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Written to sell a model

Revisado: 03-09-25

First and foremost, the VAs did an excellent job with this title. The side characters of the book were also generally very interesting to follow along. This book perhaps adds the most Attilan lore we’ve had in a while, and Rob Young’s experience in writing Death Korp really shows. That being said, the focus of the book, Leontus himself, leaves a lot to be desired.

We get a story where none of the intrigue of the character really shows up. We don’t see why this man is considered a tactical genius, how he deals with imperial bureaucracy at his position, or any of the other factors that make a guard character of his rank interesting.

Instead, we get what amount to bolter porn where action happens and he shoots “Sol’s Righteous Gaze” over and over again. The story states the name of his gun every time he shoots, which is incredibly annoying. They also managed to shoehorn his mechanical horse in.

The story also never really has a sense of danger until the finale either. We also never see the inner workings of Leontus to any major degree.

If you want a this premise done to a better degree, I would seriously consider getting the third Ciaphas Cain book as it paints a much clearer and more interesting story using the same narrative beats.

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