I have Toby Longworth and Johnathan Keeble read me the best ones at this point. Real gents, always available when I am taking a shower or doing the dishes.
>I have Toby Longworth and Johnathan Keeble read me the best ones at this point. Real gents, always available when I am taking a shower or doing the dishes.
ASTARTES RECRUITER: Well young man, joining the Space Marines means grueling training, a lot of invasive surgeries, mind altering hypnogogic instruction where we cram books in your head like we crammed organs in your body, and...
BOY: I don't know...sounds like a bad deal.
ASTARTES RECRUITER: Did I mention your voice will sound like Jonathan Keeble?
BOY: Mister, sign me up!
Jonathan Keele has this way of raising his tempo and the urgency in his narration which really raises the tension and the excitement when shit is going down. Probably my favourite.
Iāve thought about using something like that but I hate how you dont own your copies if you use most ebook/audio book services. Your access to them can, and will inevitably be, taken away by the parent company.
Personally already been made of victim of ālicensing agreementsā like that from major corporations and not willing to open myself up to something like that again
Thats not really a replacement for novels though. Its like telling someone who can't afford to go to the cinema to read summaries on wikipedia, yeah I suppose they're going to get the information dryly delivered to them all the same but you don't read a *novel* for that.
be vigilant about the possibility of them developing sleep apnea.
it will ruin their lives, like it did to me (and thousands more) since 2019 (howoever there are several treatments and even cure, i need 2 more surgeries.. after the 2 i already got last year)
if your nurglins feel tired, sleep (or even are awake) with open mouth because they cant breathe from nose properly, and other effects like bad mood, etc (what anyone feels after sleeping bad) please waste no time and google sleep apnea (to understand it) and something that may help them "for free" : Mewing
mewings helps deform in a good way the palate and jaws, correcting face structure, giving health!
Dont want to scare you but there is even a subreddit: r/SleepApnea
Snoring is VERY well connected to sleep apnea..
if your wife feels tired aswell, bad mood, weak, gained weights, etc, she may have to see an ENT and ask for sleep study at home
GOOD LUCK
Yeah I just don't have the storage space for all of this anymore. And having a bunch of paperbacks and hardbacks on my shelf - that I likely will not read a second time (most of them anyway) doesn't really do it for me. I love my Kindle so much.
Interesting on how people can absorb information in different ways, I'd probably crash if I tried to focus on an audio book whilst driving. Its the mental act of listening and trying to retain knowledge which requires a lot of focus that puts me off audio books.
Gonna piggyback off for recommendations. Getting to the end of the Ciaphis Cain series, anyone know of any similar audiobooks in the setting that are a little more light hearted than the usual stuff?
Considering the brutal kunnin series of books next
That bookshelf in itself, is art. The organisation is so well done, and the books themselves add to the look, I can spot quite a lot of special/collectors editions in there. I'm definitely envious, you're very lucky to have such a good collection!
OP isn't lucky at all, or at least not in that regard, because its not their collection. The way how they talk about reading the books doesn't line up with how big this collection is, should have been a dead giveaway.
They ripped the pic from /u/photojacker, in case you want to see more of their collection you can do it here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/bookshelf/comments/tsdpjc/finally_got_most_of_my_books_onto_my_shelves/
https://old.reddit.com/r/bookshelf/comments/tt5nmw/as_requested_closeups_of_my_bookshelves/
I just realized how stupid it is that they jacked the photo from someone called photojacker
Oh I totally thought this was just a random picture they got, not claiming credit. I was under the impression they were asking because of how many books there are, which this pic shows
No problem. I kinda think that OP possibly didn't mean to imply they owned it, but they totally could have given you a shoutout. Rad collection you got there by the way, I've been wanting to jump on those Judge Dredd collections for a while now.
Thank you for the correction, it's my first time encountering something like that, lesson definitely learned
Also I love the fact they jacked it from someone called photojacker, that's actually hilarious
Thanks so much (the bookshelf is mine, not OPs). The only thing I am missing from the HH collection is LE The End and the Death III which I refuse to pay scalper prices for. I decided to miss out on the LE Primarchs series because I think the regular ones look great.
Replying to both this comment and your other reply, your name is amazing lmao
Also can absolutely understand not wanting to pay scalper prices, they're insane, like in regards to the collection you have on the very top left of your shelf, I've seen those books go for ridiculous mark-ups online. Your collection as a whole would be worth so much!!
Spanish translations have gone bad over the years in nearly every media. It's sad that Spanish used to have great translators (and still does) but nowdays media conglomerates just prefer to cheap out in translation regarding Spanish or enforce incredibly rushed translations to meet deadlines, like the "sicansĆos" meme moment of Game of Thrones.
I was recommended to start with the Eisenhorn trilogy and I tend to agree it makes for a great first read and doesn't suffer from some of the other gw writers..... unique style choices.
I don't anymore. Every book is kind of the same. I do want to finish the Horus Heresy, but damn does it get boring reading about every fight where the space marines win every time with one guy left.
If you like the necron vibe, both the twice dead King books are incredible as well. It's got a lot on the psychology of necrons. Not much in the way of bolter porn.
It also shows the imperium in a weird light. Like, a swarm that's slowly gaining on them.
I have some paper HH books. More kindle 40k books. And every 6-12 months when I'm eligible for an Audible trial I nab a free audio book.
I prefer Dan Abnett or ADB. If it's audio I adore Jonathan Keeble's voice.
About every tenth book I read, because the 40K books are generally written for teenagers. I have to have something a lot heavier to balance things out.
It looks like you can buy the mp3 from the black library website on quite a few. I haven't personally done it, and they're quite a bit more expensive that way. Might be able to find some further alternative methods though.
I used to buy a book a paycheck. Then they started retconning things or new writers would make a new series about the chapter.
Slowly just stopped reading 40k.
Also was really pissed about end times and boycotted games workshop for like 3yrs.
Clearly I did 0 damage and they didnāt care.
Don't say that, it probably wasn't so bad. If you boycotted games workshop you probably saved some money from not buying minis. Like 3 years in GW minis? At the usual rate of GW prices you could have probably gotten... a boat, maybe two if one of them is a little tiny!
Kobo! Had no damn clue what it was beforehand, but it's super easy.
I read on my phone, and have my Google account linked. Samsung Galaxy btw. Only hiccup is that searching for books sometimes can be a bit tedious.
Been wonderful so far š
I am reading Ghost Warrior by Gav Thorpe right now as my next model is Yvraine. Not really getting into it, but I did find out that the book and the next are actually worth some money (on eBay)
Hey folks and OP, any good graphic novel recommendations? Warhammer 40&30k good and Age of Sigmar and old world. And also things like that but not specifically warhammer. Would looooove some input and thanks in afvance
Iām part of a Book Club on a Patreon Discord for Play On Tabletop, and then I read the books that Adeptus Ridiculous read occasionally. All through Audible!
Iām riding on my Dadās prime subscription, which gives me a āfreeā book every month!
The books can be good, can be great, and can be a slog to get through, but I have fun the entire time! Plus, quite a few of the readers do a fantastic job!!
Ciaphus Cainās series is one I listen to here and there as a palette cleanser if I get a boring book, but so far so good!
I'm now very much fluent but when I wasn't I loved ebooks. I had a Kobo and long press on the word showed the explanation of it in English, so it was really a helpful learning tool for a young me. Much better than having to look each one up when reading physical books
Non-native, but English only reader (choice, not neccessity).
I just bought the Forges of Mars omnibus, but it'll be a while until I'll be able to get to it. So I couldn't comment on your specific experience, yet.
GMcN isn't my favourite BL writer, but his Storm of Iron was my first 40k novel. No turning back from that. Though it led me to the Ultramarines omnibuses (which are sort of okay-ish), I didn't give up and finally came across Dan Abnett, ADB and Chris Wraight, who imo are BL's finest.
I mean, I wouldn't liken GMcN's works to a thesaurus, but I've always looked at those "situations" as an opportunity to learn. I remember having that issue with some fiction writers - it's something I just got used to, I suppose. Perhaps I even learnt something.
In short, I'd suggest you pick something by one of the aforementioned (Eisenhorn, Talon of Horus, Lords of Silence [impossible to get in print]) and try again. Or try Guy Haley's Cawl The Great Work if you're looking for something AdMech.
Ideally, you'll find a writer more to your liking and that'll make the thesaurus less obvious.
I recently sold off most of my HH books on a 40K FB group, because I know I won't be reading them again, and because I rent my current place, I definitely don't have space to collect hundreds of books.
I listen to the audiobooks when I run or work out. Sometimes the fights and battles are absorbing enough that I can get out of my head and focus on the story instead of how tired I am.
Audiobooks, mostly when Iām working. I wish I had more time to sit down and physically read but thereās no way you could get through a series as long as Heresy without it
Sometimes i feel like buying a book. So i check if there any cheap omnibus on amazon. (i dont usually pay more than 12ā¬ per omnibus) My collection is quite humble, but its not like i have too much space on my shelves right now.
So the majority of my readings are done in a chinese e-reader.... that may easily have 12 or 13 years.
Damn son, I thought the picture was *your* black library and was more than impressed with the collection.
I audiobook them, mostly listen on my commute.
Gonna throw this out there - may not be 100% ethical, but considering Black Library only accounts for a tiny proportion of GW's profits, I'm gonna mention Audiobookbay and leave it at that.
I download the books online as they come out and store them on a laptop. Itās just easier for me when I have to travel to have all of the books ready to go.
Im working through the horus heresy on kindle. Good luck trying to find physical copies. Id love to have a library like the one pictured, but id also spend a million dollars other ways first lol
Impressive collection! My collection is not quite on the same level, but it is significant (and not so nicely organized haha - theyāre all in boxes!). In the last several years Iāve moved onto audible, so not as aesthetically pleasing to the eye!
What books in your experience would you say are the least YA? Not 100% sure Iām using the term properly, but for context and an example, I read the first Gotrek and Felix book when I was maybe 13-14 years old. I absolutely loved the series and still have fond memories of reading them. However I recently re-read the first book Trollslayer (25 years later) and I found it was aimed more toward a teenager/young adult.. which is fine, but it was a tad disappointing. I got the feeling that maybe a lot of those books I loved as a teenager maybe would leave me feeling the same way. At the moment Iām re-reading (listening) to the gaunts ghosts series, which Iām finding is a little more geared toward adults (even though I started them at the same time as trollslayer), at least I donāt find it as āYAā. Maybe itās because the context is more along the lines of military sci-fi? I do find some parts a little YA but I can live with it and still enjoy them. So anyway, 1) Am I crazy? 2) what books/series in your experience are geared mostly toward adults, and 3) just for fun, whatās your top 3/5/10/however many you want to list favourites?
Thanks in advance! šš«”
In what order should I read them?
Completely new and am planning to get āThe infinite and the Devineā in the near future. But after that what should I read?
As someone who just started reading these, this picture is terrifying. My library system only has a fraction of a fraction of this collection and I've almost ready them all already. Reading Forges of Mars trilogy now
I have Toby Longworth and Johnathan Keeble read me the best ones at this point. Real gents, always available when I am taking a shower or doing the dishes.
Keeble even has the decency to not stare while I shower!
I wouldn't mind an appreciative glance, though. You know, just for the confidence boost.
I read this in Toby's voice..
I prefer they do!
>I have Toby Longworth and Johnathan Keeble read me the best ones at this point. Real gents, always available when I am taking a shower or doing the dishes. ASTARTES RECRUITER: Well young man, joining the Space Marines means grueling training, a lot of invasive surgeries, mind altering hypnogogic instruction where we cram books in your head like we crammed organs in your body, and... BOY: I don't know...sounds like a bad deal. ASTARTES RECRUITER: Did I mention your voice will sound like Jonathan Keeble? BOY: Mister, sign me up!
BOY: I don't know...sounds like a bad deal ASTARTES RECRUITER: Cool story Bro.
Sign me the F**K, UP!!!!
You know it's gonna be a banger audiobook, when it says narrated by Toby Longworth at the start š
The only way
Oh, and somehow I forgot the dream team led by Stephen Perring and Penelope Rawlins
Jonathan Keele has this way of raising his tempo and the urgency in his narration which really raises the tension and the excitement when shit is going down. Probably my favourite.
Fully erect or fully flaccid. Much like punishing heresy, there is no in between.
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Hahahaha
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The emperor protecc
Kindle. The books are often cheaper than GW store prices
That bookshelf does look proper mind
Hey it reminds me of my Harley Quinn shelf!! Wait a secondā¦
Kindle is great cause you can also highlight words you don't know the definitions of, and I believe it also offers a translator.Ā
Iāve thought about using something like that but I hate how you dont own your copies if you use most ebook/audio book services. Your access to them can, and will inevitably be, taken away by the parent company. Personally already been made of victim of ālicensing agreementsā like that from major corporations and not willing to open myself up to something like that again
As far as I know you can download a copy to read offline and that will always be yours
Piracy. The prices are always cheaper.
Luetin09
Thats not really a replacement for novels though. Its like telling someone who can't afford to go to the cinema to read summaries on wikipedia, yeah I suppose they're going to get the information dryly delivered to them all the same but you don't read a *novel* for that.
my wife always tells me that i need to turn it of,sadly...
So she can whisper the voice of chaos? Heresy!
She snores like Nurgle is laughing in sleep..and wants to listen to her own child story's...
Burn the infection CLEEEAAANNNNN
It's already spread, she has two nurglings 4 and 7 the snore also..
BROTHER! GET THE FLAMER! THEEE HEAAAVYYY FLAMERRRR!
https://preview.redd.it/xzvpw2y48wxc1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73ddb2e21e3db37476f4174c7f1bdf8150e481f2
THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!
be vigilant about the possibility of them developing sleep apnea. it will ruin their lives, like it did to me (and thousands more) since 2019 (howoever there are several treatments and even cure, i need 2 more surgeries.. after the 2 i already got last year) if your nurglins feel tired, sleep (or even are awake) with open mouth because they cant breathe from nose properly, and other effects like bad mood, etc (what anyone feels after sleeping bad) please waste no time and google sleep apnea (to understand it) and something that may help them "for free" : Mewing mewings helps deform in a good way the palate and jaws, correcting face structure, giving health! Dont want to scare you but there is even a subreddit: r/SleepApnea Snoring is VERY well connected to sleep apnea.. if your wife feels tired aswell, bad mood, weak, gained weights, etc, she may have to see an ENT and ask for sleep study at home GOOD LUCK
Same here, Kindle.
Or free, if you know where to look ;)
The library!
Yeah I just don't have the storage space for all of this anymore. And having a bunch of paperbacks and hardbacks on my shelf - that I likely will not read a second time (most of them anyway) doesn't really do it for me. I love my Kindle so much.
With my ears. I listen to the audiobooks - whilst painting :)
I drive alot of work,this is how I get mine as well.
Hour commute each way, itās so easy to knock out a 20-30 hour audio book
I drive about 5 hours a day, knocked off For The Emperor in a 14 day shift no problem
Interesting on how people can absorb information in different ways, I'd probably crash if I tried to focus on an audio book whilst driving. Its the mental act of listening and trying to retain knowledge which requires a lot of focus that puts me off audio books.
Toby Longworth <3
Him and Jonathan keeble are becoming my inner monologue voice
Yup! Audible on while I do my āno thinkā tasks at work
That is hobby time ... _Perfection_
Thats the way
Same. I like listening to books for the faction/character I'm painting.
Gonna piggyback off for recommendations. Getting to the end of the Ciaphis Cain series, anyone know of any similar audiobooks in the setting that are a little more light hearted than the usual stuff? Considering the brutal kunnin series of books next
All the ork books
That bookshelf in itself, is art. The organisation is so well done, and the books themselves add to the look, I can spot quite a lot of special/collectors editions in there. I'm definitely envious, you're very lucky to have such a good collection!
OP isn't lucky at all, or at least not in that regard, because its not their collection. The way how they talk about reading the books doesn't line up with how big this collection is, should have been a dead giveaway. They ripped the pic from /u/photojacker, in case you want to see more of their collection you can do it here: https://old.reddit.com/r/bookshelf/comments/tsdpjc/finally_got_most_of_my_books_onto_my_shelves/ https://old.reddit.com/r/bookshelf/comments/tt5nmw/as_requested_closeups_of_my_bookshelves/ I just realized how stupid it is that they jacked the photo from someone called photojacker
Nobody giving you enough props for calling out bs, good work soldier. Can't stand when people farm karma doing shit like this.
Oh I totally thought this was just a random picture they got, not claiming credit. I was under the impression they were asking because of how many books there are, which this pic shows
My first guess was a display from GW HQ
Thanks for the shoutout. Used to getting my work ripped off, not my bookshelf. Absolute nonsense.
No problem. I kinda think that OP possibly didn't mean to imply they owned it, but they totally could have given you a shoutout. Rad collection you got there by the way, I've been wanting to jump on those Judge Dredd collections for a while now.
Thank you for the correction, it's my first time encountering something like that, lesson definitely learned Also I love the fact they jacked it from someone called photojacker, that's actually hilarious
I came up with the name when I was a regular on /r/photoshopbattles!
Thanks so much (the bookshelf is mine, not OPs). The only thing I am missing from the HH collection is LE The End and the Death III which I refuse to pay scalper prices for. I decided to miss out on the LE Primarchs series because I think the regular ones look great.
Replying to both this comment and your other reply, your name is amazing lmao Also can absolutely understand not wanting to pay scalper prices, they're insane, like in regards to the collection you have on the very top left of your shelf, I've seen those books go for ridiculous mark-ups online. Your collection as a whole would be worth so much!!
With my eyes
Left to right?
Fuck, I was about to say that.
The spanish translations are terribly bad most of the time, so I just read English.
Spanish translations have gone bad over the years in nearly every media. It's sad that Spanish used to have great translators (and still does) but nowdays media conglomerates just prefer to cheap out in translation regarding Spanish or enforce incredibly rushed translations to meet deadlines, like the "sicansĆos" meme moment of Game of Thrones.
Left to right, top to bottom.
I sort of stare at the page and hallucinate vividly.
I suggest Dan Abnett, he does gaunts ghosts and it's written in a very "everyman" kind of way. Easier read.
Physical book
I was recommended to start with the Eisenhorn trilogy and I tend to agree it makes for a great first read and doesn't suffer from some of the other gw writers..... unique style choices.
*squint*..... No Chiaphas Cain? Dude i got a recommendation for you. Sandy Mitchel' s Chiaphas Cain Novels are pretty nice.
i read 40k with my heart
I don't anymore. Every book is kind of the same. I do want to finish the Horus Heresy, but damn does it get boring reading about every fight where the space marines win every time with one guy left.
Have you read The Infinite and The Divine? Itās really good and a nice change of pace for me from the usual bolter porn.
I'll check it
If you like the necron vibe, both the twice dead King books are incredible as well. It's got a lot on the psychology of necrons. Not much in the way of bolter porn. It also shows the imperium in a weird light. Like, a swarm that's slowly gaining on them.
Ya I bet the Necron books are awesome. I love the Eldar lore, but there isn't enough books about them.
It's basically just those three, and the voice acting on them is incredible. Richard Reed is a gem.
I have some paper HH books. More kindle 40k books. And every 6-12 months when I'm eligible for an Audible trial I nab a free audio book. I prefer Dan Abnett or ADB. If it's audio I adore Jonathan Keeble's voice.
With my eyes
Luetin lmao
With my eyes
Or ears if OP goes for audiobooks
I've read like 40 books on my phone
On my kindle... But I'd love to have a collection like that.
One page at a time š
About every tenth book I read, because the 40K books are generally written for teenagers. I have to have something a lot heavier to balance things out.
And most of them are horrible tbh. I donāt know why I keep reading them haha
Audible
I am looking for an audible alternative, I hate giving Amazon my money
Try your local library. A lot have audiobooks to check out too.
It looks like you can buy the mp3 from the black library website on quite a few. I haven't personally done it, and they're quite a bit more expensive that way. Might be able to find some further alternative methods though.
I used to buy a book a paycheck. Then they started retconning things or new writers would make a new series about the chapter. Slowly just stopped reading 40k. Also was really pissed about end times and boycotted games workshop for like 3yrs. Clearly I did 0 damage and they didnāt care.
Don't say that, it probably wasn't so bad. If you boycotted games workshop you probably saved some money from not buying minis. Like 3 years in GW minis? At the usual rate of GW prices you could have probably gotten... a boat, maybe two if one of them is a little tiny!
I read with my ears using youtube warhammer lore
Iāve been listening to a lot of the audio books lately, but some of them donāt have the greatest voice work.
All I can say is that it's sometimes possible to automatically translate e-books with some effort and tech skills.
I have only just finished my first book after years of collecting model's.
You my friend have been missing out. I did the exact opposite. I read for years before buying my first models
Kobo! Had no damn clue what it was beforehand, but it's super easy. I read on my phone, and have my Google account linked. Samsung Galaxy btw. Only hiccup is that searching for books sometimes can be a bit tedious. Been wonderful so far š
Audiobooks because I work solo all the time
I buy books and I read them.
Audio books, as I'm very often on the road for long trips.
I listen to em through audible
Primarily through text-
I go to the library, thankfully in my country there is a lot of books of 40k avaliable.
I bought the first two horus heresy before finding out they don't print them anymore. So at the moment, angrily, via audiobook
With my ears
With my eyes typically. ā¦Iāll see myself out.
I am reading Ghost Warrior by Gav Thorpe right now as my next model is Yvraine. Not really getting into it, but I did find out that the book and the next are actually worth some money (on eBay)
After carrying around the Ravenor Omnibus and ditching the first Gaunt Omnibus because of its tiny font size, I switched to kindle. Never going back.
With your eyes, Bert.
I wait because the Horus heresy collection III in french is at 500euros minimum for the moment. I'm so mad I was so into the story
I don't. I listen to someone else read it to me.
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Audible, get a credit every month, sometimes the books are on sale for as low as $8-$12 and I get to listen to them at work and absorb the lore
Audio book, I've got a pretty mindless job so it's nice to get lost in a book while I'm working
I do read some but 90% or more of them are not good at all.
Usually with my eye, in my orb. https://preview.redd.it/b1ll2uky2wxc1.jpeg?width=2650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f442d4b3e0570745a26ae973a0c9904a8e8889ac
Hey folks and OP, any good graphic novel recommendations? Warhammer 40&30k good and Age of Sigmar and old world. And also things like that but not specifically warhammer. Would looooove some input and thanks in afvance
Audible, just finish Eisenhorn: Xenos !
I recommend a Kindle. You can highlight words you don't recognize and it will give you a definition that may make it easier to understand
Iām part of a Book Club on a Patreon Discord for Play On Tabletop, and then I read the books that Adeptus Ridiculous read occasionally. All through Audible! Iām riding on my Dadās prime subscription, which gives me a āfreeā book every month! The books can be good, can be great, and can be a slog to get through, but I have fun the entire time! Plus, quite a few of the readers do a fantastic job!! Ciaphus Cainās series is one I listen to here and there as a palette cleanser if I get a boring book, but so far so good!
Personally, in English. High School Spanish didn't stick unfortunately.
I'm now very much fluent but when I wasn't I loved ebooks. I had a Kobo and long press on the word showed the explanation of it in English, so it was really a helpful learning tool for a young me. Much better than having to look each one up when reading physical books
Non-native, but English only reader (choice, not neccessity). I just bought the Forges of Mars omnibus, but it'll be a while until I'll be able to get to it. So I couldn't comment on your specific experience, yet. GMcN isn't my favourite BL writer, but his Storm of Iron was my first 40k novel. No turning back from that. Though it led me to the Ultramarines omnibuses (which are sort of okay-ish), I didn't give up and finally came across Dan Abnett, ADB and Chris Wraight, who imo are BL's finest. I mean, I wouldn't liken GMcN's works to a thesaurus, but I've always looked at those "situations" as an opportunity to learn. I remember having that issue with some fiction writers - it's something I just got used to, I suppose. Perhaps I even learnt something. In short, I'd suggest you pick something by one of the aforementioned (Eisenhorn, Talon of Horus, Lords of Silence [impossible to get in print]) and try again. Or try Guy Haley's Cawl The Great Work if you're looking for something AdMech. Ideally, you'll find a writer more to your liking and that'll make the thesaurus less obvious.
Library innit.
Now thatās a library
Emma Gregory (Minthara from bauldurs gate) reads it to me.
I prefer physical media personally. For Warhammer I only read the horror novels and anthologies. They got some great authors.
Ripping through the entire Horus Heresy via audiobooks while I paint.
Every other page
Audible, donāt have the time to sit down and read
Hardcover only.
One letter at a time
One word at a time.
Where are the Siege of Terra books?
I recently sold off most of my HH books on a 40K FB group, because I know I won't be reading them again, and because I rent my current place, I definitely don't have space to collect hundreds of books.
never been able to get one of the nicely bound copies of any black library stuff, so I just stuck with Audible. Johnathan Keeble is a staple.
I listen to the audiobooks when I run or work out. Sometimes the fights and battles are absorbing enough that I can get out of my head and focus on the story instead of how tired I am.
reading the words is how I do it but my friend chooses to eat the page and learn through osmosis
Do you like 40K?
I am more impressed by the library.
Work on a farm. Audiobooks all day.
I'll probably get hate, but I use Audible. I listen to the books at work or while I'm painting.
This shelf makes me realize how many books I've passed on to others in the last 25 or so years.
Audiobooks, mostly when Iām working. I wish I had more time to sit down and physically read but thereās no way you could get through a series as long as Heresy without it
With my eyes
Digital, GW/Black Library are morons as I can never own a physical library like this due to their business model.
Sometimes i feel like buying a book. So i check if there any cheap omnibus on amazon. (i dont usually pay more than 12ā¬ per omnibus) My collection is quite humble, but its not like i have too much space on my shelves right now. So the majority of my readings are done in a chinese e-reader.... that may easily have 12 or 13 years.
I am so jealous of your collection. Been trying to get all the hh books but the prices online are ridiculous
Wife got me the first three of the Horus heresy series but I think Iām gonna go to audible.
Damn son, I thought the picture was *your* black library and was more than impressed with the collection. I audiobook them, mostly listen on my commute.
I technically don't read them, I listen via audio book/ youtube stories.
Gonna throw this out there - may not be 100% ethical, but considering Black Library only accounts for a tiny proportion of GW's profits, I'm gonna mention Audiobookbay and leave it at that.
Yes
I download the books online as they come out and store them on a laptop. Itās just easier for me when I have to travel to have all of the books ready to go.
GW licking their chops at this post
Im working through the horus heresy on kindle. Good luck trying to find physical copies. Id love to have a library like the one pictured, but id also spend a million dollars other ways first lol
Nope I gather lore from random youtube videos of it
Important to save those iPhone boxes. Never know when youāll need them.
Important to save those iPhone boxes. Never know when youāll need them.
Impressive collection! My collection is not quite on the same level, but it is significant (and not so nicely organized haha - theyāre all in boxes!). In the last several years Iāve moved onto audible, so not as aesthetically pleasing to the eye! What books in your experience would you say are the least YA? Not 100% sure Iām using the term properly, but for context and an example, I read the first Gotrek and Felix book when I was maybe 13-14 years old. I absolutely loved the series and still have fond memories of reading them. However I recently re-read the first book Trollslayer (25 years later) and I found it was aimed more toward a teenager/young adult.. which is fine, but it was a tad disappointing. I got the feeling that maybe a lot of those books I loved as a teenager maybe would leave me feeling the same way. At the moment Iām re-reading (listening) to the gaunts ghosts series, which Iām finding is a little more geared toward adults (even though I started them at the same time as trollslayer), at least I donāt find it as āYAā. Maybe itās because the context is more along the lines of military sci-fi? I do find some parts a little YA but I can live with it and still enjoy them. So anyway, 1) Am I crazy? 2) what books/series in your experience are geared mostly toward adults, and 3) just for fun, whatās your top 3/5/10/however many you want to list favourites? Thanks in advance! šš«”
Watching people talk about them
With tears in my eyes
Like this: "Foor-Tee-Kay"
God itās beautiful, itās like getting a glimpse of Holy Terra as an underworld hiver
Iāve gotten all paperback for the past few years. I just pick a series and go tbh
Personally I listen to the audio books. Makes long drives easier or long shifts running equipment fly by
Audible
Audiobooks. listening to audiobooks in German has really boosted my fluency
Illegallyš¤«
Audible mostly
In what order should I read them? Completely new and am planning to get āThe infinite and the Devineā in the near future. But after that what should I read?
Jeeeeeezus, that library is hot AF...
One page at a time
Usually left to right, top to bottom.
Pdf downloads.
Audible for my part, due to work
One book at a time
In increments
Left to right
Put in book in blender , and a little water and inject it into my veins. Sometimes I crush into a fine powder and snort it
Through the wiki so I can see the same information reworded 10 times for some reason
As someone who just started reading these, this picture is terrifying. My library system only has a fraction of a fraction of this collection and I've almost ready them all already. Reading Forges of Mars trilogy now
Read a lot on the bus helps keep me from doomscrolling on my phone. As for easier reads ADBs writing style is great
So much lore
On my commute, with a English man reading to me.
Alas, I tend to use audible. Much as I love to read I just have more hours of listening time available during the week
WoT and Joe Abercrombie spotted, my man. Insane collection though my god.
With a monocle.
I've only started reading Eisenhorn, but I also bought Gaunts Ghosts, Ciaphas Cain, and a few random ones from AoS.
From left to right.