Prospero Burns By Dan Abnett (January 2011)
Meeting Dan Abnett is on my bucket list. Even if it is just a quick signature and a handshake as he signs one of my books. I’ve never been to Games Day, or any of the cons he’s been at, but someday I’ll go, and I’ll probably go into a rant similar to the Scorsese rant in Reservoir Dogs. That is how much I love DNA’s work. When I see a new book by Dan show up on the Black Library’s release schedule, I am one of those girls screaming as they hear the Beatles live for the first time. Life, in this economy, in this job market, in this weather, whatever the reason, is hard. When I’m reading one of Dan’s books I forget all of that and become totally immersed in the pleasure of reading. Good books are treasures and each one of his books gives me the feeling that I am in fourth grade all over again discovering the great works of science fiction. Anyway, on to the book…
For my buck, it was a great read. I enjoyed meeting the Space Wolves through the main protagonist, “Kaspar’s” eyes and his relationship with the Wolves of Fenris, specifically “Bear” the Marine who is given the duty of rescuing Kaspar after inadvertently causing Kaspar’s crash landing on Fenris. I felt as if I was right next to Kaspar in his high speed flight across the frozen wastes of Fenris all the way to the plot twists at the end of the book which I won’t give away but suffice it to say, there are many. I also truly enjoyed the portrayal of Leman Russ as a calculating and thoughtful primarch and his long standing feud with Magnus the Red as a cold war with each primarch moving pieces across the board. Even as I post this, it’s hard not to pick this story as my favorite for the year. I hesitate to mention this but, if you would have been sitting on the couch with me one late night as I finished the book you might have noticed a lone tear streaming down my face. Until next winter indeed.
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