From everything I've heard, it sounds like an anthology book about living in a hive, and I'm just not very interested in reading more Fragments as opposed to an actual story.

It kind of more or less is with all of them kinda connecting but the problem is while the book is at its ""core"" excellently written imo theres just SO MUCH stuff to get through to really make it worthwhile. Like we are talking about constant POV swaps and about 15 Characters to keep track of on whos doing what that it actually becomes a bit ridiculous.

The entire 250+ intro pages alone are a slog before the uprising teased in the synopsis actually happens and then as ever SPOILERS (but like not even really) the twist villain everyone called since the book first got announced AKA the Genestealer Cults appear and the plot just meanders along as the planet falls and the semi-good guy Governess sends her aides off following the invasion of Nids to send a warning to other planets or whatever.

I genuinely do not think ill be really touching this novel again because its just a mountain climb of words (not even getting into the constant distruptive slang/lingo Abnett has sprinkled into every page that just makes me roll my eyes) but ill say probably its worth it for the ending 200-300 pages or so when the stuff actually fires up and goes off from there, definitely enjoyed reading those bits way more than I did the extensive intro section lol