John French - Ahriman: The Omnibus

Ahriman: The Omnibus by John French
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This omnibus is a good starting point if you want to read about the thousand sons or space marines overall for the first time.
I was a great and an epic read, but I kinda regret that Ahriman does not appear that much in later pages so we don’t really see him as a character - even though it’s his story. It also felt a little bit futile, since the outcome of a bunch of stories is given in advance (for example you see a story is told by a character, so I know he survives).
Finally I felt like the stories all weave into each other and in the end there is so much stuff to cover and think about and a few of these stories feel futile. Other than that though the story was interesting and exciting. Lots of big stuff happening, lots of epic moments, and pretty interesting characters - at least those who were introduced.
All in all it was a decent read. This book did not cost me much and it really is a bang for your buck - It’s 1,5x the price of a normal book, but it contains 3 books and really interesting short stories. It’s a great and affordable start with space marine stories.

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