As with most books in the series, it does suffer from a lack of compelling mid-level villains to be overcome, and very few of the characters feel like they're in genuine peril. It's a well set up, well executed little story with some fun little details - in particular you get the impression that Abnett really enjoys writing armour clashes. The story in the book itself is straightforward enough - a rescue mission of a holy site with a ticking clock of an enemy fleet approaching, and Gaunt's career hanging in the balance. More than that though, Honour Guard quietly sets in motion a lot of the story to The Saint arc, introducing characters and themes which are successfully referred back to again and again over the next four novels. There's something about the setting of 40k in the space Himalayas, prayer flags and all, that scratches a particular itch in my brain. Honour Guard is probably no one's favourite entry in the Gaunt's Ghosts series, but for me it's definitely one of my top five.
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