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Blood of Asaheim
A Space Wolves novel
Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Space Wolves clash with pious allies who see them as little better than the enemy they fight.
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a brand new look at the Space Wolves, focusing on pack dynamics and their relationship with the wider Imperium – plus, of course, plenty of savage action!
THE STORY
The feral warrior-kings of Fenris, the Space Wolves are the sons of Leman Russ. Savage heroes, few can match their ferocity in battle. After half a century apart, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited. Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Grey Hunters clash with the pious Sisters of Battle, who see the Space Wolves as little better than the enemy they fight. As enemies close in around them and treachery is revealed, Gunnlaugr and his warriors must hold the defenders together – even as hidden tensions threaten to tear their pack apart.
Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Space Wolves clash with pious allies who see them as little better than the enemy they fight.
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a brand new look at the Space Wolves, focusing on pack dynamics and their relationship with the wider Imperium – plus, of course, plenty of savage action!
THE STORY
The feral warrior-kings of Fenris, the Space Wolves are the sons of Leman Russ. Savage heroes, few can match their ferocity in battle. After half a century apart, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited. Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Grey Hunters clash with the pious Sisters of Battle, who see the Space Wolves as little better than the enemy they fight. As enemies close in around them and treachery is revealed, Gunnlaugr and his warriors must hold the defenders together – even as hidden tensions threaten to tear their pack apart.
416 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2013
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Chris Wraight
217 books377 followersChris Wraight is a British author of fantasy and science fiction.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
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August 18, 2014
Yes, I am still on my Warhammer kick, and I have no problem geeking on SPACE VIKINGS WITH GUNS.
This was pretty fun, I will probably read the second space wolves book, then maybe back to other things.
This was pretty fun, I will probably read the second space wolves book, then maybe back to other things.
April 21, 2013
While the Ragnar cameo in the beginning was a great way to kick off the book, the series fell somewhat flat between the secrets that the Sisters of Battle keep, the infighting between Jarnhamar members and the Nurgle zombies here and there.
All in all rather disappointing, actually.
All in all rather disappointing, actually.
April 27, 2013
An abundance of redundant repetition, shallow characters and mediocre dialogue. Only thing keeping it at 3/5 is the fact it is the Vlka Fenryka.
September 1, 2014
Approaching any book by Chris Wraight is a difficult subject at the best of times. While he has rightly been praised time and time again for his work on the masterpiece known as Battle of the Fang, his other novels have been often mixed. They're not badly written but they seem to keep falling into a rut, with certain problems holding them back.
He's certainly written great works for Fantasy and The Sigillite was one of Black Library's best audio dramas to date, but the rest of his space marine work is extremely mixed. The quality of prose never dropped but for every step forwards they seemed to take a step back. Scars was overambitious and tried to do everything at once but lacked enough real focus to achieve its full potential and Wrath of Iron seemed to suffer from a serious love/hate issue when it came to the Iron Hands. Now we have Blood of Asaheim, which unfortunately only takes this problem to the next level.
Having been separated from his chapter for the better part of a century in service to the Deathwatch, Ingvar of the Space Wolves is returned to his pack at a desperate hour. With constant battles raging against the forces of the Ruinous Powers, the mighty chapter is stretched thin. Many of their number are being sent out under-strength against their arch foes and few have the time to fully recuperate their losses. Tasked with assisting Imperial defenders hold a Shrine World against the advancing Death Guard, Ingvar's squad is dispatched alone to accomplish this task. Even as they face an enemy from beyond the Warp however, nerves begin to fray among the Grey Hunters as Ingvar's distanced nature causes a rift among his brothers...
Now, the actual core idea behind Blood of Asaheim is a fantastic one and it came at exactly the right time. A big problem with the Space Wolves is that all too often seem outright invincible or getting away with flipping off major Imperial organisations far too often. Along with the Imperial Inquisition on multiple occasions, the likes of the Ecclesiarchy and Mechanicus have been on the receiving end of this, and it's getting a little ridiculous. As such, this novel was set to better explore their own personal weaknesses in terms of ideology, methods of warfare and diplomacy without taking the spotlight away from them.
You can see the core ideas here. With Ingvar being taken away from his squad for so long, the Grey Hunter unit Jarnhamar is uneasy about him. Viewing him almost as an outsider, the squad is often on edge and has serious problems operating along with Ingvar, especially his once sworn brother Gunnlaugr. It capitalises upon the old idea that packs would never accept new blood and uses it to present the chapter as insular and has difficulty adjusting to the ideas of the bigger galaxy around it. As such, the Wolves here are presented as extremely set in their ways and surprisingly inflexible, more akin to the stereotype often associated with their opposite, the Ultramarines.
This is presented as a serious flaw, as is their inability to really comprehend the long term impact of their actions. While the Space Wolves here are still presented as fighting for the common man, they are willing to face down just about anyone in order to do so, but lack the true understanding of just how certain forces might strike back against them. It's an underlying subplot and both elements are studied in turn, gradually shifting from one to the next.
The chief problem is that while these were all fantastic concepts and goals for the book to focus upon, the novel fails to really execute them well. It fails to find proper balance, and in trying to examine where they fail, it starts to present the chapter as ineffectual and extremely backwards.
This is clearly depicted very early on through Ingvar's suggestions and flashbacks to his days in the Deathwatch. During an early orbital engagement, the Space Wolves are presented as being so utterly driven, so utterly obsessed with direct kills that they treat Ingvar's suggestions of hit and fade attacks to be ridiculous. His alternative suggestions are then treated as if he is undermining the group even when it could have saved the ship. This is supposed to make their social mechanics appear more akin to those of wolves, but they just make them look like fools and things only get far worse from there.
Ingvar himself is often treated as the most competent one, but almost all of that seems to stem from his service in the Deathwatch. No, not because he spent a hundred years with extensive training and hunting down the worst xenos known to the Imperium, but because he learnt from other chapters.
One specific section goes in depth into how he has learnt something from every other marine in his unit, which would be fine but we never see the opposite, with them learning from him. Space Wolf tactics, skills and doctrines are never brought up as something worthwhile, and it even exaggerates certain elements to introduce new flaws. Rather than respecting the Codex Astartes but not valuing it as a way of war applicable to them, Ingvar practically sneers at the very suggestion of using its tactics and seems to consider it worthless. It's only be overcoming this and effectively abandoning the ways of his chapter that he seems to become more skilled. Even by the end, when the squad is apparently being congratulated for their decades of service, Ingvar is singled out as the one who had to improve himself the most thanks to his origins.
Even this might have worked were Jarnhamar a collection of interesting individuals, but they ultimately fall flat. You have the distrusting one, the old jaded one, the young blood and the outsider, none of who have any real depth beyond trying to accomplish the book's themes. Some novels can get away with dry characters if they have interesting subject matter, and straight forwards novels can be classics if they have a colourful ensemble of protagonists. Having both at once only spells doom for the tale, and things never pick up despite having the potential for something truly fantastic.
However, for all this it's actually not the Space Wolves who suffer the worst, it's the Sisters of Battle. While not quite reaching Bloodtide levels of insulting writing, the Sororitas are given the shaft here to the point of grim hilarity, and half their sub-plots seem to only serve to really screw them over at every turn.
Along with having their faith easily broken (the one thing which gives them any kind of significance over astartes), the book goes out of its way to present them as ineffectual incompetent halfwits. A refugee camp is almost lost thanks to a complete lack of any kind of quarantining measure, one Sororitas kills several of her sisters to preserve a secret only to reveal it barely a chapter later, and they drop like flies. While not quite so bad early on, it becomes downright ridiculous towards the end of the book. Despite being in an entrenched position, armed with heavy weapons and supported by other troops, a squad of power armoured nuns of death are overrun after only taking down a few dozen plague zombies. By comparison, the Space Wolves munch their way through these things in seconds.
If there is one thing to praise, the prose is typically high quality. Whatever the failings of his plot, Wraight can usually be counted upon to construct a great world and that shines through here. The unfortunate thing is that, with nothing positive to back it up, his excellent fight scenes and lengthy descriptions are nowhere near enough to save the novel.
While it had good intentions, there's nothing of real value to be found in Blood of Asaheim. It seems decent upon first reading, but it rapidly becomes worse upon second looks and more flaws become apparent the more you read through it. A better story which examines the Space Wolves' habits in facing other Imperial organisations would be The Emepror's Gift, even if that is only its latter half. This though? It's really not worth the time of any but the most ardent of fans.
He's certainly written great works for Fantasy and The Sigillite was one of Black Library's best audio dramas to date, but the rest of his space marine work is extremely mixed. The quality of prose never dropped but for every step forwards they seemed to take a step back. Scars was overambitious and tried to do everything at once but lacked enough real focus to achieve its full potential and Wrath of Iron seemed to suffer from a serious love/hate issue when it came to the Iron Hands. Now we have Blood of Asaheim, which unfortunately only takes this problem to the next level.
Having been separated from his chapter for the better part of a century in service to the Deathwatch, Ingvar of the Space Wolves is returned to his pack at a desperate hour. With constant battles raging against the forces of the Ruinous Powers, the mighty chapter is stretched thin. Many of their number are being sent out under-strength against their arch foes and few have the time to fully recuperate their losses. Tasked with assisting Imperial defenders hold a Shrine World against the advancing Death Guard, Ingvar's squad is dispatched alone to accomplish this task. Even as they face an enemy from beyond the Warp however, nerves begin to fray among the Grey Hunters as Ingvar's distanced nature causes a rift among his brothers...
Now, the actual core idea behind Blood of Asaheim is a fantastic one and it came at exactly the right time. A big problem with the Space Wolves is that all too often seem outright invincible or getting away with flipping off major Imperial organisations far too often. Along with the Imperial Inquisition on multiple occasions, the likes of the Ecclesiarchy and Mechanicus have been on the receiving end of this, and it's getting a little ridiculous. As such, this novel was set to better explore their own personal weaknesses in terms of ideology, methods of warfare and diplomacy without taking the spotlight away from them.
You can see the core ideas here. With Ingvar being taken away from his squad for so long, the Grey Hunter unit Jarnhamar is uneasy about him. Viewing him almost as an outsider, the squad is often on edge and has serious problems operating along with Ingvar, especially his once sworn brother Gunnlaugr. It capitalises upon the old idea that packs would never accept new blood and uses it to present the chapter as insular and has difficulty adjusting to the ideas of the bigger galaxy around it. As such, the Wolves here are presented as extremely set in their ways and surprisingly inflexible, more akin to the stereotype often associated with their opposite, the Ultramarines.
This is presented as a serious flaw, as is their inability to really comprehend the long term impact of their actions. While the Space Wolves here are still presented as fighting for the common man, they are willing to face down just about anyone in order to do so, but lack the true understanding of just how certain forces might strike back against them. It's an underlying subplot and both elements are studied in turn, gradually shifting from one to the next.
The chief problem is that while these were all fantastic concepts and goals for the book to focus upon, the novel fails to really execute them well. It fails to find proper balance, and in trying to examine where they fail, it starts to present the chapter as ineffectual and extremely backwards.
This is clearly depicted very early on through Ingvar's suggestions and flashbacks to his days in the Deathwatch. During an early orbital engagement, the Space Wolves are presented as being so utterly driven, so utterly obsessed with direct kills that they treat Ingvar's suggestions of hit and fade attacks to be ridiculous. His alternative suggestions are then treated as if he is undermining the group even when it could have saved the ship. This is supposed to make their social mechanics appear more akin to those of wolves, but they just make them look like fools and things only get far worse from there.
Ingvar himself is often treated as the most competent one, but almost all of that seems to stem from his service in the Deathwatch. No, not because he spent a hundred years with extensive training and hunting down the worst xenos known to the Imperium, but because he learnt from other chapters.
One specific section goes in depth into how he has learnt something from every other marine in his unit, which would be fine but we never see the opposite, with them learning from him. Space Wolf tactics, skills and doctrines are never brought up as something worthwhile, and it even exaggerates certain elements to introduce new flaws. Rather than respecting the Codex Astartes but not valuing it as a way of war applicable to them, Ingvar practically sneers at the very suggestion of using its tactics and seems to consider it worthless. It's only be overcoming this and effectively abandoning the ways of his chapter that he seems to become more skilled. Even by the end, when the squad is apparently being congratulated for their decades of service, Ingvar is singled out as the one who had to improve himself the most thanks to his origins.
Even this might have worked were Jarnhamar a collection of interesting individuals, but they ultimately fall flat. You have the distrusting one, the old jaded one, the young blood and the outsider, none of who have any real depth beyond trying to accomplish the book's themes. Some novels can get away with dry characters if they have interesting subject matter, and straight forwards novels can be classics if they have a colourful ensemble of protagonists. Having both at once only spells doom for the tale, and things never pick up despite having the potential for something truly fantastic.
However, for all this it's actually not the Space Wolves who suffer the worst, it's the Sisters of Battle. While not quite reaching Bloodtide levels of insulting writing, the Sororitas are given the shaft here to the point of grim hilarity, and half their sub-plots seem to only serve to really screw them over at every turn.
Along with having their faith easily broken (the one thing which gives them any kind of significance over astartes), the book goes out of its way to present them as ineffectual incompetent halfwits. A refugee camp is almost lost thanks to a complete lack of any kind of quarantining measure, one Sororitas kills several of her sisters to preserve a secret only to reveal it barely a chapter later, and they drop like flies. While not quite so bad early on, it becomes downright ridiculous towards the end of the book. Despite being in an entrenched position, armed with heavy weapons and supported by other troops, a squad of power armoured nuns of death are overrun after only taking down a few dozen plague zombies. By comparison, the Space Wolves munch their way through these things in seconds.
If there is one thing to praise, the prose is typically high quality. Whatever the failings of his plot, Wraight can usually be counted upon to construct a great world and that shines through here. The unfortunate thing is that, with nothing positive to back it up, his excellent fight scenes and lengthy descriptions are nowhere near enough to save the novel.
While it had good intentions, there's nothing of real value to be found in Blood of Asaheim. It seems decent upon first reading, but it rapidly becomes worse upon second looks and more flaws become apparent the more you read through it. A better story which examines the Space Wolves' habits in facing other Imperial organisations would be The Emepror's Gift, even if that is only its latter half. This though? It's really not worth the time of any but the most ardent of fans.
March 16, 2024
The one where a Space Wolf returns from his gap year and struggles to reintegrate to his old pack. There's also the obligatory subplot of reluctant allies thrown together in the face of imminent planetary destruction at the hands of one of mankind's greatest enemies, but the heart of the story is focussed on the the forging and re-forging of bonds of brotherhood through the crucible of battle.
It's... fine. The action scenes are plentiful and exciting but the character development is relatively flimsy, especially the antagonists. A few Big Characters from the wider universe either make cameos or remain offscreen while being hinted at for future novels, but ultimately this series will succeed or fail based on its protagonists and on evidence of this first book they aren't terribly memorable.
It's... fine. The action scenes are plentiful and exciting but the character development is relatively flimsy, especially the antagonists. A few Big Characters from the wider universe either make cameos or remain offscreen while being hinted at for future novels, but ultimately this series will succeed or fail based on its protagonists and on evidence of this first book they aren't terribly memorable.
September 15, 2025
Well, this one is my fault. I've read a few Warhammer titles. I was always swayed by the reviews and the plot summaries. Unfortunately, none of these books held my attention, and Blood of Asaheim is no different. The plot sounded perfect for me, yet it held almost nothing to keep my interest. I barely finished this
September 20, 2015
Among all of the Legions of the Adeptus Astartes in the Warhammer 40,000 universe (that's Space Marines to noobs), none are quite as cool as the VI Legion. The Vylka Fenryka, the Rout, the Space Wolves. (They hate that name).
When I first truly dived into the universe a few years ago, among the first books I read were the old William King Space Wolf books, and I loved them. While Wraight's take on the 'Wolves' is more dour, lower key, and maybe not quite as heroic (as befits a more 'modern' post Horus Heresy and Prospero Burns take on the Wolves) they're is still some resemblance to the Space Wolves of old. Wraight does a decent job with the lore of the Wolves and tying their mythos and very 'Viking'esque character into the novel.
However...
For whatever reason this novel was simply difficult to truly fall in love with. It just lacked...well, something. The writing was superb, the pacing was fine. I always love the Sororitas (Sisters of Battle) even if they tend to be cliched here as they are elsewhere. And the battle sequences were, as always, excellent.
Just this novel didn't go 'BANG!' for me as the older William King Space Wolf' books did. And this I attribute to simple personal taste. This is not a bad novel, it's enjoyable but it's not all that memorable.
Maybe, once the other two volumes are out and read as a whole, this one will read a little better.
Not bad, not at all, just not great either.
Three stars, I recommend it with caution. If you loved the old William King books, this one may fall just a bit flat. Still, give it a look.
When I first truly dived into the universe a few years ago, among the first books I read were the old William King Space Wolf books, and I loved them. While Wraight's take on the 'Wolves' is more dour, lower key, and maybe not quite as heroic (as befits a more 'modern' post Horus Heresy and Prospero Burns take on the Wolves) they're is still some resemblance to the Space Wolves of old. Wraight does a decent job with the lore of the Wolves and tying their mythos and very 'Viking'esque character into the novel.
However...
For whatever reason this novel was simply difficult to truly fall in love with. It just lacked...well, something. The writing was superb, the pacing was fine. I always love the Sororitas (Sisters of Battle) even if they tend to be cliched here as they are elsewhere. And the battle sequences were, as always, excellent.
Just this novel didn't go 'BANG!' for me as the older William King Space Wolf' books did. And this I attribute to simple personal taste. This is not a bad novel, it's enjoyable but it's not all that memorable.
Maybe, once the other two volumes are out and read as a whole, this one will read a little better.
Not bad, not at all, just not great either.
Three stars, I recommend it with caution. If you loved the old William King books, this one may fall just a bit flat. Still, give it a look.
October 20, 2025
TLDR: A good Space Wolf book, but it is pre-primaris lore and it is unclear how much of it still applies.
This the first 40K Space Wolf book I have read in over a decade. I wasn't even sure where or when it was placed.
For starters this book was written after the Burning of Prospero in the Horus Heresy which means it is aligned with the values, lexicon and changes brought by that book. It is a huge leap from the William King books of the 90s. Which I was pleased by. However, this book was written in 2013 so it isn't modern/post fall of Cadia and the Cicatrix Maledictum. This is not the series if you are looking to learn about Primaris Space Wolves.
Instead this book falls in between these times.
This book has a few plotlines.
A. The Space Wolves' Grey Hunter squad has dwindled down to 5, but they are gaining an old brother Ingvar that is returning from a 60 year stint with the Deathwatch and a Blood Claw that is young and hot blooded. How will the pack adapt to these changes and will make the right choices as they integrate them in? To me this is the most important conflict of the book. Interpersonal and internal. Each of them has their own flaws and drives and they are willful and prideful to a fault.
B. They are sent to a planet that is fully under siege from Nurgle forces. Mostly this takes the form of infected cultist and what they call plague bearers, but they aren't the demons, they are heavily infected people, that are either controlled by the infection or possessed because of it. The action is fun and engaging. The Wolves are over the top powerful and are a force multiplier on the battlefield like I have never seen before. Usually when a Squad has this big of an impact it because of strategy and tactics. They coordinate the armies and strike where they are most needed. Not these Space Wolves they throw themselves on the frontline and slaughter mercilessly. Sometimes they fight as a pack and sometimes as individuals. Honestly, they are too powerful. That said its great combat on the micro and macro level.
C. The old Squad Leader was killed in the prologue/57 years ago and it is revealed that it wasn't orks, but a secret organization called Fulcrum. Which isn't even a spoiler becuase it is such a small part of the book and also an organization I have never heard of. I suspect their wiki page would be spoilers.
The characters are developed enough to be recognizable even if they are mostly stereotypes, but with that makes it easier to identify them and their motives in a 250 pages. Hopefully, the next 2 books in the omnibus will expand them out more.
This the first 40K Space Wolf book I have read in over a decade. I wasn't even sure where or when it was placed.
For starters this book was written after the Burning of Prospero in the Horus Heresy which means it is aligned with the values, lexicon and changes brought by that book. It is a huge leap from the William King books of the 90s. Which I was pleased by. However, this book was written in 2013 so it isn't modern/post fall of Cadia and the Cicatrix Maledictum. This is not the series if you are looking to learn about Primaris Space Wolves.
Instead this book falls in between these times.
This book has a few plotlines.
A. The Space Wolves' Grey Hunter squad has dwindled down to 5, but they are gaining an old brother Ingvar that is returning from a 60 year stint with the Deathwatch and a Blood Claw that is young and hot blooded. How will the pack adapt to these changes and will make the right choices as they integrate them in? To me this is the most important conflict of the book. Interpersonal and internal. Each of them has their own flaws and drives and they are willful and prideful to a fault.
B. They are sent to a planet that is fully under siege from Nurgle forces. Mostly this takes the form of infected cultist and what they call plague bearers, but they aren't the demons, they are heavily infected people, that are either controlled by the infection or possessed because of it. The action is fun and engaging. The Wolves are over the top powerful and are a force multiplier on the battlefield like I have never seen before. Usually when a Squad has this big of an impact it because of strategy and tactics. They coordinate the armies and strike where they are most needed. Not these Space Wolves they throw themselves on the frontline and slaughter mercilessly. Sometimes they fight as a pack and sometimes as individuals. Honestly, they are too powerful. That said its great combat on the micro and macro level.
C. The old Squad Leader was killed in the prologue/57 years ago and it is revealed that it wasn't orks, but a secret organization called Fulcrum. Which isn't even a spoiler becuase it is such a small part of the book and also an organization I have never heard of. I suspect their wiki page would be spoilers.
The characters are developed enough to be recognizable even if they are mostly stereotypes, but with that makes it easier to identify them and their motives in a 250 pages. Hopefully, the next 2 books in the omnibus will expand them out more.
December 6, 2013
You can find the full review over at my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
When I compiled my list of “51 Most Anticipated Novels of 2013″, I put Chris Wraight’s Blood of Asaheim on it because I had really liked his first full-length 40k novel, The Battle of the Fang for the Space Marines Battle series. He gave a really nice depth to the Space Wolves with that book, and he brought together the disparate portrayals of the 40k Space Wolves by William King’s classic novels and Dan Abnett’s Horus Heresy piece, Prospero Burns. I love the former, but I detest the latter. Chris Wraight gave me a nice middle ground between the two and that’s what I hoped that Blood of Asaheim would be. It wasn’t.
Blood of Asaheim isn’t tied to Battle of the Fang in any direct way. They are both novels about the Space Wolves Chapter, but where the previous novel is set 1,000 years after the Horus Heresy, Blood of Asaheim is set in the current 40k timeline, one where Ragnar Blackmane is the Wolf Lord of his own Great Company, as per the character’s history as set in the tabletop lore. Chris Wraight offers up several new characters and the premise itself is an interesting one, but unfortunately the execution turned out to be pretty flawed because it was essentially repetitive material.
Blood-of-AsaheimThe novel began well enough with a lone Space Wolf in his death-throes as he fails on a mission given to him and there’s a lot of mystery tied to his death. It also sets the tone for the rest of the novel, in that it is quite dreary and doesn’t really move into anything really exciting. Unfortunately, the opening chapter is the most exciting chapter of the novel because that’s the one where you go in completely cold, expecting to be wowed and Chris Wraight delivers on that. He just fails to follow through on that promise.
The novel itself is about Jarnhamar pack, a squad of Space Wolves in Ragnar’s Great Company who have recently suffered some losses and are in need of new blood. They have returned to Fenris and they are joined by one of their number who left more than half a century ago to join the alien-hunting arm of the Inquisition, the Ordo Xenos and its attendant Space Marine Chapter, the Deathwatch. The return of the Space Wolf Ingvar Orm Eversson, also known as the Gyrfalkon, is met with some subtle hostility by his former Pack brothers, given that he abandoned them when their need was greatest and now he has returned as a changed person. There’s a really, really good scene involving him and Ragnar, who must decide his fate as the Lord of the Great Company, and I loved that Ragnar was back. Wraight’s portrayal is very different from that of King, since the latter mostly showed the character as a hot-headed young Space Wolf, a Blood Claw, and had him grow over time, whereas Wraight shows him as a leader of his Chapter, one of its greatest heroes. But sadly, Ragnar is relegated to a cameo and we don’t see him again.
Now, the entire character drama that results from Gyrfalkon rejoining Jarnhamar pack in and of itself is a good premise, but the execution is nothing new. Every beat that the author hits is something that is predictable and expected. There’s no deviation from the norm. And that’s the greatest failing of the novel. The characters are all locked into cliches and they never grow out of it. They start out well, but they develop into being bland and boring by the end. This wasn’t the toughest BL novel I’ve read to date, but it was a bit of slow going nonetheless since I constantly wanted to put down the book and read something else.
Another thing that got to me that Wraight’s Space Wolves are actually reluctant and ashamed to call themselves Space Wolves. When Dan Abnett reimagined the Chapter as a Legion during the Horus Heresy, he gave them a new name, the Rout, with the term Space Wolf being reserved as something that others called them, partly out of some amusement. Wraight takes that yet further and he has at least two moments in the novel where the character cringe when they are called Space Wolves. I’m all for creative reimagining, but this? This rankled with me. Its as if the Ultramarines are ashamed of being called such and they prefer “Battle Kings of Konor”. Or the Blood Angels are ashamed of their name and they call themselves “Angels of Baal” or something, I don’t know. Its a really, really weird thing to do.
Chris Wraight’s portrayal of Chaos is actually quite good in the novel, especially with the villains, but my issue with it was that we don’t really get much of a sense of what’s happening. Its as if there are plots within plots and lots of red herrings on the dinner table. It was confusing and it was, unfortunately, a bit of a mess.
The writing fluctuated between good prose and bad prose often, especially with regards to the dialogue. Now, I say with pride that I love Bill King’s old novels, despite the fact that some of the things in it are outdated, but the dialogue was often very cliche and boring. It was too much grandstanding, and some of the Jarnhamar pack behave like idiots, when they actually do know better. All in the name of pride.
And finally, the book introduces too many secrets and it never gives a closure on any of them, in my understanding. Its as if Chris Wraight is setting the stage for a trilogy or some such but given that there is a distinct lack of anything such from the publisher, this all fails in the end. It just doesn’t hold up.
I liked some of the Pack rituals that Wraight introduced, as well as the portrayal of the Sisters of Battle characters, but little else beyond that. This wasn’t the novel I expected, and after Wrath of Iron, I’m somewhat disillusioned with Wraight’s writing since this is his second novel in a row that I have not liked.
Rating: 5/10
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When I compiled my list of “51 Most Anticipated Novels of 2013″, I put Chris Wraight’s Blood of Asaheim on it because I had really liked his first full-length 40k novel, The Battle of the Fang for the Space Marines Battle series. He gave a really nice depth to the Space Wolves with that book, and he brought together the disparate portrayals of the 40k Space Wolves by William King’s classic novels and Dan Abnett’s Horus Heresy piece, Prospero Burns. I love the former, but I detest the latter. Chris Wraight gave me a nice middle ground between the two and that’s what I hoped that Blood of Asaheim would be. It wasn’t.
Blood of Asaheim isn’t tied to Battle of the Fang in any direct way. They are both novels about the Space Wolves Chapter, but where the previous novel is set 1,000 years after the Horus Heresy, Blood of Asaheim is set in the current 40k timeline, one where Ragnar Blackmane is the Wolf Lord of his own Great Company, as per the character’s history as set in the tabletop lore. Chris Wraight offers up several new characters and the premise itself is an interesting one, but unfortunately the execution turned out to be pretty flawed because it was essentially repetitive material.
Blood-of-AsaheimThe novel began well enough with a lone Space Wolf in his death-throes as he fails on a mission given to him and there’s a lot of mystery tied to his death. It also sets the tone for the rest of the novel, in that it is quite dreary and doesn’t really move into anything really exciting. Unfortunately, the opening chapter is the most exciting chapter of the novel because that’s the one where you go in completely cold, expecting to be wowed and Chris Wraight delivers on that. He just fails to follow through on that promise.
The novel itself is about Jarnhamar pack, a squad of Space Wolves in Ragnar’s Great Company who have recently suffered some losses and are in need of new blood. They have returned to Fenris and they are joined by one of their number who left more than half a century ago to join the alien-hunting arm of the Inquisition, the Ordo Xenos and its attendant Space Marine Chapter, the Deathwatch. The return of the Space Wolf Ingvar Orm Eversson, also known as the Gyrfalkon, is met with some subtle hostility by his former Pack brothers, given that he abandoned them when their need was greatest and now he has returned as a changed person. There’s a really, really good scene involving him and Ragnar, who must decide his fate as the Lord of the Great Company, and I loved that Ragnar was back. Wraight’s portrayal is very different from that of King, since the latter mostly showed the character as a hot-headed young Space Wolf, a Blood Claw, and had him grow over time, whereas Wraight shows him as a leader of his Chapter, one of its greatest heroes. But sadly, Ragnar is relegated to a cameo and we don’t see him again.
Now, the entire character drama that results from Gyrfalkon rejoining Jarnhamar pack in and of itself is a good premise, but the execution is nothing new. Every beat that the author hits is something that is predictable and expected. There’s no deviation from the norm. And that’s the greatest failing of the novel. The characters are all locked into cliches and they never grow out of it. They start out well, but they develop into being bland and boring by the end. This wasn’t the toughest BL novel I’ve read to date, but it was a bit of slow going nonetheless since I constantly wanted to put down the book and read something else.
Another thing that got to me that Wraight’s Space Wolves are actually reluctant and ashamed to call themselves Space Wolves. When Dan Abnett reimagined the Chapter as a Legion during the Horus Heresy, he gave them a new name, the Rout, with the term Space Wolf being reserved as something that others called them, partly out of some amusement. Wraight takes that yet further and he has at least two moments in the novel where the character cringe when they are called Space Wolves. I’m all for creative reimagining, but this? This rankled with me. Its as if the Ultramarines are ashamed of being called such and they prefer “Battle Kings of Konor”. Or the Blood Angels are ashamed of their name and they call themselves “Angels of Baal” or something, I don’t know. Its a really, really weird thing to do.
Chris Wraight’s portrayal of Chaos is actually quite good in the novel, especially with the villains, but my issue with it was that we don’t really get much of a sense of what’s happening. Its as if there are plots within plots and lots of red herrings on the dinner table. It was confusing and it was, unfortunately, a bit of a mess.
The writing fluctuated between good prose and bad prose often, especially with regards to the dialogue. Now, I say with pride that I love Bill King’s old novels, despite the fact that some of the things in it are outdated, but the dialogue was often very cliche and boring. It was too much grandstanding, and some of the Jarnhamar pack behave like idiots, when they actually do know better. All in the name of pride.
And finally, the book introduces too many secrets and it never gives a closure on any of them, in my understanding. Its as if Chris Wraight is setting the stage for a trilogy or some such but given that there is a distinct lack of anything such from the publisher, this all fails in the end. It just doesn’t hold up.
I liked some of the Pack rituals that Wraight introduced, as well as the portrayal of the Sisters of Battle characters, but little else beyond that. This wasn’t the novel I expected, and after Wrath of Iron, I’m somewhat disillusioned with Wraight’s writing since this is his second novel in a row that I have not liked.
Rating: 5/10
May 5, 2017
When the returning Ingvar, back after over fifty years serving with the Deathwatch, rejoins his old pack – Járnhamar – their sense of unity and identity is challenged. Under strength and weary, Járnhamar is sent to Ras Shakeh to prepare the way for a major assault, only to find the world under attack by the Death Guard, so instead stands to defend it alongside the stoic, but wary, SIsters of Battle.
The focus here is very much on the dynamic of Járnhamar, and the way their sense of brotherhood is affected by Ingvar’s return, and also the involvement of fiery young Halfoí, fresh out of the Blood Claws. This isn’t just the story of some small, irrelevant skirmish – it feels like an important event, and one that will have wider consequences. Overall it’s perhaps not quite as developed as Wraight’s later work, but it’s nonetheless an enjoyable and surprisingly thoughtful read.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/05/0...
The focus here is very much on the dynamic of Járnhamar, and the way their sense of brotherhood is affected by Ingvar’s return, and also the involvement of fiery young Halfoí, fresh out of the Blood Claws. This isn’t just the story of some small, irrelevant skirmish – it feels like an important event, and one that will have wider consequences. Overall it’s perhaps not quite as developed as Wraight’s later work, but it’s nonetheless an enjoyable and surprisingly thoughtful read.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/05/0...
June 24, 2021
Wish there were 3.5 stars.
Good action, and I enjoyed it as a fast read. The interactions between the different members of Jarnhammer was interesting, and their characterisation was consistent, if blunt; like a lot of the Black Library novels, it mostly consists of character A thinking about another character B's personality, and then the reader witnessing character B in action. The ending was also good- I wish that it had ended with a decisive defeat for the main heroes, but ambiguity is a good substitute.
For me, the best bit of the book is during the fight with the plague marine near the very end of the book. The author leaves a lot of information missing about the Death Guard, leaving a framework for readers with more experience of the deeper lore to fill in the gaps. The most impressive thing about this scene is the characterisation of the plague marine through the way he fights and his speech.
Overall, it was average for a Black Library book, with some great action.
Good action, and I enjoyed it as a fast read. The interactions between the different members of Jarnhammer was interesting, and their characterisation was consistent, if blunt; like a lot of the Black Library novels, it mostly consists of character A thinking about another character B's personality, and then the reader witnessing character B in action. The ending was also good- I wish that it had ended with a decisive defeat for the main heroes, but ambiguity is a good substitute.
For me, the best bit of the book is during the fight with the plague marine near the very end of the book. The author leaves a lot of information missing about the Death Guard, leaving a framework for readers with more experience of the deeper lore to fill in the gaps. The most impressive thing about this scene is the characterisation of the plague marine through the way he fights and his speech.
Overall, it was average for a Black Library book, with some great action.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 16, 2024
Author somehow makes one of the most unique chapters drear and ordinary. Much bolter porn with little pay-off. Enemies are generic zombies, and the wolves still lose most of their battles against them despite being literal transhuman demi-gods.
Protagonist group are severely losing the last battle, then somehow the author pulls a massive win for them out of his assk. (Hey, theyre the protags, they have to win in their own book).
There's a lot of unexplained lore (e.g Deathwatch, Fenris, Russ, chaos) that's never expanded upon, so good luck if this is your first book into 40k. You'll be scratching your head trying to figure out what a 'famulus' is. The biggest middle finger from the author is the one important mystery throughout the book, yet it ends before ever getting resolved. It's introduced in the beginning, teased twice, then the book ends. Ends about as dramatically as a wet-fart. What a waste.
Protagonist group are severely losing the last battle, then somehow the author pulls a massive win for them out of his assk. (Hey, theyre the protags, they have to win in their own book).
There's a lot of unexplained lore (e.g Deathwatch, Fenris, Russ, chaos) that's never expanded upon, so good luck if this is your first book into 40k. You'll be scratching your head trying to figure out what a 'famulus' is. The biggest middle finger from the author is the one important mystery throughout the book, yet it ends before ever getting resolved. It's introduced in the beginning, teased twice, then the book ends. Ends about as dramatically as a wet-fart. What a waste.
February 4, 2025
I love the space wolves and they were great in this book, extremely interesting and all very unique, loved their dynamics between each other too especially with how each one of them seemed to have some sort of story line of their own (the two main ones having the most interesting relationship). This was my first real exposure to the sisters of battle as an important part of a story and they were about what I expected on the surface, but way more interesting when actually explored deeper, though I still can’t say I am particularly a big fan even if the two main sisters were great. Also, the underlying tension and secrecy throughout the story was interesting to follow, though at times it felt more annoying than anything.
December 20, 2020
I read this on release, and while I recall enjoying it, I couldn’t remember much else.
Returning to it in anticipation of the series getting a third (final?) instalment, I was very pleasantly surprised. It nicely straddles the fun/silly nature of King’s early Space Wolf novels and the more nuanced take that followed the Wolves appearance in the Heresy.
In focusing on the actions of a small pack operating in isolation rather than a large scale deployment Wraight is able to explore the dynamics of the group, and the conflicts between them. He shows the strength of Space Marines, but this small focus also exposes their weakness in the form of their isolation in the face of incredibly high odds.
More than anything else though, it’s a fun and engaging story, and the start of a somewhat hidden gem of a series.
Returning to it in anticipation of the series getting a third (final?) instalment, I was very pleasantly surprised. It nicely straddles the fun/silly nature of King’s early Space Wolf novels and the more nuanced take that followed the Wolves appearance in the Heresy.
In focusing on the actions of a small pack operating in isolation rather than a large scale deployment Wraight is able to explore the dynamics of the group, and the conflicts between them. He shows the strength of Space Marines, but this small focus also exposes their weakness in the form of their isolation in the face of incredibly high odds.
More than anything else though, it’s a fun and engaging story, and the start of a somewhat hidden gem of a series.
January 3, 2023
Enjoyable… but a bit lazy
So this book does tick boxes, it opens on a mystery, sprinkled of Deathwatch lore, inquisition secrets and other appealing Space Wolves snarls. But all of that quickly disappears to get drowned in a managerial quarrel that I would rather see in my company than in a 40k book. Character relationships take a lot of space but do not really seem to be really intricate, Personas are classic, even a bit lacklustre.
Not my fav Black Library, I may give a try the sequel in a moment of boredom but I do not long for it either.
So this book does tick boxes, it opens on a mystery, sprinkled of Deathwatch lore, inquisition secrets and other appealing Space Wolves snarls. But all of that quickly disappears to get drowned in a managerial quarrel that I would rather see in my company than in a 40k book. Character relationships take a lot of space but do not really seem to be really intricate, Personas are classic, even a bit lacklustre.
Not my fav Black Library, I may give a try the sequel in a moment of boredom but I do not long for it either.
May 23, 2020
Je reste assez mitigé sur cette première lecture dans le monde de Warhammer 40k. J'ai trouvé ça lent, lourdingue et assez répétitif la majeure partie du temps et pourtant j'ai été réellement captivé sur quelques passages. Vraiment dommage car dans le fond, j'aurais aimé que l'histoire soit déroulée plus subtilement.
July 13, 2022
Better than expected
I started this book with an assumption it was going to be wholly filled with the same old space wolf diatribes. What I got was a well put together story with great characters that had individual depth and personality. I am now looking forward to the continuation of the story.
I started this book with an assumption it was going to be wholly filled with the same old space wolf diatribes. What I got was a well put together story with great characters that had individual depth and personality. I am now looking forward to the continuation of the story.
January 18, 2024
This was, years ago, the first Warhammer 40.000 novel I read so I decided to re-read it after all this time. It was a quite enjoyable to read, even if it was a bit cliche at times. But the characters and their struggles felt fleshed-out, except for some of the side characters. All in all it's a fun book about my personal favourite chapter in 40K.
May 16, 2024
Perfect for curious types for Warhammer 40k
Great way to start reading Warhammer 40k books and start learning the lore. Highly recommend it! Dope action, gross horror and good story that is easy to follow. Again I recommend this for people who want to start following Warhammer 40k but don't know where to start.
Great way to start reading Warhammer 40k books and start learning the lore. Highly recommend it! Dope action, gross horror and good story that is easy to follow. Again I recommend this for people who want to start following Warhammer 40k but don't know where to start.
May 14, 2013
Blood of Asaheim, a review. By Jeff Preston.
Details:
Blood of Asaheim, by Chris Wraight.
Published by Black Library.
Hardcover, 320 pages.
March 2013 release.
What the tin says:
After half a century apart, in service to the Deathwatch and the Chapter, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited. Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Grey Hunters clash with the pious Sisters of Battle, who see the Space Wolves as little better than the enemy they fight. As enemies close in around them and treachery is revealed, Gunnlaugr and his warriors must hold the defenders together – even as hidden tensions threaten to their the pack apart.
Review:
Sounds good. I love the Fantasy Flight RPG Deathwatch, so this was a perfect segue to the novels. I also am a Space Wolves fan since Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett in January 2011.
Space Wolves or the Vlka Fenryka as they prefer have been written about a lot since the beginning of Black Library. Most obviously by Bill King and the Ragnar Blackmane series. I never really got in to the older stores. They just didn’t trip my trigger. Too much of a stereotype I guess. Mead-swilling loud mouthed warriors with little discipline. Ok, I exaggerate. I never got past book one of the series to be honest. They were just too badass to be touched by anything. Warhammer fiction and genre fiction in general was all pretty similar in this respect. Those were the early days.
With Dan Abnett’s ‘Prospero Burns’ we got to see some real depth. This is a more modern era where genre fiction I believe has ‘grown up’ considerably. More insight into the psyche of a demigod. More characterization. More internal struggle. More things we as readers can relate to. Instead of the uber-heroes of the old days of genre fiction we now have deep tales of sci-fi adventures with very mortal feelings, fears, doubts.
Chris Wraight’s ‘Blood of Asaheim’ continues this tradition. Much like ‘Battle of the Fang’ Wraight shows the contrast of how some Wolves of Fenris certainly follow the stereotype, but that isn’t necessarily the standard. Wraight’s Space Wolves have depth.
As advertised Blood of Asaheim is about an astartes veteran returning from half a century seconded to the Deathwatch, the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Xenos of the Holy Inquisition. While the larger opinion is that this is a great honour, to the Space Wolves it is merely a duty. One that takes a valued member of the pack away, likely never to return.
As expected Space Wolves are portrayed as very much pack animals.
The Grey Hunter squad, under strength is given a mission and they set off to do it. It’s a bit awkward but away they go. Insert a very graphic space battle. Wraight REALLY nails this. It goes a long way towards establishing the mindset of some Space Wolves versus others. This is where things start going pear-shaped for the squad.
The story shifts to the Sisters of Battle and we get a very interesting view. It’s atypical from much that has come before, which is good. As much as WE are unique, so are the characters of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Excellent.
The Space Wolves and Sisters of Battle meet up and they start performing their mission. Of course the outlook is properly ‘GrimDark’.
Throughout the story we see good characterization of all the major players. You really get a feeling of who they are and their diverse perspectives. There are some twists. The overall plot makes a few twists I didn’t see coming, which to my mind makes for a better story. I get tired of the same old tropes. Genre fiction is historically full of the same ol same ol, but today I believe Black Library is pushing hard to make some good fiction, not just ‘yet another space marine book’. It’s working.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect. Yes, there ARE some parts I could have done without. Some bits which were preposterous. For example I would have liked the forces of the enemy to have more depth, more reason. Less of a ‘staple a baby to my forehead’ kind of enemy*.
*In a video interview with Dan Abnett ages ago he mentions Chaos and Evil. How he tries to make them realistically motivated versus ‘look at me, I’m crazy staple-a-baby-to-my-forehead evil’ (paraphrased of course).
Overall, the book was extremely enjoyable. Much of the language and mindset from the ‘Prospero Burns’ precedent is continued, crystallized to a certain degree. With this Wraight crafts a great story, with a reasonable plot and exceptional characters.
I believe my enjoyment of this novel is directly tied to my less-favorable opinion of the old school Space Wolf fiction. I am certainly a fan of the modern Black Library and Horus Heresy-level writing. I put many of the original Black Library titles in the same category as a Mack Bolan/ Executioner novel or a Western.
'Blood of Asaheim' certainly stands up among the top tier Black Library titles and any sci-fi or fiction today in mass market.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the cover art, which is by Raymond Swanland. It’s fantastic. Gorgeous. If you want to see more of his work his website is http://www.raymondswanland.com/
I gladly give Blood of Asaheim 4 of 5 stars.
Details:
Blood of Asaheim, by Chris Wraight.
Published by Black Library.
Hardcover, 320 pages.
March 2013 release.
What the tin says:
After half a century apart, in service to the Deathwatch and the Chapter, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited. Sent to defend an important shrine world against the plague-ridden Death Guard, the Grey Hunters clash with the pious Sisters of Battle, who see the Space Wolves as little better than the enemy they fight. As enemies close in around them and treachery is revealed, Gunnlaugr and his warriors must hold the defenders together – even as hidden tensions threaten to their the pack apart.
Review:
Sounds good. I love the Fantasy Flight RPG Deathwatch, so this was a perfect segue to the novels. I also am a Space Wolves fan since Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett in January 2011.
Space Wolves or the Vlka Fenryka as they prefer have been written about a lot since the beginning of Black Library. Most obviously by Bill King and the Ragnar Blackmane series. I never really got in to the older stores. They just didn’t trip my trigger. Too much of a stereotype I guess. Mead-swilling loud mouthed warriors with little discipline. Ok, I exaggerate. I never got past book one of the series to be honest. They were just too badass to be touched by anything. Warhammer fiction and genre fiction in general was all pretty similar in this respect. Those were the early days.
With Dan Abnett’s ‘Prospero Burns’ we got to see some real depth. This is a more modern era where genre fiction I believe has ‘grown up’ considerably. More insight into the psyche of a demigod. More characterization. More internal struggle. More things we as readers can relate to. Instead of the uber-heroes of the old days of genre fiction we now have deep tales of sci-fi adventures with very mortal feelings, fears, doubts.
Chris Wraight’s ‘Blood of Asaheim’ continues this tradition. Much like ‘Battle of the Fang’ Wraight shows the contrast of how some Wolves of Fenris certainly follow the stereotype, but that isn’t necessarily the standard. Wraight’s Space Wolves have depth.
As advertised Blood of Asaheim is about an astartes veteran returning from half a century seconded to the Deathwatch, the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Xenos of the Holy Inquisition. While the larger opinion is that this is a great honour, to the Space Wolves it is merely a duty. One that takes a valued member of the pack away, likely never to return.
As expected Space Wolves are portrayed as very much pack animals.
The Grey Hunter squad, under strength is given a mission and they set off to do it. It’s a bit awkward but away they go. Insert a very graphic space battle. Wraight REALLY nails this. It goes a long way towards establishing the mindset of some Space Wolves versus others. This is where things start going pear-shaped for the squad.
The story shifts to the Sisters of Battle and we get a very interesting view. It’s atypical from much that has come before, which is good. As much as WE are unique, so are the characters of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Excellent.
The Space Wolves and Sisters of Battle meet up and they start performing their mission. Of course the outlook is properly ‘GrimDark’.
Throughout the story we see good characterization of all the major players. You really get a feeling of who they are and their diverse perspectives. There are some twists. The overall plot makes a few twists I didn’t see coming, which to my mind makes for a better story. I get tired of the same old tropes. Genre fiction is historically full of the same ol same ol, but today I believe Black Library is pushing hard to make some good fiction, not just ‘yet another space marine book’. It’s working.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not perfect. Yes, there ARE some parts I could have done without. Some bits which were preposterous. For example I would have liked the forces of the enemy to have more depth, more reason. Less of a ‘staple a baby to my forehead’ kind of enemy*.
*In a video interview with Dan Abnett ages ago he mentions Chaos and Evil. How he tries to make them realistically motivated versus ‘look at me, I’m crazy staple-a-baby-to-my-forehead evil’ (paraphrased of course).
Overall, the book was extremely enjoyable. Much of the language and mindset from the ‘Prospero Burns’ precedent is continued, crystallized to a certain degree. With this Wraight crafts a great story, with a reasonable plot and exceptional characters.
I believe my enjoyment of this novel is directly tied to my less-favorable opinion of the old school Space Wolf fiction. I am certainly a fan of the modern Black Library and Horus Heresy-level writing. I put many of the original Black Library titles in the same category as a Mack Bolan/ Executioner novel or a Western.
'Blood of Asaheim' certainly stands up among the top tier Black Library titles and any sci-fi or fiction today in mass market.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the cover art, which is by Raymond Swanland. It’s fantastic. Gorgeous. If you want to see more of his work his website is http://www.raymondswanland.com/
I gladly give Blood of Asaheim 4 of 5 stars.
July 5, 2025
Space wolves are my favorite faction so normally I love all books following them but this is the first one that didn't really captivate me. Still interesting enough to finish but I could not get invested.
October 26, 2019
Interesting view on relationships between Space Wolves squad members.
June 13, 2021
Awesome 👏🏾
September 28, 2023
Chris Wraight got me to enjoy space wolves for the first time in my life. 👍
December 12, 2023
Everything about this book was on point. This is the second 5 star book I have read by Chris Wraight. If you are into the Warhammer Universe, it's worth the money/credit.
January 10, 2024
Bão d+
December 25, 2024
Slow start but definitely work sticking through it. One of my favourite Space Wolf books for sure
January 21, 2025
Nuevo en el Warhammer, el cameo de Ragnar me introdujo y terminé feliz leyendo todo. Todavía no sé como juzgar esto. Me gustó.
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