I was really excited to read this, I loved the End Times books for Warhammer Fantasy, particularly the early ones (even though they killed my favorite game). I kept seeing this was the 40k equivalent to that, though with not game ending consequences. The first is a hint at Saint Celestine, which is extremely vaguely written on her part and seems to suggest she is part of the Emperor's long standing plan. This comes completely out of nowhere with little to no prior establishment, and while it might have worked if the book had bothered to explain anything, what we're left with is a bunch of incredibly vague and infuriating non-answers or hints. A problem for sure given this sort of thing only tends to work if there's more of a definitive answer as it goes along. This goes hand in hand with the problem of seemingly re-writing what little there was about Celestine from the start, and treating her like an entirely new character. An issue which only becomes far, far worse later on as the battle progresses. NOTE: until such time as BL produces an official resource, I’ll do my best to keep this reading list up to date with new releases as and when they’re published. This version of the article was created in January 2021, but I’ve added books in here and there along the way – the last minor update was in August 2022. Guilliman: Yes, but I have an idea, and it involves leading our entire fleet into that Maelstrom place owned by the Red Corsairs!

Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook is the 7th core rulebook for the Warhammer 40,000 game. Unlike previous rulebooks, this edition was presented as three separate volumes. Also if, there is no way for me to buy them, are they even that adding to the Story or is it enough if i read a recap or something simillar? I mean the return of the "last" primarch is something that sounds like it would have an big impact on everything in 40k so what am i missing? These moments tend to be akin to the description of the initial assault during Know No Fear - particularly the shipyard sequence - some of the larger battles, or even moments reserved to cover an entire battle in full. It certainly pulls away from the core of the action, but it's welcome thanks to just how much it fleshes out events. A personal favourite takes place during the retreat from Cadia itself, where several paragraphs are spent outlining the tactics used, fleet formations and the ships Emperor's Wrath and Dominus Victor, both of who suffer a particularly sadistic fate. Plus it gives the book an excuse to show void battles, which is always a bonus in these sorts of stories. That said, you can absolutely hear his voice, particularly in the sections of the book which feature Matt Cauthon. I found those sections a tiny bit offputting, but I think maybe that comes from personal bias rather than any actual fault in Brandon's treatment of those sections.This takes place within the first decade of the Indomitus Crusade, detailing a crucial conflict between the Ultramarines of Fleet Quintus and the Necrons. So far, this provides the best viewpoint on the events relating to the Pariah Nexus. It doesn’t seem to be the most popular of books in some circles, but I rather enjoyed it. It tries to give our leading Cadia boi a crisis of faith, but there is next to no time spent grappling with this, or even really exploring it, because again, the end is here.

Read my review of Ghost Warrior or my Rapid Fire interviews with Gav about Ghost Warrior and Wild Rider. What else? books that are listed in the Lexicanum. There i read that the books are a campaign supplement for the Seventh Edition of the tabletop game. Does this mean i have to go to a Games Workshop and buy them there? Are they just sold out and i´ll just have to wait. Will they be reprinted and selled or do i have to start looking for used ones? I’m glad that GW finally (After All These Decades) advanced the Warhammer 40K timeline. While I might not like some of the directions this has gone (I suspect some of it was to justify the sale of more products, which I get, GW is a business) because some of the lore that is used to justify some of these events seems weak and convenient (i.e lazy) to me, I still appreciate that we have seen some definite advancement and not just not more hints at potential things to come or highlighting more ongoing battles/struggles that don’t mean nothing in the overall scheme of the universe. The secret is out: what we had up our 10,000-year-old sleeves for the final climactic instalment of the Gathering Storm trilogy was a couple of master-crafted pistols, a Grand Master of the Grey Knights and a Primarch! Read my interview with Guy Haley talking about both Darkness in the Blood and Astorath: Angel of Mercy .His resurrection and subsequent quest to reach Holy terra and his father form a good chunk of the story. And I got to say, he scene where he gets resurrected is handled tastefully. A Primarch being awoken to a world which has largely not known what an awesome being one is. The sheer presence of him, such that for a few moments two forces engaged in pitch battle pause and gaze at the splendor. No.’ Impatience would gain him nothing. Whatever treasures this planet held, they could wait. He could not risk leaving the relic aboard his Ark Mechanicus any longer. ‘I will return.’

Forces of the Imperium........................................................118 Datasheets..............................................................................119 Belisarius Cawl ......................................................................120 Canticles of the Omnissiah ..................................................121 Canticles of the Archmagos .................................................121 Saint Celestine.......................................................................122 Book 2 in the Dawn of Fire series, this portrays the next steps in the early stages of the Indomitus Crusade. It takes place on/on the way to Gathalamor, as a mixed force of Imperial soldiery – led by Shield-Captain Achallor of the Custodes – races to keep the vital shrine world from Abaddon’s grip. It’s a bit more of an all-out action story than Avenging Son, but it’s a fun read and it expands the scope of the series even if it’s not exactly a sequel to the first book.If you’re a fan of Inquisitor Greyfax, this four-part audio drama is the next step in her story after Eye of Night. It also heavily features Saint Celestine, and has brilliant performances from Katherine Tate (Greyfax) and Emma Gregory (Celestine). I wouldn’t say it was essential to the ongoing story, but it provides a good look at the Ecclesiarchy and the Inquisition post-Great Rift. This is the first step towards the time foretold, with the return of the primarchs and the final war against Chaos. Old myths, prophecies and suggestions of a new age are coming to pass, and with the revival of the Avenging Son, it suggests that there might be more truth to them than we first realised. The question now is, even if he has returned, is there still enough of an Imperium left for him to command and help save? The recalibration came without conscious direction. Implants slid smoothly into war mode. Power flooded the circuits of the Atomiser, the sensation like blood-flow returning to a numbed limb. Binharic data flooded the empty tiers of Cawl’s mind, divine algorithms seeking out the intruder’s weaknesses.

met with rank failure. Once again, the first-damned had slipped into the shadow of a mortal champion. Thus Be’lakor spent the coin of his thralls’ lives carelessly, confident that the tides of the Warp would replenish his ranks where those of Phalanx’s defenders would only diminish. But not all forces within the unpredictable Immaterium bend their knee to the dark designs of Chaos. As Be’lakor at last deigned to join the battle, one such faction drew nigh. Hellfire found itself contested by the flames of sacrifice as the spectral battle-brothers of the Legion of the Damned entered the fray. Daemons withered in the spirit-fires, and no matter how Be’lakor railed and pleaded with his dark masters, his ranks were not renewed.

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Also set on Terra, this takes a different approach to The Carrion Throne and shows the same time period through the eyes of the Imperial Chancellor, a Sister of Silence and a member of the Adeptus Custodes. It also features a BIG battle which takes place roughly simultaneously with the tail end of Rise of the Primarch. In the days that followed, Creed drilled his soldiers hard, leaving them so weary they had no energy for doubt, or even for fear. For the first time, the massed regiments of Cadia understood the harsh tutelage that had made Creed’s own command, the Cadian 8th, the formidable instrument of war it had become. As for the 8th themselves, they took perverse pride in the hardships meted out onto their comrades. The veterans amongst their ranks knew exactly why Creed acted as he did – they even welcomed his tirades, knowing they would temper others as they themselves had been tempered.