Quote from: Still Collating... on Mar 22, 2025, 03:30:38 PMWith respect, CotG and HoD are the most interesting to you. I personally disagree there, I think DoW is the best.
Ironically, that's the only one I haven't read.
Quote from: Still Collating... on Mar 22, 2025, 03:30:38 PMAnd I find people likle the CMOM campaign book a lot more than the less Alien focused BBW book. And it's not because of the involvement of colonial marines in CMOM either IMO. I can only speculate, but if BBW had better reception, they wouldn't be pivoting so hard with the second edition, with new authors and "a return to basics".
I prefer BBW myself, but the CMOM's political espionage angle is great as well. I think what endears BBW to me personally is the whole "into the unknown" ethos that (to me anyway) is one of the franchise's greatest strengths.
Plus, the Xenomorphs still figure strongly into the story, especially during the final mission. Moreover, BBW has a good balance between featuring the Alien and other creatures like the Protomorphs and the Fulfremmen. It would be nice to see that balance serviced in future novels and media.
