tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180221696860810827.post3560195811951782566..comments2023-11-04T01:27:16.828-06:00Comments on Luke Reviews: Courage and Honour by Graham McNeillLuke Forneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983786530673591352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180221696860810827.post-44171606734925938152010-09-27T07:39:07.995-06:002010-09-27T07:39:07.995-06:00I know it's not a book focussed on Tau, but si...I know it's not a book focussed on Tau, but since there's all of like 3 Tau books, I'll grab whatever story I can find. Space Marines have dozens of books, however, so it's easier for you guys :p<br /><br />And while there was an excellent amount of detail, it was the way the author made the Tau behave that's so infuriating. Almost all the Tau action goes against everything else that's ever been said by other Tau novels. It's like saying Space Marines decided to charge an Ork mob, even though the survival chances were extremely low and it gave little tactical advantage, but they do it just for the off chance of gaining glory and honour.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004994875770953730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180221696860810827.post-17150536896671890772010-04-25T20:45:32.537-06:002010-04-25T20:45:32.537-06:00I guess I didn't expect huge amounts of detail...I guess I didn't expect huge amounts of detail on the Tau with this one. Going in, since I knew it was an Ultramarines book, I knew that the Space Marines would be the focus, so I got all the detail I thought I needed for the story to work excellently. If I was looking for a book on the Tau, I would look for a Tau book (like Fire Warrior by Simon Spurrier) rather than a Space Marines novel.Luke Forneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983786530673591352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180221696860810827.post-46062265440286331552010-04-25T20:17:25.380-06:002010-04-25T20:17:25.380-06:00I will say that if you are a Space Marine lover (a...I will say that if you are a Space Marine lover (and there's nothing wrong with that!), if you have never read any of the previous novels and are looking for action, or if you have read the rest of the series and want to continue following Uriel and Pasanius, this is a fine novel for you.<br /><br />However, if you are a Tau player looking for more background information, drop this book right now. It's not worth the money to buy it if you are looking for Tau background. The author describes the shortfallings of a pointless attack from a Cadre that isn't strong enough to hold a planet if even they were to capture it. And it goes downhill from there. Essentially, the Tau are there to provide exotic background and serve as a punching bag while the Ultramarines completely butcher them. For all the tactical mistakes the Tau make, it might as well be orks disguised as Fire Warriors fighting on Pavonis<br /><br />Again, if you like Space Marines, you will like this novel. If you like Tau, you will hate the novel. Simple as that.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004994875770953730noreply@blogger.com