Monday 6 February 2012

SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW: Warhammer 40K: Blood Angels: Second Omnibus - James Swallow

Release Date: 06/02/12

SYNOPSIS:

The Blood Angels stand apart from the other Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, descending from the skies on wings of flame. While they are renowned for their ten-thousand-year history of glorious battle and honourable deeds, these secretive Space Marines seek to hide the dark flaws at the core of their being – the Red Thirst and the Black Rage – from the rest of the Imperium. Do they fight any longer for the protection of mankind, or merely for their own salvation?


REVIEW:

Whilst I’ve read the two full novels contained with before (Red Fury and Black Rage) I absolutely loved the additional material that was included within however this is the third time that Heart of Rage has been released (once in a book and once as an audio book) which may leave readers feeling a little cheated.

If you’re a fan of the Warhammer 40k world it is a great value for money item and a wonderful way for the reader to contain the titles within their own collection. Add to this a Blood Angel Appendix and a couple of other stories and it was a book that entertained as well as kept the chapter alive. Cracking stuff and could be an ideal gift for the Black Library fan in your life.

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