This is part of the brilliance of Aaron's writing- Talos spends so much of the series truly believing his fanciful notion that the Night Lords were noble, that they were true warriors, even if their methods of forcing compliance and submission were rather more brutal than even what the Space Wolves or World Eaters would do. This is made all the more believable by seeing Talos through the eyes of two slaves, Septimus-the 7th and Octavia-the 8th. Through the eyes of these two mortals, both of whom, in their own way, show their unwavering devotion to Talos throughout the tale, we see the true greatness within Talos as an individual. Talos' greatness, both as a warrior and even, dare I say it, as a man, is made all the more apparent by its contrast with the rest of the members of his Claw, the warband he's attached to, and the rest of the Legion as a whole. I enjoyed the first of this trilogy immensely, then did not care for the second (so much so, in fact, that I apparently didn't even bother noting I'd finished it), so I was quite happily surprised that I LOVED the third book. I may be reading too deeply into this, but the book also forces you to morally evaluate yourself. It may be a tired trope, but the abundance of "grey characters" (neither being clearly good nor bad), really made me pause before damning one character over another. This is maybe more of an anecdote, but it is nonetheless testament to the quality of the books. This book was a lot more brutal than the rest, tied up a few stories and had a few twists. It certainly showed the Night lords in a less likeable manner, with their torturing or children etc.

A summons from Warmaster Abaddon sends these rebels on a dangerous journey that leads inexorably to a conflict with the Emperor's chosen warriors, the Blood Angels. Prince of Crows - another Sevatar book and it delivers some of the greatest lines and interactions between the first captain and the Night Haunter Jain Zar, the Storm of Silence, the Phoenix Lord of the Howling Banshees themselves in this book was what I would expect a normal Howling Banshee Exarch to fight and act like. ADB is a man who knows how to write a damned good story. His ability to make a damned good story is because the man knows how to make damned interesting and sympathetic characters.that is, until everybody dies at the end. Don't worry, this fact is "spoiled" at the very start of the book, but still the way they go is glorious. For some, unexpected, characters the end is downright dramatic; for others, also unexpected, you get the feeling that they got what was coming to them (be it good or bad).

What makes Dembski-Bowden's character work even more resonant, haunting, and powerful is that the choices his characters make have very real consequences. Over the course of “Night Lords: The Omnibus” characters I liked and identified with got injured and some even died. So the stories had a thrilling almost anything can happen vibe to them.Surrounding Talos are the equally flawed and fascinating members of his combat squad, First Claw. What I love about these guys is that they don't really like each other, but they would and do kill to protect each other. They're a very dysfunctional band of brothers. So they're fun and easy to root for and when their personal demons lead them into conflict against each other it makes for some powerful and haunting scenes. It feels like ADB really has a grip on each and every character by this point, and knows how to put them through hell. As I noted w/the first book, ADB has a gift of creating unlikable, yet enjoyable to read, characters, and that's true here. One of the standout moments is the astropath (I'm blanking on her name) going to warn Talos of an emergency, but he's in an .... excrutiatorium (???), where he's torturing a bench of flensed humans, and she can't stop vomiting & being horribly offended to get her words out. It's a nice little reminder that while Talos seems like an emo soft boy protagonist at times, he's still utterly & totally a Chaos Marine. I've seen many posts about "what night lords books can I read ?" And "is there any more lore for night lords ?" And a lot of them seem to get hung up on "The night lords omnibus". Although very good I feel a lot of players are looking for a bit more depth on some of the existing Night lord characters, so I've attempted to compile some for people (not claiming this is a definitive guide but hopefully more than on other posts I've seen) The Night Lords, once under the leadership of Konrad Curze but now turned to the path of Chaos, roam the dark places of the Galaxy. Plagued by visions, their prophet Talos now leads them into the Imperium, and into danger . . . Talos évolue au fil des romans et devient son propre maître, avec des ambitions retrouvées et mises en œuvre dans le dernier volet de la trilogie. Tsagualsa devient l'épicentre de son plan pour redorer le blason sanglant des Night Lords et peut être ressouder la Légion autour de ses grands projets.

Context: Night Lords First Claw member Talos Valcoran is carefully negotiating the resuscitation of a traitor Dreadnought pilot with a fellow bastard, a Techpriest of the Dark Mechanicum known only as "Deltrian":All five of these books regard the omnibus and are solid 10/10 essential reads for any self respecting night lord interested in current lore: Great conclusion to the Night Lords series by Mr. Dembski-Bowden. This is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where the bad-guys and good-guys run a fine line. The story is based around a group of "Traitor" space marines who must fight the Imperium, other traitor chapters and at times themselves. There are times they appear human in their frailties even though they are what could be considered far evolved from that. At times they appear as a line from Jessica Rabbit, "I'm not bad Eddie, I'm just drawn that way."

Child of the Night - details the events and actions of the legions most well known librarian Zharost, Free audiobook here I am still shuddering with rage and sadness a little (finished the book less than 12 hours ago), the echo of the emotional connection I felt to Uzaz and Cyrion in their final confrontation was truly a literary delicacy. Mercutian might be a bit more on the noble side like Talos, but even he falls prey to the Night Lords trait of enjoying the slaughter and torture of those they've conquered or defeated. The unblinking eyes were glittering emerald lenses, dewy with a faint sheen from the moisture spray that hissed subtly from Deltrian’s tear ducts once every fifteen seconds. Talos had no idea why the tech-priest’s eye lenses must be kept moist, they were hardly human eyes in need of lids and juices to prevent them drying out. But their humanity deep below enables them to grow in character. More and more about their separate drivers become gradually clear as the book progresses...As with all of Deltrian’s inhumanities, it was something Talos respected as personal, despite his curiosity. Why on earth are Eldar involved all of a sudden ? (hint: they were also involved in Lord of the Night)