so many other books.

Disgusting... I love it.

Not a demigod, the perfect son of the Holy Emperor of Mankind, having a strop, throwing a paddy, over losing a bloody footrace with one of his own soldiers.

Slaanesh and Fulgrim were truly made for each other, because they are both so utterly pathetic.

I'll tell you one thing: this book is NOT "perfect".

I feel as though everything I thought I knew about this book (so far) has been wrong in the best and most satisfying way. What an experience this has been already - and I'm only a fraction of the way through it!

I have been looking forward to this for so long - here we go!

Seeing Ferrus and Fulgrim as friends is painful. Sad times are to be had here.