Attack of the Necron (Warped Galaxies Book 1) (Volume 1)

I have been a warhammer 40k fan for over 20 years from gaming, painting, and mostly reading HH stuff. I got this to try to got my son into the world in a child-friendly way. Of course it is grim-drak but not the regular warhammer stuff we all know. Some things I like:-There is a compendium in the back that gives a profile for the main characters and faction (SM and necrons)-Some artwork but mostly text which is great. My son is in second grade and he avoids reading by reading books that are mostly pictures and calls it readingThe book is probably a higher level than a second grader (at least mine) but I read it with him so I help with the bigger words. I am looking forward to the tyranid one later this year.

The story was good but found out very annoying all the misspellings. Assuming this was written in Europe possibly because the spellings of some words are not American English spellings. Would only annoy people who prefer to read correctly spelled words.

40K is a hobby of mine and my son, who is seven, is too young for much of the lore, but he is interested in it and wants to be a part of it. So when this book came out I bought it. We read it together and he feels like he is a part of Daddy's hobby. It is great bonding material for wargammers and their children, I recommend it.

Back when this series was announced we were all skeptical about how the original source material would be translated into a kids book. I'm happy to say that Attack of the Necron has managed to still keep that grim dark atmosphere that we all expect from the 40k universe!

My son has finally reached a tipping point on reading and this was his first solo-chapter book. I got so many questions about Hive Cities, necrons, plasma guns (or was it bolt guns?) Getting that first gripping book into a child's hands is critical and Warped Galaxies helped us!

This books gets my kids into 40K is it as dark as my Black Library books no but it gets them into an understanding of the models they already play with when Dad pulls them out.

I picked up this book as someone who is almost completely unfamiliar with Warhammer because I am a fan of the author's other work for Doctor Who and Star Wars. I was kind of surprised to read of the backlash the series received when it was first announced because of incongruity between dark themes of Warhammer 40K universe and kid's book, but it made me even more interested to check out what all the commotion was about.While I'm not familiar with the tone of the overall franchise, I think the book does a great job of incorporating some pretty dark themes while not making the violence so gratuitous that it would be too much for children. The Necron are proper scary and menacing! I think this series is a great way for parents to share their hobby with their kids in a way that is age appropriate. It even comes with a short glossary of terms and factions at the end of the book that will help to introduce young readers (or equally clueless older readers like me!) to the world! The author has mentioned things get even more dangerous in future installments, so you can count on some tough times ahead for our young heroes!The heroes - a quiet and brilliant Martian boy named Mekki, a bright and opinionated archaeologist's daughter named Zelia and Talen, a streetwise runaway from a military family - are extremely charming with very different personalities that play off each other extremely well. Mekki was my favorite. I thought he was adorable, came up with really cool plans and I loved his "Servo Sprite" helpers. Talen is great too. Every bit the "obnoxious 13 year old boy" but a really good kid who cares for his friends under all the bravado. And I loved Zelia, especially the way she tried very hard to act knowledgeable and confident, even when she and her friends are in way over their head.It's a great start to a new series, and I look forward to the next one! I also think, if there are any kids out there who like Mr Scott's other work, like the Star Wars junior novel series Adventures in Wild Space, they will have a ton of fun with these! The set up of a few kids getting stuck on their own after disaster and trying to survive in a dangerous universe is pretty similar to that series (and co-author Tom Huddleston even writes the other Warhammer Adventures series, which I haven't had a chance to pick up).In addition, while I'm reviewing on the paperback edition here, I did listen to the audiobook read by David Tennant and it was completely delightful. The voices he gives the characters were just aswesome, especially Mekki's! I love the serious measured tones to Mekki's speech, which really elevated his character for me. The Necron voice he did was pretty freaking awsome too.

...but it's real. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only YA books...

This story is aimed for younger readers and is an introduction to the endless possibilities of this universe. Young main characters help to bring these stories alive. It contains all the elements of the novels aimed at older players of the game. There is danger from an unstoppable enemy. The compendium after the story can help explain some of the difficulties that someone not familiar with this universe might have. Looking forward to the follow up books, The next involves the tyranids, who are a personal favourite.

Welcome to the 41st millennium. You’re still going to die but it’s wont be too gory in this great kids adventure book.

There were many memes circulating at the publication of this novel whether or not to include children in such a gory and lethal setting. Would this even fit into the whole scope? To answer that: Yes. Yes it does. The Imperium is wast, most worlds won't even encounter alien lifeforms. Some will live in seclusion from the rest and some somewhere in between. This story does not shy away from death and tragedy, there is some of it.What it had done to adapt to the age-range it is aiming for is the smallscale of everything.We see a full on Necron-attack, but it is ONE Necron that is the threat to our main-characters here. The language is also adapted to be more approachable for youngsters and it is very keen on explaining weird setting-words or fractions or places. The artstyle is a little goofy, but it has a certain charm to it and again, fits for the age-group.

Very good for children. My 10 year old is currently reading and it’s the first book he’s ever said that he’s enjoying reading.

Very nice