Book Club Book #107: Longshot by Rob Young

Every two weeks we read a new book in the WH40k universe and discuss it on our podcast. We invite you to read along with us and join in on our conversation via comments, Twitter, email, or vox cast.

For this episode, we’re reading Longshot by Rob Young. You can purchase it at Amazon, Black Library. and Audible.

From the back of the book:

Transplant. Cadian. Sniper. Legend.

Sergeant Darya Nevic is all of these and more… but behind the stories stands a soldier haunted by the unwelcome fame her successes have brought.

During the Cadian 217th’s assault on the manufactorum world of Attruso, Darya finds herself out of her depth, in a war that is fought with words as much as with weapons. As a fearsome winter closes in and her men begin to die around her, she will be forced to confront her doubts and make an impossible choice – to become the figurehead her soldiers need, or to believe the unimaginable promises of the mysterious t’au.

With the fate of her regiment in her hands, which path will she choose?

Questions to ponder after reading Longshot:

• Did you like the book?
• Which parts stood out to you?
• Were you invested in Darya’s story? Was she a good “hero of the Imperium?”
• What did you think of the T’au in this book? Were they effective protagonists?
• Did you like these Cadians?
• Was this a good entry into the Astra Militarum series? What’s your overall feel on the series?