Comments on: [GUEST POST] Myke Cole on Warhammer 40K and Apocalypse Literature http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/guest_post_myke_cole_on_warhammer_40k_and_apocalypse_literature/ A science fiction blog featuring science fiction book reviews and with frequent ramblings on fantasy, computers and the web. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chad http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/guest_post_myke_cole_on_warhammer_40k_and_apocalypse_literature/#comment-95355 Chad Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:05:58 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/guest_post_myke_cole_on_warhammer_40k_and_apocalypse_literature/#comment-95355 Sorry, I don’t think tie-ins get a bum rap.  I haven’t read a ton of them, but the 20 or so I have read were mostly poor.  The authors seemed sub-par or failed to know how to write a familiar character (Han Solo is almots always written poorly).  The only exception I can think of is Timothy Zahn who does decent Star Wars tie-ins.

Given my experiences with tie-ins and the high number of non-tie-ins available I just won’t buy a tie-in anymore.  I have been burnt too many times. 

]]> By: Joe C http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/guest_post_myke_cole_on_warhammer_40k_and_apocalypse_literature/#comment-95354 Joe C Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:42:07 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/guest_post_myke_cole_on_warhammer_40k_and_apocalypse_literature/#comment-95354 Just a quick fact correction, Warhammer and Warhammer 40K are the product of Games Workshop, not Game Designer’s Workshop, which is an unrelated, out-of-business company.

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