‘Death Warrant’ & ‘The Reaping Time’ – Robbie Macniven (Black Library)
The last couple of days have been more than a little busy, for good and bad reasons that left me no time for blogging; I’ll let you guess which were which ;o) Friday was work, followed by ‘Walking Dead Evening’ with my eldest daughter (finishing off Season 6 and making a start on Season 7). And Saturday was a day spent with both my daughters, we all needed that time more than I needed to post something here. I’m here now though :o) There wasn’t a lot of time for reading, over the last couple of days, but the beauty of short stories is that I can always find time for a quick read. They don’t come a lot quicker than the short stories that Black Library put out. I’m not quite sure how I found my way back to Robbie Macniven’s ‘Carcharadons’ space marines tales, especially as I didn’t get on with ‘Red Tithe’ at all ; I guess I’ve always had a soft spot for the concept of these killers in self-exile, guarding the frontiers of the Imperium, and that’s what ultimately led me to ‘Death Warrant’...