Lords of Mars (Warhammer 40,000)

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The Warlord of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in June, 1913, going through five working titles; Yellow Men of Barsoom, The Fighting Prince of Mars, Across Savage Mars, The Prince of Helium, and The War Lord of Mars. The story, in my opinion is not worth 3 books to tell it. I feel rather cheated that after the first book (which was not clear to me it would be a trilogy) the second book marches on to a ponderous conclusion that's never reached.... Meanwhile, German readers can catch up with three novels from the Horus Heresy series, presented as a single omnibus. Omnibus VII Genuine Human Hide: In Priests, the expedition encounters orks that have had their skin removed and replaced with stitched-on human skin aboard the Valette Manifold station.

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The characters are mostly relatable, interesting, and flawed. Kotov and Blaylok are likeable in ways but also detestable. Surcouf is interesting .The Tychons and Anders are just all around awesome. I liked that the Tech-Priests felt distinct, with their own goals and quirks and even physical descriptions that were memorable without being over the top. Living Battery: It's eventually revealed that the temporal anomalies caused by the Breath of the Gods are due to a colony of trapped Hrud, a xenos race with an innate ability to manipulate time in a localized area around them, used to make the machine function, as Telok did not have a C'tan shard to power it normally and had to use the Hrud as a substitue due to their entropic abilities. Roborte Surcorf takes a minor role in this novel, where in the first the rogue trader was a central character. The Eldar are obviously using him and are going to play a major role in some kind of conflict that stops Kotov, whatever happens. It all seems all to obvious.While most in the Mechanicus live in hypocrisy denying their lust for personal gain, Telok's story shows what chasing that goal with conviction leads to.

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Ave Machina: The novels brings some nice insight about the views and works of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Gods of Mars is the ending of the series that sees Telok reveal his masterful plan to become emperor of the galaxy using ancient necron technology regardless of the damage it would cause - Mainly the destruction of the galaxy and everything on it, himself included. not the brightest of ideas but thats what you get when you leave a mecanicum alone for too long.The Halo Scar. A large gravity anomaly at the galactic edge (presumably within the mysterious Halo Zone) where spacetime is alternately stretched and compressed or otherwise stressed nearly to the breaking point. The Eldar describe it as being the aftermath of a superweapon (though it gets bonus points for a Wedgie in 40K that doesn't invoke the Warp for once). It's known for aging nearby stars by eons virtually overnight, and being untraversable as ships break apart in the gravity anomalies shortly after entering. The Kotov fleet has to find a way to navigate through it before they can find the Breath of the Gods. (It should be noted that there's no reason given why they don't go around it, so presumably they can't.) Redshirt Army: The Imperial Navy fleet that accompanies the Speranza seem only there to be destroyed whenever a dangerous situation in orbit or in space occurs. Similarly, the names of Tuesday in other Indo-European languages are often derived from the Roman god Mars, [18] (such as the Latin word Martis "Tuesday") or a god ascribed with similar characteristics. The root of the English word Tuesday, for instance, is the old Germanic god of war and victory, Tīw, also known as Týr. [19] Mangala is part of the Navagraha in Hindu zodiac system. The role and importance of the Navagraha developed over time with various influences. The earliest work of astrology recorded in India is the Vedanga Jyotisha which began to be compiled in the 14th century BCE. Arumugam, Nesa (27 September 2020). Myths and Legends of the Navagraha: The Nine Movers of Destiny in Indian Astrology. Partridge Publishing Singapore. p.45. ISBN 978-1-5437-6002-6.

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Nanomachines: In Lords, Telok’s abandoned flagship sits in the middle of a crystalline plateau which is full of nanites. These nanites guard the ship from intruders by reshaping the crystal into an army of constructs which mimic the forms of their opponents and possess deadly energy weapons. While the constructs are frail and somewhat stupid, they nearly overwhelm the expedition’s ground forces through sheer weight of numbers.

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Yukio Ohashi (1999). Johannes Andersen (ed.). Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 11B. Springer Science. ISBN 978-0-7923-5556-4. a b c d Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p.240. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6. Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Magos Dahan has an extra pair of arms and a third leg. All seven of his limbs have built-in weapons systems to make him a more lethal combatant. Lords of Mars sees Kotov fleet across the halo scar in search for answers too big for their understanding as stars age beyond their time and suns regress in ways the mechanicus has no explanation for. Also their is a battle with morphing crystal monsters that sees heavy action from our dear titan crews. Misra, Munindra; मिश्रा, मुनीन्द्र (4 August 2015). Lord Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi (in Hindi). Osmora Incorporated. p.108. ISBN 978-2-7659-1672-7.

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The Mechanicus try to recover technology for personal glory while declaring that it would benefit the Imperium. Ironically ... any tech they uncover does benefit both the finder and the Imperium. Pingree, David (1981). Jyotihśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature. Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3447021654. Sealed Evil in a Can: The Tindalosi were robotic assassins that grew beyond their programming and began killing whoever they pleased. Their creators responded by trapping them aboard automated starships and launching them into deep space to be forgotten. Telok found one of these craft and enslaved the Tindalosi within. Mangala, as a planet, appears in various Hindu astronomical texts in Sanskrit, such as the 5th century Aryabhatiya by Aryabhata, the 6th century Romaka by Latadeva and Panca Siddhantika by Varahamihira, the 7th century Khandakhadyaka by Brahmagupta and the 8th century Sisyadhivrddida by Lalla. [13] These texts present Mangala as one of the planets and estimate the characteristics of the respective planetary motion. [13] Other texts such as Surya Siddhanta dated to have been complete sometime between the 5th century and 10th century present their chapters on various planets with deity mythologies. [13]Having found its predecessor, Priests of Mars, a thoroughly compelling read, I set to reading the sequel with eager relish.