Dan Abnett on Chaos, on Trilogies, and on Ghosts

[xehilo]

will the ghosts ever get their new home?

[eviltreemonster]

I agree with Dan Abnett's definition of Chaos. I believe this arguement applies to many equally diabolical groups in the real world, like the Nazis.

Like it or not, Nazism is way of life. Its followers have their own culture, rituals and philosophy. This happens because they think they have a cause and a purpose. It is a lifestyle that is detested by the civilized world, but it makes perfect sense to the believers.

[killalot363]

I think the best way to write a book from the view of chaos is to use tzeentch because it seems that the followers of tzeentch are the most rational.

[Zekkandgrant13]

when he mentioned there would be Blood Pact characters I leapt for joy.

[DerAngriff]

Reading some of Abnett's evokes a sense of the brutal battles fought on the Eastern Front in WW2. Anyone's who is remotely read up on Stalingrad, Kharkov, Rostov and numerous other battles on the Easter front, will see some of those experiences and documented history appear in his writing. Whether vast armoured pincer movements, massed frontal assaults, and savage hand to hand combat, where factories were lost/retaken over and over again (Stalingrad). 

[MauserK43]

@DerAngriff I met Dan at Gamesday 2005 Baltimore and I asked him this question and he said alot of the stuff he based the Ghosts on is from WW1

[LikeSleeve]

you should make a book about zael from ravenor about what happened to him after ravenor the ominbus.... you could do it dan!!!

[tr4d3m4rk44]

Dan is good, but I like Graham a bit better myself.

[chuchashawn]

great author just a great author

[Battleschnodder]

do Orks. >: (

dammit!

[srwt1234]

where can you find his website?

[TehWarsmith]

What you don't see is that when he said that he loved them all, he couldn't say anything else. Why? Because Mkvenner is hiding behind the bookcase.

[kineticatom1]

@TehWarsmith HOW THE FUCK DID HE GET OFF GEREON?!?!? :D

[TehWarsmith]

@kineticatom1 Well, obviously Cyrus taught him how to phase through space-time.

[Verminiis]

These videos are the best. i agree Dan Abnett is by far my favorite author. he's taken character development to an artform.

[Jixxer78]

Wow ... this is amazing stuff. I've read the Eisenhorn and Ravenor triologies more times than I can count. Dan Abnett is without a doubt my favorite author. Thank you so much for posting this.

[QAeternus]

Wow, I must say I feel very vindicated by Mr. Abnett' s assesment of Chaos. Do any of you guys realize how many people slagged me online for espousing that same exact view?

Thank you !

[geof620]

no! please dan don't kill titus endor!!!

[carkastoken]

One of the greats! Loved 'Titanicus' and 'Brothers of the Snake'.

[frosborg]

"Nailing a baby to your hat" :)

[Xhalax2007]

Hollow bones also helped.

[foughtwolf]

What, nothing to say about Larkin or Corbec? ;)

[Ebag666]

Heck yes!

[Xhalax2007]

*runs around screaming and waving her arms in delight*

This videos is going to keep me amused for at least the rest of the evening.....stapling babies to you hat.....ACE!

[adeliehigh]

Wasn't anticipating this amount of delight. I'll cut some more film tomorrow.

[Xhalax2007]

I'm ridiculously easy to please!

[moleskine1]

Thanks for your hard work Adelie, these have been a lot of fun, especially for those of us who haven't been able to go to a signing yet.

It's ludicrous that I've read so many Abnett books and blog posts, yet have never seen moving images of him before. The whole thing is a little surreal.

[srwt1234]

@adeliehigh where do you get the videos from?

[clayisajedi444]

@Xhalax2007 lol yea

[Ghostmaker45]

Hahahahahahaha, amazing.

Im very very excited about the new Inquisition books, i loved both the trilogys!

Rory,

[IskanderAlive]

More Horus Heresy novels in the pipeline from Mr Abnett, I hope?

[Wolfpriest1]

The Velvetfiend stirkes again!

I am now even more excited about Blood Pact Gods only Knows who's gonna bite the bullet this time.

[velvetfiend]

Last 10 seconds had me 'lol'ing gently on my stool.

The Inquisition short story collection is the best news since... well, the last best news!

[velvetfiend]

ZING!

First to watch this one!