Lord Samper's Library

Page Count: 33 Pages Yes I’m in the office today, how did you guess…? 😉 The page count goes down and it’s a Black Library read (more often than not) so, here we are. I ended up really enjoying ‘Longshot’ , and ‘Transplants’ too, so when I realised that there was a another prequel to be read, I went straight out and bought it in anticipation of an early morning commute that went exactly how I thought it would. At only 33 pages long, there isn’t enough of ‘Memories of Broken Glass’ for an in-depth post so we’re all about quick thoughts and first impressions here today. Hope you don’t mind… 😉 Darya and Ullaeus lie in ambush on the glass deserts of Kizmir, waiting for their high-value target to pass along a scouted route in order to spring their trap. As they look for ways to distract themselves from the seemingly endless hours beneath the baking sun, Darya tells the story of her last mission for the Cochlerati Janissaries and how she was dragged from their ranks and given to the Cadian...

I told you… This week is pretty much all about the short stories, mostly because DAMN work is kicking off pretty much constantly and I’ve got a million things that I need to get done before I go on leave at Christmas… I am really looking forward to Christmas 😊 Taking time out to read is pretty much essential, for my mental health, but there’s only so much time in the day and that’s where short stories come in. The Black Library short reads have got me through any number of morning commutes and lunch breaks where I’ve realised that I’ve left my book at home (which still happens far more than it should). Last night, it was the turn of ‘Transplants’ to get me through the awkward gap between turning off the work laptop and my pizza showing up… 😉 A trio of Cadian snipers from different backgrounds infiltrate a Chaos-corrupted city to assassinate their target. But what if their target already knows that they’re coming…? On the whole, I enjoyed ‘Transplants’, a fast moving tale of urba...

I'm ending this week in that familiar situation where I'm halfway through a couple of books and... that's it. I've read some good stuff, this week, but couldn't quite get all of it over the line. Oh well, the weekend is going to be all about reading (no, seriously...) and we'll see how we go next week instead. So, what's today going to be all about then? Well... When I was culling the teetering piles of books in my flat (and wow, I can see the floor again...) I found my copy of 'Cadian Blood' lurking under some comic books. I'd had a re-read, the other week, and then put it to one side, just in case I ever ran out of stuff to post about. Which seems to be the case today so... Lets go ;o) When the Imperial shrine world of Kathur is blighted by Chaos, the brave Guardsmen of Cadia are sent to reclaim it. The plague of Nurgle has set in deeply on the planet, forcing the Cadians into battle with an innumerable legion of the infected. In the midst of...