It’s Abnett, sire, just not how we know him…
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As we predicted, the mighty Dan Abnett‘s first foray into the realms of original novels continues to attract positive attention. Over at Civilian Reader (and we’ve *ahem* “borrowed” the title of this post from them), Stefan Fergus has his to say about Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero:
As Triumff drinks and brawls his way through the pages of this book, we see some truly unique fights (Public Baths, anyone?), which Abnett has always been skilled at writing…
The world he has created is an interesting one, and Abnett does an excellent job of realising it on the page… There are certainly absurdist elements to the novel (something that usually turns me off), but they are never over-done or excessive, providing just the right amount of oddity to intrigue without alienating the reader who might not think ‘humour’ begins and ends with Douglas Adams’s Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Abnett’s dialogue is frequently witty, sometimes daft, with some groan-while-you-smile puns.
Highly recommended.
Read the full review here.
