The Lords Of Silence: Warhammer 40,000

This is a very well-done little novel. Chris Wraight has real talent and has crafted a tight story that doesn’t waste your time and uses each page to its fullest potential. The story starts off with a bang, each character has their own unique voices and motivations, the ship setting is wonderfully utilized (all settings are! each new location has its own distinct flavor and its own addition to the story), and I love that we get a comfortable glimpse of what the Death Guard officer corps do in their downtime. The drama doesn’t feel forced or manufactured, the tension between characters is built naturally, and the pacing is brisk but with enough time to allow you to enjoy the sights and smells. It’s refreshing to come across an author that can give me a tight, efficient story with a variety of voices that hits the ground running. I’ll take this over a bloated 600-page fantasy novel any day.

Wraight tells the tale and conquest of the Lords of Silence, one of the many warbands of the Grandfather Nurgle's own Death Guard. This is a gripping tale of deceit, faith, and all-around just really fun to read and very well-written at that. The only thing I would say you should know before reading this book is the basic lore of 40k and the Death Guard. The Grandfather provides!

Very interesting perspective in seeing the universe from the eyes of a group of Death Guard. Vorx was a very compelling character.

It was great wished it would of kept going on and on. Big fan of the death guard. Thank you

It's joyful to read and once you start it ... it's almost impossible to put it down. It focus on a chaos (Nurgle) aligned astartes warband called The Lords of Silence and provides the most innovative, joyful (yeah, 3rd time using this word but its a fluid and magic book to read), creative and awesome characterization of Nurgle hereticus astartes and each character is fantastic on itself - the astartes, the litle lords, their interactions with humans & other astartes factions (loyalists & herectics). This is a must have book for all Warhammer 40,000 fans. Vorx is a veteran of Horus Heresy and his story is sad & joyful (4rd time I know but it is the magic word for the book). The beginning, whole book and ending is Awesome beyond Awesome. Perfect execution. My review is 10/10

I love Warhammer 40K lore but always wondered why there wasn't that much on Papa Nurgle and his sicky bois. Admittedly he is the least sexy of the Chaos gods. Khorne's rip & tear mantra is always popular, Tzeentch has the cool sorcery thing going for him, and Slaanesh is the physical embodiment of sexy. So when I saw this book about Plague marines I scooped it up. Chris Wraight does a great job of bringing them to life. He really builds on what it's like to be constantly remolded by Nurgle. Plague marines are lumbering, limping, wheezing retches but due to Nurgle's gifts, they're the tankiest of the Chaos Marines. The story is a little disjointed until you figure out that the book is moving between two different timelines. It doesn't really make that clear but I pieced it together eventually. All in all, this was a good read and definitely worth the money.

I really enjoyed this book. It really delves into the inner workings of a Death Guard Warband. More so it, it shows how they think and interact with each other as well as their enemies; both Imperial and within. It’s always interesting to get a point of view from someone other than units of the Imperium. There is good mix of action, intrigue and background. The characters are well developed as well. I liked that the Death Guard aren’t just another, “Smash, burn, kill” Chaos Marine unit. They smash, burn and kill, but they’re more calculating and reasonable. I put this book right up there with the Night Lords series that began with Soul Hunter, which are three of my all time favorites. I hope there will be follow on books.

Up there with the best of the best. A delightfully disgusting tale from the POV of a Death Guard warband. Vorx is fascinating, captivating. Really, just a lovely book, perfect beach read.

Great story, great twist and it truly written from the perspective of the Death Guard. Good way to see their ways and expand your knowledge on them.

One of the best 40K books I have ever read. It has a great plot and fabulously described characters. Death Guard players will definitely want to read this. It takes place during Dawn of Fire but the novel is allowed to ‘beathe’ and not be straitjacketed into a story arc. Recommended

But a bit difficult if the W40K lore is still “new and fresh”. The characters are interesting and a lot happens!

short amazing read, loved every pages of this book. I would recommend to anyone liking nurgle or the like in 40k

Sad and thrilling by turns, this is one of the best Black Library books out there.