The Lords Of Silence: Warhammer 40,000

Wraight tells the tale and conquest of the Lords of Silence, one of the many warbands of the Grandfather Nurgle's own Death Guard. This is a gripping tale of deceit, faith, and all-around just really fun to read and very well-written at that. The only thing I would say you should know before reading this book is the basic lore of 40k and the Death Guard. The Grandfather provides!

It's joyful to read and once you start it ... it's almost impossible to put it down. It focus on a chaos (Nurgle) aligned astartes warband called The Lords of Silence and provides the most innovative, joyful (yeah, 3rd time using this word but its a fluid and magic book to read), creative and awesome characterization of Nurgle hereticus astartes and each character is fantastic on itself - the astartes, the litle lords, their interactions with humans & other astartes factions (loyalists & herectics). This is a must have book for all Warhammer 40,000 fans. Vorx is a veteran of Horus Heresy and his story is sad & joyful (4rd time I know but it is the magic word for the book). The beginning, whole book and ending is Awesome beyond Awesome. Perfect execution. My review is 10/10

This book doesn't bring any ground breaking revelations or mighty story arcs but it does give a well written and thought out look into the Death Guard and their corruption at the hands of the Plague God. Its a well written story that delivers exactly what it promised. A look inside a corrupt warband and their almost day to day lives. Great read for anyone looking for 40k or general sci-fi.

I love Warhammer 40K lore but always wondered why there wasn't that much on Papa Nurgle and his sicky bois. Admittedly he is the least sexy of the Chaos gods. Khorne's rip & tear mantra is always popular, Tzeentch has the cool sorcery thing going for him, and Slaanesh is the physical embodiment of sexy.So when I saw this book about Plague marines I scooped it up. Chris Wraight does a great job of bringing them to life. He really builds on what it's like to be constantly remolded by Nurgle. Plague marines are lumbering, limping, wheezing retches but due to Nurgle's gifts, they're the tankiest of the Chaos Marines.The story is a little disjointed until you figure out that the book is moving between two different timelines. It doesn't really make that clear but I pieced it together eventually.All in all, this was a good read and definitely worth the money.

I really enjoyed this book. It really delves into the inner workings of a Death Guard Warband. More so it, it shows how they think and interact with each other as well as their enemies; both Imperial and within. It’s always interesting to get a point of view from someone other than units of the Imperium. There is good mix of action, intrigue and background. The characters are well developed as well. I liked that the Death Guard aren’t just another, “Smash, burn, kill” Chaos Marine unit. They smash, burn and kill, but they’re more calculating and reasonable. I put this book right up there with the Night Lords series that began with Soul Hunter, which are three of my all time favorites. I hope there will be follow on books.

Finally, a good Chaos PoV novel. Vorx is a great antihero, a calculating skilled officer in the army of the damned. It was a ton of fun to read.

This was my first Death Guard book, and I loved it. It is a slow burn, and some parts drag on a little, but it is absolutely worth continuing to read. The writer going extremely Indepth on what it is like to be in the Death Guard which was amazing. Highly recommend 10/10

Very interesting perspective in seeing the universe from the eyes of a group of Death Guard. Vorx was a very compelling character.