The Lion: Son Of The Forest (Warhammer 40,000)

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Empty Shell: Seraphax's plan is to turn the Lion into this, and then use his body to gain access to the Emperor so that he can kill him.

The story is straightforward and while the Primarch’s life is never at stake, that’s not the point of the story. It’s a well-executed power fantasy where we watch him grow in personal strength and military power, taking his place as the defender of humanity you’d expect from the God-Emperor’s son. Dark Angels lore is explored and we learn things about the First Legion that move the fluff forward. Son of the Forest is a character study about the Lion — what is a Primarch, completely alone, out of time and without guidance? It explores his psyche while respecting his posthuman nature. Clearly going for a very Arthurian theme, complete with on the nose Green Knight reference. There are good characters though, The Lion himself seems like a more interesting character than in the HH, trying to navigate the changes in the 40k universe. The Risen is also a nice update to the OG Dark Angel lore, which while interesting on the surface gets old. Enter a world where nowhere is safe and fight against a range of mutated creatures, some who are almost human like, and others who are like nothing you have ever seen before. Armed with pistols, axes, stun batons and more, protect yourself and those you care for. Build and Craft Covers Always Lie: The cover shows the Lion wielding both Fealty and the Emperor's Shield; in the book, he does not acquire the Shield until the penultimate chapter, and never takes it with him to battle.

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En cuanto a lore, se abre la posibilidad de que los caídos pudieran fingir tener una vida normal, en valle con su granjita y una familia una cosa tremenda Wow, now this was a pretty damn awesome Warhammer 40,000 novel. Mike Brooks continues to really impress me with this cool new book, and I loved the elaborate and captivating tale contained within The Lion: Son of the Forest. Featuring an intriguing and emotionally charged narrative that perfectly revives a key Warhammer 40,000 character, The Lion is an outstanding read and I think this is probably Brooks’ best Warhammer novel yet. I'll probably re-read it in the next couple of days. Hopefully y'all can catch more easter eggs and tie ins I have not yet discovered or mulled over yet.

The Lion has risen from his 10,000-year slumber, and he’s wasting no time putting traitors to the sword. The Primarch of the Dark Angels is a monstrously powerful duelist and indomitable battlefield leader, armed with the Emperor’s own shield and a massive power sword named Fealty. Your first chance to get him is in this celebratory launch set.* One-Winged Angel: Seraphax transforms into a giant demonic form when it becomes obvious he cannot win otherwise. I want you to picture something. You're young and just got your first job. Why? Because you plan of saving up for your dream car, a luxury vehicle. You dream about this car all the time, slaving away at your job for YEARS, until finally, you can barley just afford it. In this midnight age, the dying embers of humanity are threatened on all sides by the hungry darkness. Alone, even the Lion has no hope of prevailing against such evil but there are those who would aid him in his quest. Hunted to the edge of endurance, many among his Fallen knights have long-awaited the day their liege would return to redeem them. The Lord of Shadowed Paths must gather these lost loyalists to his side once more, and stride forth to vanquish a traitorous son and the twisted Chaos warband that calls him master.The massive Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer is an armoured beast , mounting a triple-barrelled neutron laser battery onto a rugged Spartan hull to create a devastatingly focused anti-tank weapon. It can detonate tanks in a single blast while shrugging off return fire like it’s nothing – everything you want in a Lord of War. Sicaran Venator Tank Hunter Games Workshop has attracted a lot of new fans thanks to the Horus Hersey series, and Son of the Forest is the best way for those in 30K to jump into the 40K lore. For long-time fans of the far future, the Lion’s return is everything you could have hoped for: a glimmer of hope that nonetheless respects the setting. Here's my crux; there's some elements of narrative that I don't want to be explained or resolved. I didn't want the Lion to wake (even though I consider myself primarily a Dark Angels player first and foremost), I don't want to know who Cypher is or the reason he's doing what he's doing, and I don't want to see there being a resolution to the Fallen. A lot of that ties directly into why I love the Dark Angels, if it all gets explained away then what do they become? Dark Green Space Marines... Nothing the Lion can do will undo all the stuff the DA have done over 10k years hunting the lion, the sheer number of loyal souls they put to the pyre is insane.

Spell My Name with a "The": When not referred to as "Lord Lion" or "Lion El'Jonson", he's always called the Lion by the narration, regardless of the point of view character. The book is written in POVs. The Lion's. The wayward Fallen son, Zabriel, whom to me is a stand-in for the everyday Fallen. The other wayward Fallen son, Baelor, whom exists in a state of grace, while balls deep in the bowels of heresy.

When raiding the Thousand Eyes fort on Camarth, the Lion and Zabriel find imprisoned Blood Angels who've been driven insane by the warband's ministrations. With no way to help them, the Lion kills them all. Primer libro que leo de los ángeles oscuros, la primera legión que ha existido según se documenta en el libro, hijos de Lion El’Jonson un genio táctico de la guerra y de los mejores peleadores que ha creado el emperador de la humanidad en este universo donde solo la guerra se aviva cada día. Heroic Self-Deprecation: The Lion, surprisingly enough. He considers himself a failure to the Emperor, his brothers, and the Dark Angels; he ponders that it should've been him who died and one of his brothers who lived; he even believes he has declined as a fighter, although to anyone without his super-human reflexes, he appears as deadly as ever.

A Watcher in the Dark, not in person, but as a disembodied voice, has to prod him further, figuring himself out as a Hunter. Faced with these strange times, the Lion can be certain of nothing and no-one, except for himself. But in a galaxy without the Emperor, without the Imperium, without his Legion, and without Caliban… who is he? You got old.’ It’s a simple line, muttered with relish by a Chaos Space Marine to the Lion, but it’s a perfect encapsulation of where the Lion is both physically and mentally, and this element alone helps keep the return of a Primarch fresh, and not just a repeat of when Gulliman returned several years ago.

Internal Reveal: There are aspects of the setting that the Warhammer 40K audience will be familiar with, but which are new to the characters.