The Infinite and the Divine

This book has me in a bind, it was wonderful to read about the necrontyr, the C'tan and the like. The way the author goes about explaining the rivalry between Orikan and Trazyn Is fun. Yet, sometimes the book just felt bland, maybe it's just me.

Fun, serious and incredible. An amazing.

This was the first Necron book I read, and it took me a little while to get into it, but once the stage is set the story comes together so beautifully it's well worth a read

Imagine if Skeletor and Cobra Commander were bitter rivals, and they spent their entire lives messing with each other and stealing the other's favorite toy. Also, neither can die, and their petty rivalry endures for eons. That is this book, and it is hilarious!Now I'm relatively new to 40k, having binged various lore videos over the course of 2 months, including "If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device", and having a solid knowledge of basic 40k factions definitely helped me get into this book better as it's probably not a good book to come in blind as a new 40k fan (this is my 4th novel). However, I definitely wasn't prepared for a comedy, as I wasn't aware that the Necron were somewhat recently given a personality overhaul.If you don't know, the Necron started as super serious Terminator skeletons with an Egyptian hat, as depicted in the Mechanicus game, but now they're more like Saturday morning cartoon villains, while still being a viable military threat...if they can get over their own political in-fighting and petty feuds, that is. And this book is SUCH a fun look into Necron politics and culture and shows exactly how petty they can be, and what kind of collateral damage that pettiness can cause as Trazyn and Orikan carry on their ancient grudge.However, it's not all comedy as there are some touching surprises with character development that make this a deeper story and not just a silly tale of goofball shenanigans. Without spoiling anything, I'll just say "the Librarian scene" is particularly touching, and shows that not all Necron are heartless machines that just want to destroy everything. That was the most pleasant surprise in the book.I think the only problem I had with this book was its epilogue, and I agree with the Adeptus Ridiculous podcast that it may have been ordered by Games Workshop as a tacked-on ending that very much spits in the face of much of the character development that occurs in the book and feels like complete tonal whiplash IMMEDIATELY following the final chapter before the epilogue. It just felt like an artificial ending that maybe would have worked if the book was 100% comedy from beginning to end, but that's not how the tone of the book flows, so the epilogue just felt jarring.However, I cannot bring myself to deduct the score. I feel like I want to nitpick this down to 4 stars, but I can't. Even the frequent use of filter words pulling me out of the action isn't enough to bring it down to 4 stars, because that's a petty reason, and Trazyn has taught me what happens when you get too petty. I just had SO much fun with this book and the end of Act 3 left such a lasting impression on me that this is currently my favorite 40k book and I see why it is so beloved! It's memorable, it's informative, it's hilarious, and of course, it's quotable:"Well, the reviews were very good"

The bickering between Trazyn and Orikhan is ever-hilarious. Not to mention the engaging story itself and the seemingly endless hunt for the resolution of a mystery. Good read.

Certainly one of the best GW books ever written read it twice now and still laugh/ interested in it. book cam in great condition and fast