Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44092 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Customer Reviews

Better than Dark Apostle.
Marduk, aspiring Dark Apostle of the XVII Legion of the Word Bearers, has an ancient and deadly artefact in his possession. However, its secrets remain locked within itself. He and his Chaos Space Marines travel to the ice moon called Perdus Skylla. The moon is being evacuated of it Imperial people. Three days is estimated before the xenos fleet makes planetfall. The Imperials cannot evacuate all in time, but as many people as possible are to be rescued before the dreaded command, Exterminatus, is ordered. Somewhere on Perdus Skylla is an Adeptus Mechanicus with eight hundred years of knowledge hidden within her mind, knowledge that Marduk requires to unlock the artefact's dark powers.

As Marduk and his brethren search the moon, the Dark Apostle must keep wary eyes upon Kol Badar, the Host's Coryphaus, who hates Marduk with every bit of his black soul. Marduk had killed Kol Badar's blood brother and he refuses to rest until Marduk is made to pay for it.

All does not go well on Perdus Skylla for anyone. Their Imperial enemies not only deal with a timely evacuation, but also with the dark eldar who are already on the moon claiming bodies and souls. The traitor marines will not only have to find their target, but also get themselves and the gained knowledge through Eldar and Imperial forces before the xenos fleet arrives and the moon is destroyed.

***** FIVE STARS! Though this is a sequel, you do not have to read Dark Apostle in order to fully understand and enjoy this story. This book begins and ends with one mission involving Marduk and his traitor marines. I found myself totally enthralled with Burias-Drak'shal, the Icon Bearer who is daemon possessed. I would very much like to read more about that character. I can only hope the author, Anthony Reynolds, is sitting at his computer, within his darkened cave, and creating another Marduk novel.

From beginning to end readers will overload on battles and dark mayhem. There are no pauses in the action and no time for you to catch your breath as you are swept from one bloody scene to the next. A terrific addition to the darker side of the W40K universe. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

A Little Bit Of A Disapointment
Well this wasn't really as good as the first book in the series, Dark Apostle. I felt that there were one or two characters that didn't really add anything to the story, and that there were others that really could have had more page time. And because of this it didn't really quite have the same dark feel that Dark Apostle did.

Having said all this though it is worth it, and I can't wait for the conclusion in Dark Creed.

Chaos vs. the Imperium vs. Dark Eldar vs. Tyranids
`Dark Disciple' is the second in the Word Bearers series of books and is just as good as its predecessor `Dark Apostle'. The story follows on from the previous book with First Acolyte Marduk now in command of the Word Bearers Host while he searches for the knowledge that will enable him to unlock the secrets of the xenos device he acquired in the last book. Marduk's search leads him to a backwater Imperial world under threat from a Tyranid Hive Fleet and it is a race against time to get the needed information before the world is destroyed. Things are complicated though by dissent within his own forces and piratical raiders who are praying on the world as well.

`Dark Apostle' is a good book but it does take some time to get going. Much of the first half of the book is a bit sub par but it does get better as the book goes along with the final part of the book being very good. The plot is somewhat predictable but is interesting nonetheless and despite seeing the final confrontation on the Dark Eldar ship coming a mile off, it was still greatly an entertaining finale.

The book is generally well written, although it does have a tendency to repeat itself and overly explains things on occasion. This is only a minor fault though and other than this `Dark Apostle' is an enjoyable book that any Chaos play would enjoy.