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Jan. 11th, 2023 08:28 pmI have just finished Severed by Nate Crowley. I really didn't expect to feel for necrons, the unstoppable killbot world destroyers in the grim dark (tm) Warhammer 40K setting.
Millions of years ago, the Necrons were flesh-and-blood beings, but when they transferred their minds into near-indestructible cyborg bodies and hibernated, they became soulless robots and all but the highest ranking ones became mindless as well.
Nemesor Zahndrekh is a brilliant strategist, but he also thinks he and the fellow necron are still beings of living flesh and his memory is stuck in the older days. Obyron is his long suffering bodyguard and has mostly given up on waking him to truth. Then they are both thrown into a conspiracy that stretch their psychological endurance. Earlier there is a scene that Obyron grieves that he is the only one who can remember for his now mindless friends. The discussion of memory and identity goes deep and heartbreaking at times
Zahndrekh and Obyron are so slashy. Both are extremely competent and loyal to each other. Both describe their feeling towards the other as love in different moment. In a cutthroat treacherous society, they still have each other to live through their practically immortal lives.
I only have passable knowledge of Warhammer 40k, but the story is easy to follow. I am looking forward to read more of the author's book.
Millions of years ago, the Necrons were flesh-and-blood beings, but when they transferred their minds into near-indestructible cyborg bodies and hibernated, they became soulless robots and all but the highest ranking ones became mindless as well.
Nemesor Zahndrekh is a brilliant strategist, but he also thinks he and the fellow necron are still beings of living flesh and his memory is stuck in the older days. Obyron is his long suffering bodyguard and has mostly given up on waking him to truth. Then they are both thrown into a conspiracy that stretch their psychological endurance. Earlier there is a scene that Obyron grieves that he is the only one who can remember for his now mindless friends. The discussion of memory and identity goes deep and heartbreaking at times
Zahndrekh and Obyron are so slashy. Both are extremely competent and loyal to each other. Both describe their feeling towards the other as love in different moment. In a cutthroat treacherous society, they still have each other to live through their practically immortal lives.
I only have passable knowledge of Warhammer 40k, but the story is easy to follow. I am looking forward to read more of the author's book.
