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Angron: The Red Angel
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel
Angron is roused to war once again, unleashed upon a weakened and vulnerable galaxy. Can it withstand his boundless rage?
READ IT BECAUSE
David Guymer brings Angron back into the 41st Millennium with a furious roar, as he calls his scattered Legion back to his side and embarks on an epic conquest.
THE STORY
In the darkness of Imperium Nihilus, across half a million worlds cut off from the dim light of Holy Terra, a beacon is lit. The Red Angel returns to an unsteady galaxy and his scattered sons heed the call to slaughter. Aboard the World Eaters’ flagship, Kossolax the Foresworn, self-appointed lord regent of the XII, fights to keep the old dreams of the Legion alive, but finds the return of his hated father both an opportunity and a threat to the warriors’ fragile unity.
Marooned on a worthless moon with a rag-tag band of traitors as despicable as himself, Ortan Leidis of the Angels of the Grail dares to dream of something greater.
Half a galaxy away, Graucis Telomane of the Grey Knights has been readying himself for this day, and plans six centuries in the making are finally set in motion – plans that will see the eradication of the Emperor’s greatest mistake once and for all...
Written by David Guymer.
Angron is roused to war once again, unleashed upon a weakened and vulnerable galaxy. Can it withstand his boundless rage?
READ IT BECAUSE
David Guymer brings Angron back into the 41st Millennium with a furious roar, as he calls his scattered Legion back to his side and embarks on an epic conquest.
THE STORY
In the darkness of Imperium Nihilus, across half a million worlds cut off from the dim light of Holy Terra, a beacon is lit. The Red Angel returns to an unsteady galaxy and his scattered sons heed the call to slaughter. Aboard the World Eaters’ flagship, Kossolax the Foresworn, self-appointed lord regent of the XII, fights to keep the old dreams of the Legion alive, but finds the return of his hated father both an opportunity and a threat to the warriors’ fragile unity.
Marooned on a worthless moon with a rag-tag band of traitors as despicable as himself, Ortan Leidis of the Angels of the Grail dares to dream of something greater.
Half a galaxy away, Graucis Telomane of the Grey Knights has been readying himself for this day, and plans six centuries in the making are finally set in motion – plans that will see the eradication of the Emperor’s greatest mistake once and for all...
Written by David Guymer.
266 pages, Hardcover
Published February 10, 2023
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David Guymer
173 books176 followersDavid Guymer is a freelance author, PhD in molecular microbiology (which still comes in more handy than you might think), and tabletop warlord based in the Yorkshire East Riding. He has written for Black Library, Marvel, Aconyte Books, Asmodee, Mantic Games, Cubicle 7, Creative Assembly, and Mongoose Publishing.
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March 5, 2023
Dull and repetitive, very little distinction between characters. The worst and laziest tropes of "bolter porn". A massive disservice to the subject matter.
February 7, 2024
Grey Knights: The Red Shirts
Angron covers the titular Daemon Prince’s return after his banishment during the First War of Armageddon. As a prelude to the Arks of Omen 2023 campaign event, we witness a squad of Grey Knights attempting to eradicate the fallen primarch. I find stories like these to be narratively bizarre. Even granting that this was published four months before the Lion and Angron fought mano-a-mano, will a squad of nobodies successfully deal a critical blow in the Long War? The author desperately suggests it’s possible, but the novel would be better with more achievable goals.
That said, the Grey Knights do get their licks in. In most novels, I find the attrition of Space Marines to be far too high for their in-universe reverence. However, Angron proposes an absurdly competent squad of Grey Knights, whose casual dispatch of Greater Daemons and unremarked crossing of the Cicatrix Maledictum leaves Guilliman jealous. I believe that a thousand of these warriors can police the galaxy. Like all Chaos novels, the Imperium’s actions are significantly more reprehensible. In short, this is properly the xenocidal theocracy of the grimdark future, rather than the watered-down Ultrasmurf rebrand described by Dawn of Fire.
The key behind WH40K is that the other side is worse, and the author does not miss a beat with the World Eaters. They’re frightening. They’re rage incarnate. They’re their own worst enemies. The frequent offing of ten-thousand-year-old veterans would be frustrating were this novel not concerned with once-in-ten-millenia events. Unfortunately, Angron doesn’t get his own viewpoint but stomps around like a force of nature. Around him are POVs of the corrupt, and they’re universally fantastic. From the aspirant to the ancient warlord, we get variety and quality. But I reserve laurels for the berserker whose characterization humanizes the inhuman.
Angron is a strategic failure as there’s never any tension; we know the Imperium will lose. However, the execution is first-class and perhaps, just maybe, we can hope for a pyrrhic victory.
Recommended.
Angron covers the titular Daemon Prince’s return after his banishment during the First War of Armageddon. As a prelude to the Arks of Omen 2023 campaign event, we witness a squad of Grey Knights attempting to eradicate the fallen primarch. I find stories like these to be narratively bizarre. Even granting that this was published four months before the Lion and Angron fought mano-a-mano, will a squad of nobodies successfully deal a critical blow in the Long War? The author desperately suggests it’s possible, but the novel would be better with more achievable goals.
That said, the Grey Knights do get their licks in. In most novels, I find the attrition of Space Marines to be far too high for their in-universe reverence. However, Angron proposes an absurdly competent squad of Grey Knights, whose casual dispatch of Greater Daemons and unremarked crossing of the Cicatrix Maledictum leaves Guilliman jealous. I believe that a thousand of these warriors can police the galaxy. Like all Chaos novels, the Imperium’s actions are significantly more reprehensible. In short, this is properly the xenocidal theocracy of the grimdark future, rather than the watered-down Ultrasmurf rebrand described by Dawn of Fire.
The key behind WH40K is that the other side is worse, and the author does not miss a beat with the World Eaters. They’re frightening. They’re rage incarnate. They’re their own worst enemies. The frequent offing of ten-thousand-year-old veterans would be frustrating were this novel not concerned with once-in-ten-millenia events. Unfortunately, Angron doesn’t get his own viewpoint but stomps around like a force of nature. Around him are POVs of the corrupt, and they’re universally fantastic. From the aspirant to the ancient warlord, we get variety and quality. But I reserve laurels for the berserker whose characterization humanizes the inhuman.
Angron is a strategic failure as there’s never any tension; we know the Imperium will lose. However, the execution is first-class and perhaps, just maybe, we can hope for a pyrrhic victory.
Recommended.
March 8, 2023
Maybe it’s just me but this book was a hard one to get through because of the way it’s written. It’s very confusing, it zaps around, all over the place all at once. Parts are easy enough to follow, others made me question whether the intention was to give the reader an impression of how the butchers nails feel.
It’s weird too because David Guymer didn’t seem to cause these issues for me with The Court of the Blind King. But maybe this book was rushed a bit to fit with the world eater release?
I don’t think it’s worth it, not even for hardcore fans.
It’s weird too because David Guymer didn’t seem to cause these issues for me with The Court of the Blind King. But maybe this book was rushed a bit to fit with the world eater release?
I don’t think it’s worth it, not even for hardcore fans.
March 28, 2025
What a fun little book this was. While it has zero POV from Angron, it centred on those around him. The Conqueror fighting its own coup, Kossolax dreaming of uniting his legion once more, a young Blood Angel who desires nothing more than what every World Eater: The Nails. We watch the suicide mission unfold of a team of Grey Knights that killed Angron bait him across half the galaxy to slay him once more, this time with his daemon name. Demonic incursions against daemons themselves, redeption after millennia a planet drowning in blood, power hungery betrayal and at the heart of it all is the beastial uncontrolled fury of a broken demigod, this book has it all
September 25, 2024
First off misleading title, I was hoping Angron would be the main character but instead he was more of a looming threat until the 3rd half off the book kind like Smaug in the Hobbit. The scenes with Angron however were epic. This book definitely delivered on the blood I was quite satisfied with that and the fighting which like any good 40K book is 80% of the story. If you are a World Eaters fan then you will enjoy this story. I give it a solid 3.5!
February 17, 2023
3.5*, maybe. I liked what the author was trying, and most of it worked really well. My interest dipped a few times, but that might have been my mood more than any fault of what Guymer wrote. An interesting novel.
June 14, 2023
While it had its occasional neat imagery, the novel did not go all the way with the violence like it could have. Was hoping for some insane gore and was kinda let down. Characters were not memorable and the story was mid. It was just... boring.
May 17, 2025
enjoyed thr book, wasn't a huge fan of the grey knights and feel as though Angron could have featured more.
still good, would recommend
still good, would recommend
February 25, 2023
I enjoyed this an awful lot.
Ian St Martin retains the honour of having written the best book called ‘Angron’, but this is a very close second.
It depicts the titular Primarch as less a character and more an elemental force and shows the impact that his presence has on his followers, which is a really effective approach. Like Mike Brooks’ Harrowmaster this book shows just how a legion operates after 10,000 years of conflict - the appeal of the World Eaters to fallen Astartes is made clear, and Guymer also manages to plausibly show how so many of the original frothing maniacs manage to survive to continue the Long War.
I liked a lot of the little details- hammering items into mutated armour as the mag-lock no longer works being a particular favourite- and the World Eater convert was a wonderful character
Ian St Martin retains the honour of having written the best book called ‘Angron’, but this is a very close second.
It depicts the titular Primarch as less a character and more an elemental force and shows the impact that his presence has on his followers, which is a really effective approach. Like Mike Brooks’ Harrowmaster this book shows just how a legion operates after 10,000 years of conflict - the appeal of the World Eaters to fallen Astartes is made clear, and Guymer also manages to plausibly show how so many of the original frothing maniacs manage to survive to continue the Long War.
I liked a lot of the little details- hammering items into mutated armour as the mag-lock no longer works being a particular favourite- and the World Eater convert was a wonderful character
April 18, 2024
Started fairly well and I was surprised by the low rating and poor reception. There was a semi interesting WE character which is difficult with their characteristics…but the book got progressively more boring…and pointless… until by the end I was barely following. Just skim reading the relentless and dull battle scenes for the odd bit of dialogue, lore or characterisation. 1 start might be a bit harsh…I have read worse in black library but not by much…and there was potential.
April 28, 2024
David Guymer's work, preluding the Arks of Covenant story arc, delves into a tapestry of interesting narratives centered around Angron the Red Angel. Without divulging heavy spoilers, the novel unveils a myriad of compelling characters and their intricate motivations, all orbiting around the looming presence of the red angel.
Graucis Telomane and the Grey Knights emerge as formidable adversaries, driven by an unyielding determination to eradicate the menace of Angron once and for all. Their relentless pursuit knows no bounds, even resorting to dirty tactics and sorcery most foul.
Kossolax, aspiring to ascend as the primary World Eater warlord aboard the "Conqueror," spares no expense in his quest for dominance. His willingness to sacrifice anyone, even clashing with Lotara Sarrin for control of the mighty vessel, underscores the ruthless ambition that propels him forward.
Sháhka, the bloodless, emerges as a character seeking closure, culminating in one of the most epic endings witnessed among Chaos Astartes which lends an air of poignancy to his journey.
Ortan Leidis's desire to undergo the brutal implantation of the butcher's nails, despite witnessing their devastating effects, hinting at the allure of power even at the cost of one's humanity.
Overall, David Guymer's exploration of Angron and his cohorts in this prelude to the Arks of Covenant arc captivates with its blend of relentless action and intricate character dynamics among the warbands.
Some aspects of the story could have been better explored – it’s very difficult to empathise with World Eaters and Guymer couldn’t manage to make me care about the fates of almost any character in this novel; there are also some Deus ex machina and no explanation at all how there are still so many World Eaters, where do they get the Gene-seed and sane apothecaries to implant them, issues regarding the availability of recruits – there is a limited number of lunatics in the universe, and logistics for a completely insane army. It falls short in fully engaging readers and addressing key logistical and narrative concerns. As the story unfolds, it leaves behind some missed opportunities and unanswered questions, ultimately hindering its ability to resonate with audiences on a deeper level.
Graucis Telomane and the Grey Knights emerge as formidable adversaries, driven by an unyielding determination to eradicate the menace of Angron once and for all. Their relentless pursuit knows no bounds, even resorting to dirty tactics and sorcery most foul.
Kossolax, aspiring to ascend as the primary World Eater warlord aboard the "Conqueror," spares no expense in his quest for dominance. His willingness to sacrifice anyone, even clashing with Lotara Sarrin for control of the mighty vessel, underscores the ruthless ambition that propels him forward.
Sháhka, the bloodless, emerges as a character seeking closure, culminating in one of the most epic endings witnessed among Chaos Astartes which lends an air of poignancy to his journey.
Ortan Leidis's desire to undergo the brutal implantation of the butcher's nails, despite witnessing their devastating effects, hinting at the allure of power even at the cost of one's humanity.
Overall, David Guymer's exploration of Angron and his cohorts in this prelude to the Arks of Covenant arc captivates with its blend of relentless action and intricate character dynamics among the warbands.
Some aspects of the story could have been better explored – it’s very difficult to empathise with World Eaters and Guymer couldn’t manage to make me care about the fates of almost any character in this novel; there are also some Deus ex machina and no explanation at all how there are still so many World Eaters, where do they get the Gene-seed and sane apothecaries to implant them, issues regarding the availability of recruits – there is a limited number of lunatics in the universe, and logistics for a completely insane army. It falls short in fully engaging readers and addressing key logistical and narrative concerns. As the story unfolds, it leaves behind some missed opportunities and unanswered questions, ultimately hindering its ability to resonate with audiences on a deeper level.
April 14, 2025
absent fatherhood is the gift that keeps on giving
trying not to be biased about this novel since it’s a World Eaters story, but it’s a little underwhelming to be honest. It seemed like there was just too much going on with all of the different narratives that i found it difficult at times to keep with it, and with some narratives seeming a bit unnecessary, especially considering the fact that NONE of those narratives focused on Angron… yanno… THE ONE THAT IS LITERALLY MENTIONED IN THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL????
For a book that’s supposed to be about Angron it has little to nothing to do with him other than the fact he’s always off in the distance doing his best Tasmanian Devil impression with Spinegrinder and Samni’arius. Instead it focuses on Kossolax the Foresworn, whom I actually thought had a pretty cool narrative with consideration to his motivations to reunite the fractured World Eaters warbands… until big daddy Angron “surprise mothafucka”s his ass on The Conqueror, in turn solidifying Kossolax’s already intense Daddy issues.
It also focuses on the Grey Knights a bit and the aftermath of the first battle of Armageddon, which is pretty cool, but it kind of just amounts to member berries for the battle and how Angron nearly destroyed them all.
I think there was another narrative that focused on a Guardsman…maybe? but it was so irrelevant that it’s not worth mention. Same with Shaka Bloodless, who I really have no idea why there was focus on him other than maybe being a foil to Kossolax. The final battle was pretty cool but a little unsatisfying. The epilogue is also really good (Berzerker Surgeon go brrrrr)
Book is okay. The title is bullshit though.
trying not to be biased about this novel since it’s a World Eaters story, but it’s a little underwhelming to be honest. It seemed like there was just too much going on with all of the different narratives that i found it difficult at times to keep with it, and with some narratives seeming a bit unnecessary, especially considering the fact that NONE of those narratives focused on Angron… yanno… THE ONE THAT IS LITERALLY MENTIONED IN THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL????
For a book that’s supposed to be about Angron it has little to nothing to do with him other than the fact he’s always off in the distance doing his best Tasmanian Devil impression with Spinegrinder and Samni’arius. Instead it focuses on Kossolax the Foresworn, whom I actually thought had a pretty cool narrative with consideration to his motivations to reunite the fractured World Eaters warbands… until big daddy Angron “surprise mothafucka”s his ass on The Conqueror, in turn solidifying Kossolax’s already intense Daddy issues.
It also focuses on the Grey Knights a bit and the aftermath of the first battle of Armageddon, which is pretty cool, but it kind of just amounts to member berries for the battle and how Angron nearly destroyed them all.
I think there was another narrative that focused on a Guardsman…maybe? but it was so irrelevant that it’s not worth mention. Same with Shaka Bloodless, who I really have no idea why there was focus on him other than maybe being a foil to Kossolax. The final battle was pretty cool but a little unsatisfying. The epilogue is also really good (Berzerker Surgeon go brrrrr)
Book is okay. The title is bullshit though.
April 15, 2023
A World Eaters Must Read
One of the most entertaining Chaos Space Marine novels I have ever read. I fully admit that I am biased, as Angron and the World Eaters are my favorite primarch and legion respectively. The book does both immense justice, and manages to portray the world eaters in fascinating light both from inside the legion through characters such as Kossolax (My personal favorite) and outsiders such as Leidis. Every character within this story (with the exception of one which I will speak of later) has a very interesting arc and I never wanted to skip one character’s progression in favor of another. My only critique, if I can even call it that, is how comparatively uncommon Angron is within this story. Given that his name is in the title, you would expect him to be more prominent, and while he is central to the story, he is not the focus. I do think that it does add to the plot however, for there is not much that can really be done with Angron post-heresy story wise. I’d love to be proven wrong however. All in all, an amazing 40k novel, especially for those interest in the World Eaters
One of the most entertaining Chaos Space Marine novels I have ever read. I fully admit that I am biased, as Angron and the World Eaters are my favorite primarch and legion respectively. The book does both immense justice, and manages to portray the world eaters in fascinating light both from inside the legion through characters such as Kossolax (My personal favorite) and outsiders such as Leidis. Every character within this story (with the exception of one which I will speak of later) has a very interesting arc and I never wanted to skip one character’s progression in favor of another. My only critique, if I can even call it that, is how comparatively uncommon Angron is within this story. Given that his name is in the title, you would expect him to be more prominent, and while he is central to the story, he is not the focus. I do think that it does add to the plot however, for there is not much that can really be done with Angron post-heresy story wise. I’d love to be proven wrong however. All in all, an amazing 40k novel, especially for those interest in the World Eaters
August 28, 2025
I really enjoyed this!
What a wild glimpse into the life of renegade Chaos Space Marines in the 41st Millennium. I found it really gripping to read a more "modern" tale from the 40k universe, to see a modicum of the results from the Horus Heresy and to see the Blood God's servants in full force was a treat. The ending was a tad confusing but I really enjoyed all of the characters and the plot in general. Big ups to David Guymer for coming up with this story, managing to give depth to rage fueled nano-tech barbarians, and keeping things interesting throughout.
There's also something to be said for Andrew Wincott's narration: it is absolutely incredible. In terms of voice acting/reading, this is without a doubt top tier. Wincott's delivery takes Guymer's strong and immersive writing to a whole new level. You feel every emotion (in this book, usually rage) and there is very effective use of sound effects throughout. All audio books should strive for Wincott's level of excellence.
This was a great listen.
What a wild glimpse into the life of renegade Chaos Space Marines in the 41st Millennium. I found it really gripping to read a more "modern" tale from the 40k universe, to see a modicum of the results from the Horus Heresy and to see the Blood God's servants in full force was a treat. The ending was a tad confusing but I really enjoyed all of the characters and the plot in general. Big ups to David Guymer for coming up with this story, managing to give depth to rage fueled nano-tech barbarians, and keeping things interesting throughout.
There's also something to be said for Andrew Wincott's narration: it is absolutely incredible. In terms of voice acting/reading, this is without a doubt top tier. Wincott's delivery takes Guymer's strong and immersive writing to a whole new level. You feel every emotion (in this book, usually rage) and there is very effective use of sound effects throughout. All audio books should strive for Wincott's level of excellence.
This was a great listen.
August 11, 2025
A dive into the current state of the world eaters and their relationship with their primarch.
With Angron becoming a daemon prince, he has been fully consumed by rage and is more akin to a thoughtless beast than a primarch of great.
With his absence comes a power play from a world eater not named Kharn, who seeks to reassemble and lead the damned legion.
There is also a blood angels successor chapter character who defects and wishes to join the World Eater's and hopes to gain the butcher's nails ( what a good idea ).
The grey knights are also involved with constant references to the "First War Of Armageddon." If you want to have a deeper understanding of the first war, then check out "The Emperor's Gift"
TLDR: A recommended reading for any World Eaters' fan. But otherwise, it's alright.
With Angron becoming a daemon prince, he has been fully consumed by rage and is more akin to a thoughtless beast than a primarch of great.
With his absence comes a power play from a world eater not named Kharn, who seeks to reassemble and lead the damned legion.
There is also a blood angels successor chapter character who defects and wishes to join the World Eater's and hopes to gain the butcher's nails ( what a good idea ).
The grey knights are also involved with constant references to the "First War Of Armageddon." If you want to have a deeper understanding of the first war, then check out "The Emperor's Gift"
TLDR: A recommended reading for any World Eaters' fan. But otherwise, it's alright.
August 31, 2025
Worth a read for mindless space marine violence but the story and characters didn’t seem too great.
I was warned about this going in to it, fellow World Eaters fans had told me it wasn’t great. I only wanted to read it as inspiration for my budding collection and while painting Angron himself.
I don’t expect much from world eaters; be angry, grunt, fight.
Grey Knights I’ve seen written far better in the Ahriman books by John French and one of the Uriel Ventris novels.
A lot of repetitive imagery and the odd super descriptive passage left me wondering if I’d missed a plot point.
It wasn’t too bad until like the last few chapters, trying to make an epic conclusion but I felt it landed messily.
I need to check if this lines up with the plot of the Arks of Omen narrative game book, the name of a planet mentioned seemed familiar.
I was warned about this going in to it, fellow World Eaters fans had told me it wasn’t great. I only wanted to read it as inspiration for my budding collection and while painting Angron himself.
I don’t expect much from world eaters; be angry, grunt, fight.
Grey Knights I’ve seen written far better in the Ahriman books by John French and one of the Uriel Ventris novels.
A lot of repetitive imagery and the odd super descriptive passage left me wondering if I’d missed a plot point.
It wasn’t too bad until like the last few chapters, trying to make an epic conclusion but I felt it landed messily.
I need to check if this lines up with the plot of the Arks of Omen narrative game book, the name of a planet mentioned seemed familiar.
February 20, 2023
Set just before Angrons attack on Malakbael from the Arks of Omen series.
Half World Eater book half Greyknight book.
Follows some of the following cast.
-Kossolax the Foresworn- World eaters self imposed Lord Regent
-"The Mistress"
-Ortan Leidis - Former loyalist trying to become a World Eater
-Shankha the Bloodless -The most dangerous World Eater other than Kharn
-13 Grey Knights led by Graucius Telomante
-The Red Angel
Everybody is competent. Everybody is dangerous. The characters are entertaining, poignant, and satisfying. Nobody's an idiot.
My only Gripe is the first couple of chapters were hard to digest.
Half World Eater book half Greyknight book.
Follows some of the following cast.
-Kossolax the Foresworn- World eaters self imposed Lord Regent
-"The Mistress"
-Ortan Leidis - Former loyalist trying to become a World Eater
-Shankha the Bloodless -The most dangerous World Eater other than Kharn
-13 Grey Knights led by Graucius Telomante
-The Red Angel
Everybody is competent. Everybody is dangerous. The characters are entertaining, poignant, and satisfying. Nobody's an idiot.
My only Gripe is the first couple of chapters were hard to digest.
May 3, 2023
WTF, I love the World Eaters now?! Seriously, this was a hell of a fun ensemble ride and a tone-poem to rage. I really had no clue how they would pull off an Angron novel going into this and I was pleasantly surprised that they were not overly reliant on the Grey Knight perspective. This says "A World Eaters novel" on the cover and Guymer held himself to it. Quality stuff all around. And I really liked how they use the "creature feature" rule of just giving glimpses of Angron here and there throughout until that final big juicy reveal. What an impact it makes!
December 8, 2023
An interesting story that weaves three very different POVs together to build the overall narrative. I enjoyed the character writing, but the pacing and changes in perspective made it hard for me to really get into the characters. Compared to the Night Lords series, I didn’t find myself viewing the World Eaters in a similar way. That being said, this could be more on the general theme and source material for the World Eaters, rather than a reflection on the writing.
That said, fairly entertaining.
That said, fairly entertaining.
March 1, 2025
Very good for the World Eaters - as they're my favourites to read about in 40k with themes of slavery and bondage, freedom and hatred, bluntly represented in the Butcher's Nails which add a striking horror to the last part of the book - but not so good for the story, as there isn't really one besides lots of cool fights. Kossolax is a great character as the only straight man in what's left of the Legion, and the Grey Knights are well-represented and compelling but it doesn't match books like The Emperor's Gift.
September 25, 2025
I didn't think anyone could break Aaron Dembski-Bowden's stranglehold as my favorite author of the Warhammer universe, but David Guymer may have done it with Angron: The Red Angel. This novel was simply flawless in its exploration of macro- and micro-themes around morality, its non-stop, blistering pace, and its deep dives into both the World Eaters and the Grey Knights. It doesn't matter what flavor of Warhammer you enjoy; there is something for you here. A must read for any fan of the Black Library.
February 20, 2023
There are some great individual scenes and storylines here, but as a whole I think it lacked a cohesiveness across the various plots to really drive the story forward. Despite that, I wanted to see more World Eaters and this delivered! Knowing that this is but a prelude to what sounds like some really galaxy shaking events in Angron's Arks of Omen book does make me want to know the fates of the named survivors of this book as well.
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May 14, 2024No angron but that's fine because every character has some connection and different opinions about the titular angel.
I thought that that one character would be possessed by a slaanesh deamon while simultenously being dedicated to khorne and having the butcher's nails implanted into him BUT I GUESS NOT BECAUSE GW FORBIDS ITS WRITERS TO DO ANYTHING INTERESTING
I thought that that one character would be possessed by a slaanesh deamon while simultenously being dedicated to khorne and having the butcher's nails implanted into him BUT I GUESS NOT BECAUSE GW FORBIDS ITS WRITERS TO DO ANYTHING INTERESTING
February 12, 2023
A great 40k book. The best Grey Knight book. The books, like this one, that live and breathe in a world that acknowledges the other current lore stand head and shoulders above the rest. Acknowledges Angron as a force of (super)nature without trying to make him a sympathetic creature.
March 20, 2023
Good book with good battles. I think this book should be called butchers nails. Because it felt like the true point of this book was to make you understand how the nails feel and operate. Which the author did a great job at portraying
July 15, 2023
Fairly hard to follow, and frankly somewhat boring. The characters tended to blend together as they were almost all very similar, and I found myself losing interest as the story went on. Also, for a book whose title claims to be about Angron, there was very little of the primarch in the novel.
October 26, 2023
A novel that, surprisingly, isnt so much about Angron himself, but more that tragedy that surrounds him, and its impact on the XIIth legion. Was a good read, though it shows them in a not so good light compared to a book like Betrayer. In conclusion, would recommend
August 25, 2024
Great novel. The storyline is a little hard to follow and scattered sometimes. It takes a hot minute to figure out which arc you are following but it does come together eventually. Overall though a fantastic story with some perfectly gruseome scenes that would please the Blood God.
April 29, 2025
Understandable that its hard to write a story full of character when said character is literally just hate incarnate, but this book is full of wonderful characters from all ends of the spectrum. This book is great.
July 10, 2023
Listened to this on Audible, could not for the life of me pay attention to what was going on.
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