Hunter

I actually started this book in high school after seeing the author come on the daily show with Jon Stewart. At that time civil war history didn't interest me like it does now. A shame because I wish I had started this book fresh in the present. I finished up the last third today which I could have done them but I must have thought it dull.

Interesting that the author notes the screenplay for this book came first and only then did they develop this into a book. That's very cool.

The bit of reconstruction was the best part. Every time I read about how bad this era was it really captures the damage that was done when Lincoln was assassinated.

Andrew Jackson probably the worst president ever set back the country for centuries by allowing the democrats to run wild over the south.

The story that resolves the largest unanswered question of ATLA. What happened to Zuko's mother?

As far as a story goes it is much stronger than the first avatar comic which I believe is the promise. I still have character issues in comparison to the series here but overall it felt much more true to the show.

Azula would not be given this many chances nor would she be so easily defeated. Seriously I think they take her out in a few panels at least three times. She's arguably a top three fire bender in the world and a master of her special element and yet she's so easily bested?

Discovering his mother and being able to have a relationship with her is sweet but perhaps too so. It takes away much of the tragedy of Zuko and I think his character would be better without it. Just discovering her grave would have been a far more impactful moment.

I'm of two minds with this book. There is the first third of the book which I am not a fan of in the slightest and then the rest is excellent.

The first third of the book suffers from the same problem I had with the first act of Moonlight. The child sexualization is uncomfortable and rampant.

Having a child and their every movement being described in such ways is not how I would tackle this story.

Once we set off to the war with Troy the book is amazing. There is a lot less sexualization and everyone is older so it doesn't bother me at all.

Miller really is a wonderful writer. At no point was the book a chore to read and the prose flows so clearly it is impossible to be lost or drift off. I will absolutely be reading her next book.

Simply brilliant writing. This was my first official step into the 40k universe making the leap from YouTube lore videos. The Horus Heresy was always the most interesting (for the lore that could be developed) and so I gave the first book a go.

While I have heard good things I did not expect a level of writing that would knock nearly everything I've read away. Dan Abnett has a masterful command of prose and coupled with the oh-so-fun sci-fi fantasy playground that is the 40K universe he leads you through a brilliantly told tale.

The culture of the different legions is fascinating. Subtle hints at the future of the series are always fun as well as observing and learning new things about the universe along with the characters.

Sadly I had a sci-fi series idea that touched on many of these same topics. Even worse a portion of this book was nearly an exact idea I had for perhaps the third in my series. It is always odd to read a story that is so similar to the one floating around in your head.

I will continue the series but am a bit worried about the future prices of some of these books. It seems they go out of print and then get jacked up to hundreds of dollars. I refuse to read the digital copies.