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The Grey Knights Omnibus (Warhammer 40,000) by [Ben Counter]

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The Grey Knights Omnibus (Warhammer 40,000) Kindle Edition

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The Grey Knights are servants of the Ordo Malleus, imperious, incorruptible warriors, whose very purpose is to seek out and destroy the most dangerous foes that humanity will ever face; daemons. Armed and armoured with the trappings of a daemonhunter, these stalwart Adeptus Astartes bring death and destruction to the immortal denizens of the warp. Girded by faith, wielders of the nemesis force halberd, the Grey Knights step where others will not tread. Theirs is the hardest task, risking their immortal souls in pursuit of the hungry entities of Chaos, the Imperium's arch foes. Without the Grey Knights, humanity would be but a feast on the sacrificial altar of darkness...

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It's a trio of linked tales that tell the story of Justicar Alaric, a Grey Knight who is tested in the worst ways and faces terrible enemies in service to the Emperor.

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November 15, 2016
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Ben Counter is the author of the Soul Drinkers and Grey Knights series, along with two Horus Heresy novels, and is one of Black Library’s most popular Warhammer 40,000 authors. He has written RPG supplements and comic books. He is a fanatical painter of miniatures, a pursuit which has won him his most prized possession: a prestigious Golden Demon award. He lives in Portsmouth, England. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N1FRMZ4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Library (November 15, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1912 KB
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mason edwards

Good book, but INCREDIBLY dated

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022

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Ben counter is not a bad writer (and black library has plenty of those), so it's possible I'm being too harsh with my score, but I picked the book up being so excited to read about insane grey knight badassery, but the book was written in 2004 so I guess that's old now because they were just not how they've become in modern lore. They're supposed to be these "Mary sue" characters because it's just so rare to become a grey knight--they're the most powerful psykers and the most powerful warriors and are put through the most insane trials possible, and in the literal opening page the main character gets taken down by a couple of cultists with lasguns. The next scene reveals that he is only a strong enough psyker to power the wards on his armor, and he speaks to the oldest member of the chapter, who is too old to wear his power armor at four-hundred years old. Other lore states astartes are only promoted to captain after their second service stud (200 years), so a Space Marine only has 200 years after that to reach chapter master and then become too old to even fight? And grey knights are known for having on average the oldest living members.
So the book really hasn't aged along with the rest of 40k Canon, and makes it hard to stay invested. Later, TWO grey knights are killed by cultists with medeival-level technology. By the end of the first book I had begun picturing them as just some other chapter, and honestly it made it a much better read.
So I guess my problems with the omnibus are just my own personal issues, but if you're looking to pick this book up for the most epic grey knights badassery it's going to be an uphill battle through a lot of it.
THOUGH I will say I love how he portrays warp stuff. It's this weird bad-acid-trip sensory confusion, which is always how I like to think of it.
Like I said, Ben counter is not a bad writer, black library just needs to put out a new omnibus

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Brian W

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019

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This is a great dive into the world of the Grey Knights. The first book was good, the second was ok, but the 3rd is amazing. The 1st is your usual fare. The 2nd is about the Dark Mechanicus. The 3rd takes place in the warp. All kinds of awesome, awful things go down there. I love reading about Chaos worlds.

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J. G

Ben Counter has become my favorite Warhammer writer

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016

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Ben Counter has become my favorite Warhammer writer. I don't expect much from game specific novels, so keep that in mind when looking at my rating.

Ben thinks of Grey Knights how they're meant to be thought of - nearly god-like immortals who can individually take on entire armies. I know other writers have taken on this army and made them more in line with other Space Marines, but I really feel like the GK's were meant to be incredibly overpowered. I'm assuming anyone buying this book has played the tabletop - it's in line with their play style. Small units that are extremely powerful.

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Ryan Hagman

which is great. I'm not typically a fan of Space Marine ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018

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I just finished the second book of the omnibus and I'm thoroughly enthralled with the story, the Grey Knights deserve every single ounce of awe they incite in the WH40k universe. Abnett's Eisenhorn trilogy turned me on to the universe that the game has spawned and these books are about the most pressing issues in galaxy, which is great. I'm not typically a fan of Space Marine novels unless they non-typical marines like the Alpha Legion, Deathwatch or Grey Knights - these books focus almost exclusively on such institutions (Grey Knights, Inquisition and Mechanicus).

I gave the book 5 stars because the story had earned it so far. You might have to overlook some repetitive grammar and simple typos but it is easy to do when it has this kind of story to draw you in.

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Diogenes

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017

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Half way through the omnibus and finding once again a mixture of politics and war fighting. The Grey Knights are having a really tough time of it and they are supposed to be the cream of the Space Marine crop. Lots of twists and turns, which I like, but at times the story gets muddled down with the political infighting aspect. The Inquisitors have been reduced to bickering political thugs as opposed to the Eisenhorn prototype. Liking the book overall.

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Dwarvish1

This book is decent.

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2021

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This novel suffers from the early view of Adeptus Astartes in the fluff. So dour and reserved without humor. Otherwise it's very engaging and tells a great character story.

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TEG

Too good to put down!

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019

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All 3 books suck you in a make you feel invested in the main character Alaric and his Grey Knights. Never a slow moment! Ben Counter has quickly become my favorite 40k author, his writing makes you want to play as you read so you can act out on the game table what he is describing. His use of detail makes it easy for any reader to paint the setting with their imagination. Ben! Please write more Grey Knights!😁

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Helevole

Good start, questionable end

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018

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As a reader relatively new to Warhammer 40k, i was particularly eager to read up on the grey knights. I must say that the first book is the best of the lot. Its inventive, has a good plot and the final twist is nothing to sneeze at. The second book is a little bit of a letdown compared to the first, but it does have its merit. The third one felt like it could have been written in any universe. My biggest gripe is that none of the grey knights is even a bit memorable aside from Alaric. As if they weren't even there. Also, the third book is heavily related to Khorne and his followers, but the rules of the deity are heavily bent to make certain plot points work, even cringeworthy in some cases. Nonetheless, its a good starting point for learning about the grey knights.

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Interesting plots but never quite grips

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2021

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Counter surprised me with every book in the omnibus. There was always a twist I didn't quite see coming and some plot lines with a lot of promise -particularly in the third book of the series. Yet somehow I was never quite drawn in. I couldn't engage with Justicar Alaric as a character, it felt like there wasn't enough depth to him. Space Marines are no longer human and it can be difficult to communicate that while still delivering a character the reader can empathise with, a Grey Knight is even further removed so I get why this is particularly difficult. I think however I would have enjoyed slower paced books with less happening and more detailed exploration of characters and events. It would have been interesting to see Alaric become a Grey Knight and have an entire first novel grounded simply in what that means and entails - no grand enemy needed just building an understanding of the covert nature of the Grey Knights. Then it would have been good to read hammer of daemons followed by a novel about Alaric as something no longer a Grey Knight working with Nyxos.

The Hammer of Daemons stands out as having enormous promise. The premise is extremely good though I would have loved to have seen a break out and protracted resistance (well more of a tables turned with the daemons being trapped on a world with Alaric and him hunting them down one by one).

I think one of the issues that held me back from engaging is that it didn't quite get with the lore I was reading around grey knights (possibly as a result of codec updates since the books were written). Grey Knights are meant to be so secretive that people are killed or mind wiped to keep that secret, yet they are known by a surprising number of characters in the books. Additionally, while pragmatic at times the Grey Knights do seem overly compassionate in some scenes - it felt like they should be more focused on daemon hunting rather than protecting.

Lastly, sometimes it felt like characters acted or spoke in order to fulfil roles within the narrative rather than as a natural, organic thing. Don't get me wrong, they're good books but it feels like there was the promise of something greater in there.

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adam

A difficult and rewarding read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2018

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My third Warhammer 40k omnibus read, following on from the Word Bearers and Night Lords, and following swiftly on from the Alpha Legion book.
This omnibus can be quite effectively split into 3 distinct segments which are rather fittingly cut at the book level.

The first of the books is by and large the better of the 3, featuring Grey Knights in a religious themed assault upon the enemy of that novel, and as a result features a developed plot, a developed character roster and more than enough characters to keep any avid reader content.

The second of the 3 books was by far the longest read I've had in a while, and is ranked second, in my mind, of the 3 in terms of quality...It has small niches which appear to be there in overabundance; space marine size, data medium and the title Grey Knights ability to combat daemons (Surprise!?).

And the third in the series has got to be the black sheep of the series, it is completely out of character for what you expect of this series to the extent that I'd deliberated putting it down, but the desire for 100% read urged me onwards. The story isn't 'bad', it just isn't anticipated or 'good'.

Would read the first as a standalone, the second possibly as another, but it shouldn't have received that ending in the third.

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Luke

Not up to scratch - Updated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2021

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The books feel at times disjointed, characters not written well enough to care about, the pace lacks refinement, certain actions of characters just make zero sense, and the plot at times is anticlimactic. Takes you out of immersion when you think, well that was a stupid move, or that isn't how a character would behave.

I wouldn't personally recommend, and think the Grey Knights deserve better.

Update - 1st book was decent, 2nd book was weak imo and spawned my review above, the 3rd book was better. I've upped my review from a 2 to a 3. If I could set 3.5 then I might, but it is not worthy of a 4 all told.

jim grogan

Collection of grey knight Alarics exploits

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2021

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grey knight Alarics exploits range across the imperium as he and his team mates battle the chaos powers and how he overcomes adversity to do so

Kindle Customer

Brilliant set of books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2020

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Amazing characters and the attention to the details really pulls you into the stories. Would definitely recommend to anyone that loves the grey knights.

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