The Infinite and The Divine (Warhammer 40,000)

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Space Battle: A lengthy one at that. When Orks invade Serenade and threaten the Tomb, Trazyn defends the planets surface while Orikan destroys their ships. Unskilled, but Strong: Trazyn and Orikan are not skilled warriors (although Orikan did briefly train to be an Immortal when he was alive, making him decent at grappling small foes), but they have bodies that are incredibly durable, immensely strong, and can react much faster than most things in the galaxy, so they are seldom in actual physical danger. Trazyn paused in his visual scanning and looked at Orikan square. 'I... of course I would. It would be my greatest joy to once again feel a soul within me, to taste, and touch, and feel.'

Adventure Archaeologist : Evil Overlord version, but Trazyn will always be a treasure hunter first, ruler of an interstellar kingdom second. Not So Different" Remark: Trazyn and Orikan have a civil talk while cloaked inside a cafe between their antics, deciding to reflect on humanity around them while they are there; despite being a vastly inferior, younger race that they should be scoffing at compared to their might, Trazyn's time around them (especially in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy) eventually shown him a side to humanity that resonates with him enough to have interfered with their history from time to time, something that even catches Orikan's attention as they continue to talk before recognizing that Trazyn is actively comparing humanity to when they were still the Necrontyr in that, despite their weaknesses, mankind like the Necrontyr managed to claim a name for themselves in a cruel galaxy and could have even ruled the galaxy unquestioningly had adversity not threaten to shatter them like it had the Necrons after the War in Heaven. In the end, the question is asked that has both of them stop to contemplate: "would humanity, in their shoes, have agreed to the same deal the Necrontyr made with the C'tan that cost them their souls"? To study a culture gives one an indication of where it came from, sometime's where it's going. What we can learn can be extrapolated to other species." I absolutely loved this book, from the interesting view of the Necron perspective of the galaxy, to Trazyn just collecting anything that catches his eye.Time Skip: Played with. Most of the book concerns Trazyn and Orikan's repeated visits to the planet Serenade over the course of thousands of years, and each time the planet has changed markedly. To the two of them, however, their Time Dissonance means their experiences are more or less continuous. Before the being called the Emperor revealed Himself, before the rise of the aeldari, before the necrontyr traded their flesh for immortal metal, the world was born in violence. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using old reddit version - https://old.reddit.com/r/40kLore/

He lives in Hong Kong with his family, amid and a growing pile of models he *swears* are for research. Robert Rath is an author and screenwriter from Honolulu, Hawai'i.Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: Since 2018 he's served as Head Writer of the animated YouTube show Extra History, where his scripts have attracted over 150 million views

Most Gods awful 40k novel I've ever bought. For all their aeons of regal-ness & suchlike, they're just grumpy, petty, morons. It's not even so bad that it's funny. I'm 2/3rds in & it's still going nowhere & doing nothing. The flesh. If one of these ridiculous fanatics actually found a species for us to transfer our consciousness to. Or say, if Nephreth's body lets us fabricate a new, unspoiled race of necrontyr – would you do it?' Time Master: Orikan is the most skilled chronomancer of all of his kind, and it gets him out of more than a few tight situations.PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Infinite_and_The_Divine_-_Robert_Rath.pdf, The_Infinite_and_The_Divine_-_Robert_Rath.epub There have of course been many, many posts about it on this forum - I don't really post here myself, but I do enjoy lurking as a bit of a guilty pleasure and it's very common to see excerpts, commentary and theories from those who read and enjoyed a 40k book that hit some very different beats to the norm. However, there is one aspect of the book's core themes that hasn't really been highlighted here before as far as I can see, so I decided to break my 'lurking only' rule to share some thoughts. There will be spoilers. History requires two parties – the historian and their audience. Without that, one is just talking to oneself. So kindly stop screaming and you might learn something.” In this light, the novel reads as a manifesto not that Trazyn's brand of cultural scholarship is superior to Orikan's empiricism, but rather that the rivalry itself is stale and artificial, that different forms of knowledge complement each other rather than replace each other. Indeed, the plot forces both protagonists to work together. In the end, they don't just work together, they learn (at least temporarily) from one another. Indeed, this dynamic fuels one of my favourite confrontations of the novel:

When I finished reading, I noted that Robert Rath, the author, is also a historian. I'm inclined to think that these overarching themes were quite deliberate, showcasing the author's own reflections on how humans - like Necrons, apparently - struggle to reconcile and profit from different forms of knowledge. Before the being called the Emperor revealed Himself, before the rise of the Aeldari, before the Necrontyr traded their flesh for immortal metal, the world was born in violence. Trazyn. Our ships are without atmosphere, unpressurised,’ Orikan said. ‘Do orks… breathe?’ A pause. ‘They have lungs.’ Prepare to repel boarders, Orikan signalled. In case.” Time Dissonance: As immortal Necrons, Orikan and Trazyn speak casually of centuries and even millennia. It's mentioned that Necron stage plays can take over a decade to be performed in full, and Orikan regularly spends whole centuries in meditation and thinks nothing of it.Review copy provided by the author – many thanks to Robert Rath for sending me a copy of The Infinite and the Divine, in exchange for my honest review. Painting the Medium: The same scene at the tribunal is repeated multiple times with slight differences, to show Orikan's attempts to Save Scum.