![]() I thought the writing improved as the story went on. I felt like I could taste the grime and exhaust that must permeate the world. The blend was very well done, and the -punk setting was very well described. I haven't really read anything in a steam/dieselpunk setting before, so I can't really compare, but I am familiar with this type of dystopian setting. I added it to my wishlist, but a few weeks later I managed to get a review promo code for the omnibus of the first three books and decided to check them out. It sounded interesting, the cover art looked good, and everyone loves RC Bray. Somehow Hopebreaker had came across my recommended list on Audble several weeks ago. ![]() As bombs drop from the sky like the iron tears of gods, there are other revelations that'll shake the foundations of everyone struggling to save humanity." That centre of the old civilised world will either shift allegiance to the Resistance, or it'll burn to the ground.įrom sky pirates and mob bankers to the feared mechanical men of the Iron Guard, Jacob and his new family of freedom fighters will face greater challenges than they've ever faced before. General Rommond fixes his attention on the city of Blackout, the old capital of the world, controlled by the Treasury, who are themselves controlled by the ruthless Regime. The Resistance takes to the clouds aboard the Skyshaker, the newly-completed airship aimed at dominating the heavens, when the land far below has become a hellish place ruled by demons. As they descend into the deeps, they quickly learn that not all monsters work for the Regime. To evade the Regime's own submersibles, all parties must work together, but tensions are high, and not everyone on board is looking out for the greater good. More than anything, he's forced to face himself. He's forced to face life as a father, life as a soldier, and life beneath the deep blue sea. Locked inside his tin can prison, Jacob can no longer escape his role in the Great Iron War. The Regime is on the hunt, forcing the Resistance to take refuge aboard the Lifemaker, an advanced submarine that houses a special cargo: a handful of women who can still give birth to human children. When the Resistance opts to field its experimental landship, the Hopebreaker, they find they might just have a chance to win this war. When Hope is an enemy, Jacob finds it harder than he thought to remain indifferent. He cares little about the Great Iron War, but a chance capture, and an even more accidental rescue, embroils him in a plot to starve the Regime from power. The Regime is replacing the unborn with demons, while the Resistance is trying to destroy a drug called Hope that the demons need to survive.īetween these two warring factions lies Jacob, a man who profits from smuggling contraceptive amulets into the city of Blackout. In the world of Altadas, there are no more human births. Join Jacob, Whistler, General Rommond, and Taberah as they fight on land, sea, and sky to push back the forces of the ruthless Regime. Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero (Novel)įlight of the Eisenstein, Chapter Five, pg.The first three books in the Great Iron War steampunk dystopian adventure series, collected together in a digital box set. Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar (Novel) Tactical Imperial defeat, Exterminatus enacted ![]() The first and last known battles of the Great Crusade effectively overlap with the previous and following Grand Campaigns the pacification of Boeotia was the last known action in the Unification of Terra, even though it took place after the Great Crusade had started, whilst the Battle of Isstvan III began as part of a Great Crusade campaign and ended as the first battle of the Horus Heresy.Therefore the first battle of has been named the Compliance of Isstvan III, as it was a compliance action. For example, the Battle of Isstvan III is the second battle to take place upon that world, but never referred to as such. Several campaign names are currently presumed.However, due to the nature of the way the timing information is presented in the source texts (often nebulously and even contradictorily), the chronological order must only be taken as a rough guide. An attempt has been made to present the unsorted listing in chronological order.This listing is not exhaustive and is presented merely for interest and comparison. A listing of known campaigns and battles of note during the Great Crusade.
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