Outer Dark

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And my whole lifetime isn’t going to be long enough to get this nightmare out from under my skin. Literally. Every single element of this story shook me in a way that no other book ever has. I hated every single thing about the two main characters as much as I cared about them. All along, and for every single step they took, I could feel my heart being squeezed by an invisible hand that never lost its grip from the beginning to the... ahem... end?

In 2009, a fifteen-minute film based on the book, directed by Stephen Imwalle and with Jamie Dunne and Azel James playing as Rinthy Holme and Culla Holme respectively, was released [7] on the U.S. festival circuit. Much of their arms, vehicles, wargear and other technology were of designs and patterns that covered the span of the Imperium's breadth and history. Examples include such ancient weapons as the Phobos R/017 Bolter and the widespread use of Mark V Heresy Pattern Power Armour by the Chapter's battle-brothers.

Adamantius (Forge Ship, Unknown Class) - The great forge vessel of the Carcharodons Chapter, where arms and armour are forged. After being bloodied in battle over the course of a solar decade or more, they will begin to earn their first Exile Markings, jagged tattoos that often spiral in loops up their bared forearms and across their pale, shaved scalps. The Carcharodons is a mysterious and enigmatic Chapter of Astartes, having forged for itself a dark and bloody legend in the minds of those that survived the conflict known as the Badab War. E' la gente dura che rende duri i tempi. Ho visto tanta cattiveria fra gli uomini che non so perchè Dio non ha ancora spento il sole e se n'è andato.

The ancestors had called Europeans “the orphan people” and had noted that as with orphans taken in by selfish or coldhearted clanspeople, few Europeans had remained whole. They failed to recognize the earth was their mother. Europeans were like their first parents, Adam and Eve, wandering aimlessly because the insane God who had sired them had abandoned them.Culla Holme, Rinthy’s older brother. He has sufficient knowledge of right and wrong to recognize the evil of his incest with his sister, yet he tries to undo the deed by destroying the evidence. He does not seem to realize that he is thus compounding his error rather than atoning for his guilt. In fact, he never seems to regret the deed; he only worries that others may find out about it. When Rinthy sets out in search of the tinker, whom she is convinced has her son, Culla tries to follow her. Although the people he meets are initially open to him, the miasma of guilt that surrounds him leads to trouble for him on every side. The three evil strangers who seem to roam in tandem to him commit several grisly atrocities, which are invariably blamed on Culla, yet he always manages to escape retribution. Near the end of the novel, Culla, the tinker, the child, and the three strangers finally meet. The unholy three first kill the tinker, who has apparently told them what he knows of the child. When Culla arrives, he watches helplessly as they kill the boy, now about one year old, and as one of the three drinks the child’s blood. The three do not harm Culla, however; he is left to wander aimlessly in a dead landscape, on a road that ends in a dismal swamp. When pressed, some of these Space Marines have said they hailed from a Chapter known as the Carcharodons. Travelling further she stays briefly with two families, where she finds out she is still lactating and retains hope for child's well-being. She stays for some time with an old woman living in a forest with a dislike for snakes and dogs. However, since the creation of the Great Rift and the start of the Era Indomitus, the Carcharodons have been granted the Mantis Warriors' former homeworld of Ootheca to do with as they please.

This carries over into the individual battle-brothers as well. Those Carcharodons who have been seen often sport arms of ancient providence. I read this in one day as it was that good. I was afraid that it was going to be a really dark read with a lot of violence, and not to say that it didn't have some moments, but it was no worse than "All the Pretty Horses." So, my next book by him will be "Blood Meridian." Might as well delve into the real darkness. Shade Lord ( Chapter Master) - The title of "Shade Lord" is now used instead of Chapter Master by the commander of the Carcharodons. This title was only known to have been previously used by the exiled Raven Guard commander and former Legion Master Arkhas Fal during the Great Crusade. That it is now used by the Chapter Master of the Carcharodons indicates that Arkhas Fal may have gone on to be the founder of that Chapter. Stage 2 - Merciless: The battle-brother does not tolerate any enemy, whether xenos, Heretic, or even fellow humans who may have been misled into rebellion against the Imperium's rightful rule. The Battle-Brother grimly executes any opponent he encounters, even if they have surrendered, possess valuable intelligence, or are not front-line combatants.The Carcharodons are an insular and taciturn bunch, and this only becomes more pronounced when they are amongst other Space Marines. They also possess a well-deserved reputation for merciless slaughter. If a Carcharodon were to lose his grip on sanity, these traits would likely amplify with unpleasant results. When the Chapter's genetic curse manifests itself in an affected battle-brother, it comes on in three stages: The title of the book comes from the eighth chapter of Matthew, in which Jesus warns that those without faith in Him will be driven into the "Outer Dark," a place of "wailing and grinding of teeth." When Rinthy gives birth to Culla's child, Culla takes the baby and leaves it in the forest to die, hoping to rid himself of the evidence of his sin. The baby is found, however, by an old tinker, who takes it with him. Soon thereafter Rinthy, who has never believed that her baby is dead, as her brother has insisted, goes off in blind search of the child. Culla then follows, but his reasons for doing so remain unclear. Forgotten One - The "Forgotten One" is the name given by the Carcharodons to the leader who sent them into exile in the outer dark, most likely their unknown primarch. Their connection to it is ancient and primal. It has sustained their loyalty and their determination for ten thousand standard years, amidst the loneliness of the Outer Dark. When they had first been banished, none had expected them to survive, let alone remain united as a Chapter. But survive they did, their disparate heritage bound by their faith in Him on Old Earth. Nothing could shake that. The child is found by the tinker, who takes him to a wet nurse, without knowing who his parents are. Rinthy finds an empty grave and sets out to find the child.