For The Emperor - questions for the video!
Added 2021-11-19 20:24:32 +0000 UTCRight, Ciaphas Cain is READ, and we're going to record the Book Club video early next week. Any thoughts, talking points of questions you'd like us to address, put them in the comments and I'll try and roll them all in!
Ian :)
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So, I managed to do the whole hour-and-a-half recording without remembering to pull up specific questions (It's been a weird month!) but I think we covered everything you've asked, except possibly if Mira prefers the satire or the grimdark. Actualy, MAYBE that's covered! There's a lot in there!
ArbitorIan
2022-01-12 13:54:32 +0000 UTCLate reply, but no its actually really useful. I'm forever paranoid about reading the lists wrong and forgetting people, so emailing me when something IS wrong is actually really helpful!
ArbitorIan
2021-12-28 08:16:20 +0000 UTCThank you very much Ian. I'm also a little embarrassed to bother you with this stuff. I love your videos and I hope you don't have to deal with more whiny bitches like me in the future. ;)
Greys0n
2021-12-04 14:25:48 +0000 UTCSorry - I actually recorded this at the weekend! You'll be in the next one, promise!
ArbitorIan
2021-12-04 00:19:26 +0000 UTCWhat a shame, my patreon name didn't make it into the credtis of the current video. Maybe next time.
Greys0n
2021-12-03 22:05:58 +0000 UTCMight have just missed this -- either way, I'm a massive fan of For the Emperor. It's probably one of the only 40K novels to have some semblance of romance between characters - namely, Ciaphas and Amberley. What do you guys think about romance in 40K, if you could call it that? Does romance have a place in the grimdark genre?
James Kamminga
2021-11-27 14:32:44 +0000 UTCWhat do you think of the satirical nature of the book? Do you think it fits the current, and not very satirical, iteration of the Warhammer 40K setting? What do you think of the writing style; Cain’s personal notes edited together interspersed with comments from Amberley Vail?
DustyRetroNerd
2021-11-22 08:07:34 +0000 UTCHow fun did you find it? The grimdark is layered with very human fear of dying in these novels, as opposite to the Space Marines.
Tomas Rawlings
2021-11-20 12:22:38 +0000 UTCBeyond the usual 'did you like it', 'did you prefer it to Eisenhorn' sort of questions, I'd be interested in getting your thoughts on the following questions: - Given this is closer to 'War 40k' than 'Domestic 40k', which do you prefer? - Given this is probably the most overtly satirical of the Black Library series, how did you find the portrayal of the setting of this compared to Eisenhorn? Did you prefer it? - There's a divergence of opinion that Cain is either as lucky and cowardly as he presents himself, or suffering from something akin to Imposter syndrome. Do you have a reading of this, and how does this change your perception of Cain as a character? - Given that this was written in a post-Eisenhorn world, how does the portrayal of the Inquisition in this book from the outside chime or clash with the portrayals in the original Eisenhorn books? - Did the book make Mira interested in either of the three factions presented in the book from a collection Point of View?
IronConsul22
2021-11-19 21:37:56 +0000 UTC
